• I.S. EN 1568-1:2018

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    FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA - FOAM CONCENTRATES - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR MEDIUM EXPANSION FOAM CONCENTRATES FOR SURFACE APPLICATION TO WATER-IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2018

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    National Foreword
    European foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Sediment in the foam concentrate
    5 Freezing point
    6 Viscosity of the foam concentrate
    7 pH of the foam concentrate
    8 Surface tension of the foam solution
    9 Stability/separation test of foam concentrate
    10 Determination of expansion and drainage time
    11 Test fire performance
    12 Occupational health and ecotoxicological
       information
    13 Technical data sheet
    14 Container marking
    Annex A (informative) - Grades of foam concentrate
    Annex B (normative) - Sampling of foam concentrates
    Annex C (normative) - Determination of percentage
            sediment
    Annex D (normative) - Determination of viscosity for
            pseudo-plastic foam concentrates
    Annex E (normative) - Temperature conditioning of foam
            concentrates
    Annex F (normative) - Determination of surface tension
    Annex G (normative) - Determination of expansion and
            drainage time
    Annex H (normative) - Determination of test fire
            performance
    Annex I (informative) - Description of a radiation
            measurement method
    Annex J (normative) - Freezing point determination
    Annex K (normative) - Stability/Separation test of foam
            concentrate
    Annex L (normative) - Occupational health and
            ecotoxicological testing
    Annex M (informative) - Example for a technical data
            sheet
    Annex N (informative) - A-deviations
    Bibliography

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    Defines requirements for physical and chemical properties and minimum performance requirements of medium expansion foams suitable for surface application to water-immiscible liquids.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    EN ISO 3104:1996 Petroleum products - Transparent and opaque liquids - Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity (ISO 3104:1994)
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    EN ISO 3219:1994 Plastics - Polymers/resins in the liquid state or as emulsions or dispersions - Determination of viscosity using a rotational viscometer with defined shear rate (ISO 3219:1993)
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