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  • DIN EN 54-20 E : 2009

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    FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS - PART 20: ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTORS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2009

    Publisher:  German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols and abbreviations
    5 Requirements
       5.1 Compliance
       5.2 Individual visual alarm indication
       5.3 Connection of ancillary devices
       5.4 Manufacturer's adjustments
       5.5 On site adjustment of response behaviour
       5.6 Response to slowly developing fires
       5.7 Mechanical strength of the pipework
       5.8 Hardware components and additional sensing
            elements in the sampling device
       5.9 Airflow monitoring
       5.10 Power supply
       5.11 Data
       5.12 Additional requirements for software controlled
            detectors
    6 Tests
       6.1 General
       6.2 Repeatability
       6.3 Reproducibility
       6.4 Variation in supply parameters
       6.5 Dry heat (operational)
       6.6 Cold (operational)
       6.7 Damp heat, steady state (operational)
       6.8 Damp heat, steady state (endurance)
       6.9 Sulfur dioxide (SO[2]) corrosion (endurance)
       6.10 Shock (operational)
       6.11 Impact (operational)
       6.12 Vibration, sinusoidal (operational)
       6.13 Vibration, sinusoidal (endurance)
       6.14 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) immunity tests
       6.15 Fire sensitivity
    7 Classification and designation
    8 Marking
    Annex A (informative) - Apparatus for Response Threshold
                            Value (RTV) measurements
    Annex B (normative) - Smoldering (pyrolysis) wood fire
                            (TF2)
          B.1 Fuel
          B.2 Hotplate
          B.3 Arrangement
          B.4 Heating rate
          B.5 End of test condition
          B.6 Test validity criteria
    Annex C (normative) - Reduced smoldering pyrolysis
                            wood fires (TF2A and TF2B)
          C.1 Fuel
          C.2 Hotplate
          C.3 Arrangement
          C.4 Heating rate
          C.5 End of test condition
          C.6 Test validity criteria
    Annex D (normative) - Glowing smouldering cotton fire
                            (TF3)
          D.1 Fuel
          D.2 Arrangement
          D.3 Ignition
          D.4 End of test condition
          D.5 Test validity criteria
    Annex E (normative) - Reduced glowing smoldering
                            cotton fire (TF3A and TF3B)
          E.1 Fuel
          E.2 Arrangement
          E.3 Ignition
          E.4 End of test condition
          E.5 Test validity criteria
    Annex F (normative) - Flaming plastics (polyurethane)
                            fire (TF4)
          F.1 Fuel
          F.2 Arrangement
          F.3 Ignition
          F.4 End of test condition
          F.5 Test validity criteria
    Annex G (normative) - Flaming liquid (n-heptanes)
                            fire (TF5)
          G.1 Fuel
          G.2 Arrangement
          G.3 Ignition
          G.4 End of test condition
          G.5 Test validity criteria
    Annex H (normative) - Reduced flaming liquid (n-heptanes)
                            fire (TF5A and TF5B)
          H.1 Fuel
          H.2 Arrangement
          H.3 Ignition
          H.4 End of test condition
          H.5 Test validity criteria
    Annex I (normative) - Fire test room and ventilation
                            system
          I.1 Fire test room
          I.2 Ventilation system
    Annex J (informative) - Information concerning the
                            requirements for the response to
                            slowly developing fires
    Annex K (informative) - Apparatus for air flow monitoring
                            test
          K.1 General
          K.2 Airflow measuring with worst-case sampling
               device
          K.3 Airflow monitoring test with test pipe network
    Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European Standard
                             addressing the provisions of the
                             EU Construction Products Directive
          ZA.1 Scope and relevant clauses
          ZA.2 Procedures for the attestation of conformity
               of aspirating smoke detectors covered by this
               standard
          ZA.3 CE Marking and labelling and accompanying
               documentation
          ZA.4 EC certificate and declaration of conformity
    National Annex NA (informative) Bibliography
    Bibliography

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    Describes the requirements, test methods and performance criteria for aspirating smoke detectors for use in fire detection and fire alarm systems installed in buildings.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
    Status Current

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