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Tables of Contents for The Book of Fire
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
iv
Preface
vi
Atoms, Molecules, and Chemical Reactions
1
16
Energy
8
2
The Producer Reaction
10
2
The Consumer Reaction
12
3
Fire---a Chemical Reaction
15
2
Fire, Flame, and Combustion
17
16
Fire
18
1
Flame
19
3
Pyrolysis Path and Soot Cycle
22
2
Flame Ignition
24
2
Pyrolysis
26
2
Phases of Combustion
28
5
Fire in Forests
33
20
Forest Structure
34
1
Forest Fuels
35
1
Fire Types
35
1
Fuel Position and Fire Behavior
36
2
How a Twig with Needles Burns
38
2
How a Tree Burns
40
2
How a Forest Burns
42
6
Convection Columns and Large Fires
48
4
Smoke
52
1
Aftermath and Campfire Story
53
12
Fire Classification System
54
2
Mosaic Burn
56
4
Firescapes
60
2
Campfire Story
62
3
Fire Glossary
65
4
Recommended Reading
69
1
Recommended Internet Sites
70
1
Index
71
2
Acknowledgments
73