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  • BS ISO 14520-1:2006

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    Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems. Physical properties and system design General requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-11-2008

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-12-2007

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Use and limitations
    5 Safety
    6 System design
    7 Extinguishant system design
    8 Commissioning and acceptance
    9 Inspection, maintenance, testing and training
    Annex A (normative) Working documents
    Annex B (normative) Determination of flame-extinguishing
            concentration of gaseous extinguishants by the
            cup burner method
    Annex C (normative) Fire extinguishment/area coverage
            fire test procedure for engineered
            and pre-engineered extinguishing units
    Annex D (normative) Method of evaluating inerting
            concentration of a fire extinguishant
    Annex E (normative) Door fan test for determining
            of minimum hold time
    Annex F (informative) System performance verification
    Annex G (informative) Safe personnel exposure guidelines
    Annex H (informative) Flow calculation implementation
             method and flow calculation verification
             and testing for approvals

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    Describes requirements and gives recommendations for the design, installation, testing, maintenance and safety of gaseous fire fighting systems in buildings, plant or other structures, and the characteristics of the various extinguishants and types of fire for which they are a suitable extinguishing medium.

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    Committee FSH/18/6
    Development Note Together with BS ISO 14520-2, BS ISO 14520-3, BS ISO 14520-4, ISO 14520-6, BS ISO 14520-7, BS ISO 14520-8, BS ISO 14520-9, BS ISO 14520-10, BS ISO 14520-11, BS ISO 14520-12, BS ISO 14520-13, BS ISO 14520-14, BS ISO 14520-15, supersedes BS DD 233:1996 (12/2000) Supersedes 98/540916 DC. (11/2001) Supersedes 04/30112209 DC. (09/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS DD9999(2005) : 2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF BUILDINGS
    05/30136553 DC : DRAFT DEC 2005 BS 7273-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE OPERATION OF FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES - ELECTRICAL ACTUATION OF GASEOUS TOTAL FLOODING EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS

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    ISO 14520-14:2015 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 14: IG-55 extinguishant
    ISO 5660-1:2015 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 1: Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
    ISO 14520-2:2016 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 2: CF3I extinguishant
    ISO 14520-12:2015 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 12: IG-01 extinguishant
    ISO 14520-6:2016 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 6: HCFC Blend A extinguishant
    ISO 14520-10:2016 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 10: HFC 23 extinguishant
    ISO 14520-13:2015 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 13: IG-100 extinguishant
    ISO 14520-5:2016 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 5: FK-5-1-12 extinguishant
    ISO 14520-15:2015 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 15: IG-541 extinguishant
    ISO 14520-11:2016 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems — Physical properties and system design — Part 11: HFC 236fa extinguishant
    ISO 3941:2007 Classification of fires
    ISO 14520-9:2016 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 9: HFC 227ea extinguishant
    ISO 14520-8:2016 Gaseous fire-extinguishing systems Physical properties and system design Part 8: HFC 125 extinguishant
    ASTM E 1354 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
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