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  • EN 50266-1:2001

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    Common test methods for cables under fire conditions - Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Part 1: Apparatus

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    Superseded date:  01-10-2009

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    Published date:  08-02-2001

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definition
      3.1 Ignition source
    4 Test environment
    5 Test apparatus
      5.1 Test chamber
      5.2 Air supply
      5.3 Ladder types
      5.4 Effluent cleaning attachment
    6 Ignition source
      6.1 Type
      6.2 Positioning
    Annex A (informative) Details of recommended burner
    Annex B (informative) Flowmeter calibration correction
                          factors

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    Specifies methods of test for the assessment of vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables, electrical or optical, under defined conditions. This standard provides details of the apparatus and its arrangement and calibration.

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    Committee CLC/TC 20
    Development Note Together with EN 50266-2-1, EN 50266-2-2, EN 50266-2-3 supersedes HD 405.3 (10/2002)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS EN 45510-2-8:2004 Guide for procurement of power station equipment Electrical equipment - Power cables
    BS EN 50266-2-5:2001 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables. Procedures Small cables. Category D
    BS EN 50266-2-1:2001 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables. Procedures Category A F/R
    CEI UNI EN 45510-2-8 : 2006 GUIDE FOR PROCUREMENT OF POWER STATION EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - POWER CABLES
    I.S. EN 50266-2-1:2001 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-1: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY A F/R
    EN 45510-2-8 : 2004 GUIDE FOR PROCUREMENT OF POWER STATION EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - POWER CABLES
    EN 50289-4-12:2004 Communication cables - Specifications for test methods - Part 4-12: Environmental test methods - Vertical flame spread test on bunched small communication cables
    HD 22-1 : 200S4 CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V AND HAVING THERMOSETTING INSULATION - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    03/308232 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2003 EN 50399-2-1 - COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - HEAT RELEASE AND SMOKE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ON CABLES DURING FLAME SPREAD TEST - PART 2-1: PROCEDURE FOR CLASSIFICATION IN EUROCLASSES C AND D
    03/308233 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2003 EN 50399-2-2 - COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - HEAT RELEASE AND SMOKE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ON CABLES DURING FLAME SPREAD TEST - PART 2-2: PROCEDURE FOR CLASSIFICATION IN EUROCLASS B
    BS EN 50289-4-12:2004 Communication cables. Specifications for test methods Environmental test methods - Vertical flame spread test on bunched small communication cables
    I.S. HD 632:2016 POWER CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION AND THEIR ACCESSORIES FOR RATED VOLTAGES ABOVE 36 KV (U[M] = 42 KV) UP TO 150 KV (U[M] = 170 KV)
    S.R. CEN/TS 45545-2:2009 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIRE PROTECTION ON RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
    I.S. HD 22-1:2002 CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V AND HAVING CROSS-LINKED INSULATION - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    I.S. EN 50266-2-2:2001 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-2: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY A
    VDE 0482-266-2-1 : 2001 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY-MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-1: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY A F/R
    10/30216687 DC : 0 BS EN 45545-2 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIRE PROTECTION ON RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
    BS EN 50266-2-2:2001 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables. Procedures Category A
    IEC TR 60695-8-2:2008 Fire hazard testing - Part 8-2: Heat release - Summary and relevance of test methods
    EN 50266-2-3 : 2001 COR 2002 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-3: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY B
    EN 50266-2-4 : 2001 COR 2002 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-4: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY C
    EN 50266-2-1 : 2001 COR 2002 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-1: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY A F/R
    EN 45510-2-8:2004 Guide for procurement of power station equipment - Part 2-8: Electrical equipment - Power cables
    PREN 50399-2-2 : DRAFT 2003 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - HEAT RELEASE AND SMOKE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ON CABLES DURING FLAME SPREAD TEST - PART 2-2: PROCEDURE FOR CLASSIFICATION IN EUROCLASS B
    CEI 20-22/0 : 2006 TEST ON ELECTRIC CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - PART 0: TEST OF NO PROPAGATION OF FIRE - GENERAL PRINCIPLES
    03/304030 DC : DRAFT MAR 2003 EN 50289-4-12 - TEST METHODS COMMON TO CABLES SUBJECT TO FIRE - TESTING VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD ON BUNCHED WIRES FOR SMALL COMMUNICATION CABLES
    UNI CEI CEN/TS 45545-2 : 2009 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIRE PROTECTION OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
    03/308231 DC : 0 EN 50399-1 - COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - HEAT RELEASE AND SMOKE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ON CABLES DURING FLAME SPREAD TEST - PART 1: APPARATUS
    DD CEN/TS 45545-2:2009 Railway applications. Fire protection on railway vehicles Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components
    I.S. EN 50266-2-3:2001 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-3: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY B
    BS EN 50266-2-3:2001 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables. Procedures Category B
    I.S. EN 45510-2-8:2004 GUIDE FOR PROCUREMENT OF POWER STATION EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - POWER CABLES
    UNE-EN 50289-4-12:2010 Communication cables - Specifications for test methods -- Part 4-12: Environmental test methods - Vertical flame spread test on bunched small communication cables
    PREN 50399-2-1 : DRAFT 2003 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - HEAT RELEASE AND SMOKE PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ON CABLES DURING FLAME SPREAD TEST - PART 2-1: PROCEDURE FOR CLASSIFICATION IN EUROCLASSES C AND D
    BS EN 50266-2-4:2001 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables. Procedures Category C
    04/19990095 DC : 0 BS EN 45545-2 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIRE PROTECTION ON RAILWAY VEHICLES - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS
    I.S. EN 50266-2-4:2001 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-4: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY C
    UNI CEI EN 45510-2-8 : 2011 GUIDE FOR PROCUREMENT OF POWER STATION EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - POWER CABLES
    I.S. EN 50289-4-12:2005 COMMUNICATION CABLES - SPECIFICATIONS FOR TEST METHODS - PART 4-12: ENVIRONMENTAL TEST METHODS - VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD TEST ON BUNCHED SMALL COMMUNICATION CABLES
    PD IEC/TR 60695-8-2:2008 Fire hazard testing Heat release. Summary and relevance of test methods
    HD 22.2 S3:1997/A1:2002 CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V AND HAVING THERMOSETTING INSULATION - TEST METHODS
    EN 50266-2-2 : 2001 COR 2002 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-2: PROCEDURES - CATEGORY A
    CEN/TS 45545-2:2009 Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Part 2: Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components
    EN 50266-2-5 : 2001 COR 2002 COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY- MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OR CABLES - PART 2-5: PROCEDURES - SMALL CABLES - CATEGORY D

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    EN 60695-4:2012 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 4: TERMINOLOGY CONCERNING FIRE TESTS FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS (IEC 60695-4:2012)
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