Download Flash Point And Fire Point Definition Background. To understand the difference between flash point and fire point, we must first understand the context in which those terms are used. However, both the flash point and fire point have no relation to the temperature of the source of ignition.
At the flash point, a lower temperature, a substance will ignite briefly, but vapor might not be produced at a rate to sustain.
Flash point, the lowest temperature at which a liquid (usually a petroleum product) will form a the use of the flash point as a measure of a liquid's hazardousness dates from the 19th century. Fire safety includes fire signs, tags and labels from safety emporium. Fire point the fire point of a fuel is the temperature at which the vapour produced by that given fuel will continue to burn for at least 5 seconds after ignition by an open flame. In many engineering applications, fuels are used for getting thermal energy by combustion of fuel.