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Discover LudwigThe phrase "flame spread" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to fire safety, engineering, or material science to describe how fire propagates across surfaces or materials.
Example: "The study focused on the flame spread characteristics of various building materials to assess their fire resistance."
Alternatives: "fire propagation" or "burning spread."
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flame spread
noun
The propagation of a flame away from its source of ignition.
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A V-2 classification shows limited flame spread but the presence of flaming drips, while V-0 shows self-extinguishing behaviour without burning drips.
The young athletes lighted the sculpture, and the flame spread to each petal, making a ring of fire.
A ventilation system blows air and combustibles through the tunnel, and flame spread and smoke development are measured.
Flame-spread modes, burning behavior after the flame spread, and flame-spread rate were examined at different ambient temperatures.
Firstly, the upward flame spread tests are conducted.
The concave structure promotes the upward flame spread of XPS.
Downstream flame spread rates in air, measured after upstream flame spread was complete and extinguished, were slower than upstream flame spread rates at the same flow.
However, the downward flame spread rate is almost steady.
It allowed satisfactory concordance with experiments on upward flame spread.
In flammable mixtures this enhances the flame spread.
Also flame spread rate over the polymer surface was measured.
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