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BS 7904:1998

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

Guide to smoke measurement units. Their basis and use in smoke opacity test methods

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-01-1998

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Committees responsible
Foreword
Guide
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Informative references
3 Symbols
4 Theoretical aspects and units
5 Analysis of units used in standard methods
6 Further information
Annex
A (informative) Extinction area, visibility and 'standard
    smoke'
Table
A.1 Relationship between volume of 'standard smoke' and
    values for extinction area S
Figures
1 Visibility (a) versus extinction coefficient (k)
2 The attenuation of light by smoke
3 Extinction area
4 Dynamic smoke measurement
List of references

This standard is intended to describe the origins of the units used in the standards relating to measurement of smoke by optical methods, and any relationships between the units.

Committee
FSH/21
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 95/542183 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard describes the theory of optical measurement of smoke. It describes the different parameters measured, gives examples of the commonly used units, and describes relationships between different parameters. It also reviews some commonly used optical test methods for smoke measurement.

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