ECCB 303 EXAM VERIFIED & ACCURATE STUDY
GUIDE
Combustion - Answers - a chemical chain reaction between fuel and O2 that is initiated
by and releases heat
fire fundamentals triangle - Answers - three requirement for fir
O2
Heat
Fuel
fuel - Answers - plant biomass
organic (carbon-based) compounds
produced through photosynthesis
light(energy) + 6CO2 (low energy carbon (oxidized C)) + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 (high
energy carbon (reduced C)/ Glucose/sugar) + 6O2
glucose - Answers –
cellulose(glucose polymer) - Answers
, - most abundant compound in wildland fuel
oxygen - Answers - electron acceptor in combustion reaction
O2 21% of atm
N2 78%
Argon 0.93%
CO2 0.04%
O2 - Answers - 21% of atm
N2 - Answers - 78%
Argon - Answers - 0.93%
CO2 - Answers - 0.04%
426 ppm in 2024 (280 ppm pre-industrial)
Heat - Answers - energy transfer due to a difference in temp.
Convection (energy transfer) - Answers - transfer of energy via fluid movement
(liquid/gas)
includes flame contact and circulation of heated air
Radiation (energy transfer) - Answers - transfer of energy via UV, visible, and infrared
light
conduction (energy transfer) - Answers - transfer of energy through solid matter
preignition - Answers - three processes in preparation for combustion
endothermic - Answers - dehydration
volatilization of extractives
pyrolysis
GUIDE
Combustion - Answers - a chemical chain reaction between fuel and O2 that is initiated
by and releases heat
fire fundamentals triangle - Answers - three requirement for fir
O2
Heat
Fuel
fuel - Answers - plant biomass
organic (carbon-based) compounds
produced through photosynthesis
light(energy) + 6CO2 (low energy carbon (oxidized C)) + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 (high
energy carbon (reduced C)/ Glucose/sugar) + 6O2
glucose - Answers –
cellulose(glucose polymer) - Answers
, - most abundant compound in wildland fuel
oxygen - Answers - electron acceptor in combustion reaction
O2 21% of atm
N2 78%
Argon 0.93%
CO2 0.04%
O2 - Answers - 21% of atm
N2 - Answers - 78%
Argon - Answers - 0.93%
CO2 - Answers - 0.04%
426 ppm in 2024 (280 ppm pre-industrial)
Heat - Answers - energy transfer due to a difference in temp.
Convection (energy transfer) - Answers - transfer of energy via fluid movement
(liquid/gas)
includes flame contact and circulation of heated air
Radiation (energy transfer) - Answers - transfer of energy via UV, visible, and infrared
light
conduction (energy transfer) - Answers - transfer of energy through solid matter
preignition - Answers - three processes in preparation for combustion
endothermic - Answers - dehydration
volatilization of extractives
pyrolysis