• I.S. EN 50289-4-11:2002

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    COMMUNICATION CABLES - SPECIFICATIONS FOR TEST METHODS - PART 4-11: ENVIRONMENTAL TEST METHODS - A HORIZONTAL INTEGRATED FIRE TEST METHOD

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2002

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
    4 Test environment
    5 Test apparatus
       5.1 Air-inlet chamber
       5.2 Air-inlet shutter
       5.3 Fire-test chamber
       5.4 Gas burner
       5.5 Removable top cover
       5.6 Exhaust transition
       5.7 Exhaust duct
       5.8 Exhaust duct velocity measurement system
       5.9 Smoke measurement system
       5.10 Smoke release rate measurement system
       5.11 Exhaust duct damper
       5.12 Exhaust blower
       5.13 Fire-test chamber airflow system
       5.14 Ladder cable tray
       5.15 Fire-test chamber temperature measurement
            instruments
       5.16 Data acquisition equipment
       5.17 Heat release rate measurement system
    6 Test specimens
    7 Calibration and maintenance of test equipment
       7.1 Maintenance
       7.2 Frequency of calibration
       7.3 Airflow
            7.3.1 Air leakage test
            7.3.2 Supplemental air leakage test
            7.3.3 Velocity traverse test
       7.4 Smoke measurement system calibration test
       7.5 Fuel
       7.6 Reinforced inorganic cement board test
            7.6.1 Temperature preheat
            7.6.2 Temperature history test
       7.7 Standard insulated conductor test
       7.8 Procedures for calibration of heat release rate
            measurement equipment
            7.8.1 Analyser calibration
            7.8.2 Delay time
            7.8.3 Calibration test
    8 Test specimen preparation
       8.1 Specimen conditioning
       8.2 Determination of specimen diameter
       8.3 Number of cable lengths
       8.4 Cable mounting
    9 Test procedures
       9.1 Flame propagation distance and smoke measurement
            test procedure
       9.2 Heat release test procedure
       9.3 Time-to-ignition test procedure
       9.4 Flaming droplets/particles test procedure
    10 Post-test clean-up and inspection
       10.1 Smoke measurement system post-test procedure
       10.2 Heat release rate post-test procedure
    11 Calculations
       11.1 Optical density of smoke
       11.2 Smoke release rate calculation
       11.3 Exhaust duct velocity measurement calculations
       11.4 Exhaust duct volumetric flow rate calculations
       11.5 Heat release rate calculations
            11.5.1 Peak heat release rate
            11.5.2 Total heat released
       11.6 Time-to-ignition calculations
       11.7 Flaming droplets/particles calculations
    12 Report
    Annex A (normative) Method for determining suitability of
                          oxygen analysers for making heat release
                          measurements
    Annex B (informative) Material information list
    Annex C (informative) Brick sizes and locations

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Specifies a horizontal integrated fire test method for determining flame-propagation distance, optical smoke density, total heat release, heat release rate, time to ignition and flaming droplets/particles for communication cables.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

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

    IEC 60695-4:2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 4: Terminology concerning fire tests for electrotechnical products
    EN 60695-4:2012 FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 4: TERMINOLOGY CONCERNING FIRE TESTS FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL PRODUCTS (IEC 60695-4:2012)
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