BS 7622-2:1993
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Measurement of smoke density of electric cables burning under defined conditions Test procedure and requirements
Hardcopy , PDF
15-04-2000
English
15-02-1993
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Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
1 Introduction
2 Scope
3 Fire source
4 Test assembly
4.1 Cable samples
4.2 Cable selection and assembly
4.3 Positioning of cable samples
5 Test procedure
6 Evaluation of test procedures
7 Retest procedure
National annexes
NA (informative) Publications referred to
NB (informative) Tensioning of test pieces
NC (informative) Sequence of burning for the cable
test
ND (informative) Calculation of absorbence
Gives details of the test procedure to be used for measuring the density smoke emitted from the cables burning under defined conditions. Describes the means of assembling and preparing for test cables having an overall diameter from 2 mm upwards; gives the requirements for evaluating test results; describes the method of burning the cables.
| Committee |
GEL/20/18
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Implementation of HD 606.2 S1. DRAFT FOR COMMENT 89/27410 DC
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| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
12
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| BS 5266-5:1999 | Emergency lighting Specification for component parts of optical fibre systems |
| BS 4553-3:1998 | Specification for 600/1000 V single-phase split concentric electric cables Cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire |
| BS 7629:1993 | Specification for thermosetting insulated cables with limited circuit integrity when affected by fire |
| BS 6883:1999 | Elastomer insulated cables for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units. Requirements and test methods |
| BS 7211:1994 | Specification for thermosetting insulated cables (non-armoured) for electric power and lighting with low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire |
| BS 7835:1996 | Specification for cables with extruded cross-linked polyethylene or ethylene propylene rubber insulation for rated voltages from 3800/6600 V up to 19000/33000 V having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire |
| BS 7904:1998 | Guide to smoke measurement units. Their basis and use in smoke opacity test methods |
| BS 7870-2:1999 | LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities Methods of test |
| BS 7917:1999 | Elastomer insulated fire resistant (limited circuit integrity) cables for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units. Requirements and test methods |
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