- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
A flow of smoke under the ceiling, extending radially from the point of fire plume impingement on the ceiling.
Industry:Fire safety
A flow of liquid that lacks sufficient quantity or pressure to form a continuous stream.
Industry:Fire safety
A flowmeter indicating accurate flow of gas whether the gas is discharged into ambient pressure or into a system at nonambient pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A fluid in the cryogenic liquid state that is composed predominantly of methane.
Industry:Fire safety
A fluid with a boiling point lower than -90°C (-130°F) at an absolute pressure of 101. 325 kPa (14. 7 psia).
Industry:Fire safety
A fluid that is a flammable, combustible, or hazardous material, such as crankcase fluids, fuel, brake fluids, transmission fluids, radiator fluids, and gear oil.
Industry:Fire safety
A fluid with a boiling point lower than -90°C (-130°F) at an absolute pressure of 101. 325 kPa (14. 7 psi).
Industry:Fire safety
A fluidized bed in which the fluidizing velocities exceed the terminal velocity of individual bed particles.
Industry:Fire safety
A fluidized bed in which the fluidizing velocity is less than the terminal velocity of individual bed particles and in which part of the fluidizing gas passes through the bed as bubbles.
Industry:Fire safety
