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Table of Contents Chapters: 1. Introduction............................................................................... 1 2. Fundamentals of Fire Compartments ........................................ 9 3. Under-Ventilated Fires: Backdraft Phenomenon.......................33 4. Pyrolysis Rate and Smouldering Combustion ...........................55 5. Combustion Products in Fires ..................................................87 6. Glazing Response in Fires....................................................... 123 7. Gravity Current Prior to Backdraft........................................ 153 8. Flammability Limits of Flammable Mixtures.......................... 199 9. Ignition of the Flammable Region: Backdraft Deflagration..... 241 10. Energy Release in Backdraft................................................... 267 11. Implementation in OZone ....................................................... 287 12. Application: Fire in a Building ............................................... 307 13. Conclusion .............................................................................. 320 References Annex