noun · rare

fire triangle

fire triangle · fire triangles

Verbrennungsdreieck, Feuerdreieck

The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel, oxidizer, and…The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel (e.g. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (e.g. oxygen), and sufficient heat (e.g. reaction temperature or activation energy).

Meaning

3 senses

The three elements necessary and sufficient to sustain a fire: fuel (e.g. wood or petrol/gasoline), oxidizer (e.g. oxygen), and sufficient heat (e.g. reaction temperature or activation energy).
Verbrennungsdreieck, Feuerdreieck
The diagram representing these three elements of a fire.
A fire and its three components.