• DD IEC TS 60695-6-2 : DRAFT 2005

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    FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-2: SMOKE OBSCURATION - SUMMARY AND RELEVANCE OF TEST METHODS

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    Superseded date:  30-11-2011

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Classification of test methods
      4.1 General
      4.2 Fire model
      4.3 Static test method
      4.4 Dynamic test method
    5 Types of test specimen
    6 Published static test methods
      6.1 General
      6.2 Determination of smoke opacity in an NBS chamber
      6.3 Determination of smoke opacity by a single-chamber test
      6.4 Determination of smoke density in a "three metre cube"
          smoke chamber
      6.5 Determination of specific optical density using a
          dual-chamber test
    7 Published dynamic tests
      7.1 General
      7.2 Determination of smoke density generated by electric
          cables mounted on a horizontal ladder
      7.3 Determination of smoke generated by electrical cables
          mounted on a vertical ladder
      7.4 Determination of smoke using a cone calorimeter
    8 Overview of methods and relevance of data
    Annex A (informative) Repeatability and reproducibility data
                          - NBS smoke chamber - Interlaboratory
                          tests from the French standards
                          NF C20-902-1 and NF C20-902-2
    Annex B (informative) Repeatability and reproducibility data
                          - ISO 5659-2
    Annex C (informative) Repeatability and reproducibility data
                          - "Three metre cube" smoke chamber -
                          French round robin tests according to
                          IEC 61034-1
    Annex D (informative) Repeatability and reproducibility data
                          - NFPA 262
    Annex E (informative) Precision data of smoke measurement in
                          ISO 5660-2
    Bibliography

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    Gives a summary of the test methods that are used in the assessment of smoke obscuration.

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee GEL/89
    Development Note Supersedes 98/261038 DC. (02/2006)
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    09/30166429 DC : 0 BS 8492 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION
    12/30258581 DC : 0 BS 5908-2 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS AT PREMISES HANDLING FLAMMABLE GASES, LIQUIDS AND DUSTS - PART 2: GUIDE TO APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
    BS 5908-2:2012 Fire and explosion precautions at premises handling flammable gases, liquids and dusts Guide to applicable standards and regulations
    BS 8492:2009 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Code of practice for fire performance and protection

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

    IEC TS 60695-6-31:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 6-31: Smoke obscuration - Small-scale static test - Materials
    UL 1685:4ED 2015-07 Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables
    NFPA 262 : 2015 METHOD OF TEST FOR FLAME TRAVEL AND SMOKE OF WIRES AND CABLES FOR USE IN AIR-HANDLING SPACES
    NFC 32 073-1 : 1993 INSULATED CABLES AND FLEXIBLE CORDS FOR INSTALLATIONS - MEASUREMENT OF DENSITY OF SMOKE EMITTED BY ELECTRIC CABLES BURNING UNDER THE ACTION OF AN ALCOHOL FLAME IN A 3 M TEST CUBE
    ISO/TR 9122-1:1989 Toxicity testing of fire effluents Part 1: General
    IEC 60695-4:2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 4: Terminology concerning fire tests for electrotechnical products
    ISO/TR 5924:1989 Fire tests — Reaction to fire — Smoke generated by building products (dual-chamber test)
    EN 50289-4-11:2002 Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 4-11: Environmental test methods - A horizontal integrated fire test method
    ISO 5659-2:2017 Plastics — Smoke generation — Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
    ISO 5660-2:2002 Reaction-to-fire tests Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate Part 2: Smoke production rate (dynamic measurement)
    IEC 60695-6-1:2005+AMD1:2010 CSV Fire hazard testing - Part 6-1: Smoke obscuration - General guidance
    HD 606.1 : 200S1 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF ELECTRIC CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS - TEST APPARATUS
    BS 6401:1983 Method for measurement, in the laboratory, of the specific optical density of smoke generated by materials
    HD 606.2 : 200S1 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF ELECTRIC CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS - TEST PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS
    ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 Safety aspects Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
    NFC 20 19902-1 : 1990 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF SMOKE OPACITY WITHOUT AIR-CHANGE - PART 1: METHODOLOGY AND TEST DEVICES
    IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
    ASTM E 662 : 2017-02 TEST METHOD FOR SPECIFIC OPTICAL DENSITY OF SMOKE GENERATED BY SOLID MATERIALS
    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 7622-1:1993 Measurement of smoke density of electric cables burning under defined conditions Test apparatus
    NFC 32 073-2 : 1993 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF ELECTRIC CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS - TEST PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS
    IEC 61034-2:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under definedconditions - Part 2: Test procedure and requirements
    IEC 61034-1:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 1: Test apparatus
    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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