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  • BS ISO 5660-1:2015

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    Reaction-to-fire tests. Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  13-08-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-03-2015

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols
    5 Principle
    6 Apparatus
    7 Suitability of a product for testing
    8 Specimen construction and preparation
    9 Test environment
    10 Calibration
    11 Test procedure
    12 Calculations
    13 Test report
    Annex A (informative) - Commentary and guidance
            notes for operators
    Annex B (informative) - Supplementary calculations - Normalization
            to the mass loss rate of the specific extinction
            area of specimen
    Annex C (informative) - Resolution, precision and bias
    Annex D (informative) - Mass loss rate and effective
            heat of combustion
    Annex E (informative) - Testing in the vertical orientation
    Annex F (informative) - Calibration of the working
            heat flux meter
    Annex G (informative) - Calculation of heat release with
            additional gas analysis
    Annex H (informative) - Calculation of Effective Critical
            Heat Flux for Ignition
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines a method for assessing the heat release rate and dynamic smoke production rate of specimens exposed in the horizontal orientation to controlled levels of irradiance with an external igniter.

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    Committee FSH/21/-/5
    Development Note Supersedes BS 476-15(1993) & 13/30255888 DC. (04/2015)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 5725-1:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions
    ISO 5657:1997 Reaction to fire tests Ignitability of building products using a radiant heat source
    DIN 50055:1989-03 LIGHT MEASURING BEAM FOR TESTING SMOKE DEVELOPMENT
    ISO/TS 14934-1:2002 Fire tests Calibration and use of radiometers and heat flux meters Part 1: General principles
    ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety — Vocabulary
    ISO/TR 3814:1989 Tests for measuring "reaction-to-fire" of building materials — Their development and application
    BS 6809:1987 Method for calibration of radiometers for use in fire testing
    ASTM E 662 : 2017-02 TEST METHOD FOR SPECIFIC OPTICAL DENSITY OF SMOKE GENERATED BY SOLID MATERIALS
    ISO 291:2008 Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
    BS 7904:1998 Guide to smoke measurement units. Their basis and use in smoke opacity test methods
    ISO 5725:1986 Precision of test methods Determination of repeatability and reproducibility for a standard test method by inter-laboratory tests
    ISO 554:1976 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications
    ISO 14697:2007 Reaction-to-fire tests — Guidance on the choice of substrates for building and transport products
    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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