Fire Protection Engineering

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1. There are both combustible and noncombustible materials in buildings.
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2. _____ can be considered a measure of a fluid's resistance to deformation or shear, or its readiness to flow when acted upon by an external force.
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3. Energy that is transmitted with the speed of light by electromagnetic waves, and for which a transmitting medium is not required is called _____.
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4. "The pressure in a fluid at rest is the same in all directions" is the definition of _____.
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5. The _____ of a fluid is defined as the mass of the fluid per unit volume.
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6. The _____ can be considered a statement of the conservation of energy principle appropriate for flowing fluids.
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7. _____ is some measurable or sensible phenomenon present during combustion.
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8. A pressure due only to the weight of a column of fluid is called _____.
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9. _____ inhibits the chain reaction of the combustion process because it chemically suppresses the fire very quickly.
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10. When the air in a building is warmer and less dense than the outside air, it tends to have a buoyant force. The phenomenon is referred to as _____.
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11. _____ detectors complement ionization detectors in that they have high sensitivity to smoldering fires and low sensitivity to low-smoke flaming fires, such as paper and wood fires. 
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12. Energy slowly diffusing through a medium from a point of higher temperature to a point of lower temperature is called _____.
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13. _____ refers to the relatively rapid gas flow in a shallow layer beneath the ceiling surface which is driven by the buoyancy of the hot combustion products.
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14. The best possible location for a heat detector is _____.
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15. A prefect vacuum is ______ absolute pressure.
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There are both combustible and noncombustible materials in buildings.
_____ can be considered a measure of a fluid's resistance to...
Energy that is transmitted with the speed of light by electromagnetic...
"The pressure in a fluid at rest is the same in all directions" is the...
The _____ of a fluid is defined as the mass of the fluid per unit...
The _____ can be considered a statement of the conservation of energy...
_____ is some measurable or sensible phenomenon present during...
A pressure due only to the weight of a column of fluid is called...
_____ inhibits the chain reaction of the combustion process because it...
When the air in a building is warmer and less dense than the outside...
_____ detectors complement ionization detectors in that they have high...
Energy slowly diffusing through a medium from a point of higher...
_____ refers to the relatively rapid gas flow in a shallow layer...
The best possible location for a heat detector is _____.
A prefect vacuum is ______ absolute pressure.
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