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  • PREN 1568-1 : DRAFT 2016

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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

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    Superseded date:  01-02-2018

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    Published date:  09-08-2016

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    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 Separation test
    10 Expansion and drainage of foam
    11 Test fire performance
    12 Occupational health and ecotoxicological evaluation
    13 Technical data sheet
    14 Container marking
    Annex A (informative) - Grades of foam concentrate
    Annex B (normative) - Preliminary 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 of technical data sheet
    Annex N (informative) - A-Deviations
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

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

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee TC 191
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded

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

    BS EN 12065:1998 Installations and equipment for liquefied natural gas. Testing of foam concentrates designed for generation of medium and high expansion foam and of extinguishing powders used on liquefied natural gas fires
    EN 12065 : 1997 INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS - TESTING OF FOAM CONCENTRATES DESIGNED FOR GENERATION OF MEDIUM AND HIGH EXPANSION FOAM AND OF EXTINGUISHING POWDERS USED ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FIRES

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

    ISO 5764:2009 Milk — Determination of freezing point — Thermistor cryoscope method (Reference method)
    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ISO 3310-1:2016 Test sieves Technical requirements and testing Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
    EN ISO 23753-1:2011 Soil Quality - Determination of dehydrogenase activity in soil - Part 1: Method using triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) (ISO 23753-1:2005)
    ISO 3219:1993 Plastics — Polymers/resins in the liquid state or as emulsions or dispersions — Determination of viscosity using a rotational viscometer with defined shear rate
    EN ISO 3104:1996 Petroleum products - Transparent and opaque liquids - Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity (ISO 3104:1994)
    ISO 11348-2:2007 Water quality Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) Part 2: Method using liquid-dried bacteria
    EN ISO 11348-2:2008 Water quality - Determination of the inhibitory effect of water samples on the light emission of Vibrio fischeri (Luminescent bacteria test) - Part 2: Method using liquid-dried bacteria (ISO 11348-2:2007)
    ISO 3734:1997 Petroleum products — Determination of water and sediment in residual fuel oils — Centrifuge method
    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)
    ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
    EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987)
    ISO 23753-1:2005 Soil quality Determination of dehydrogenase activity in soils Part 1: Method using triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC)
    EN ISO 5764:2009 Milk - Determination of freezing point - Thermistor cryoscope method (Reference method) (ISO 5764:2009)
    ISO 649-2:1981 Laboratory glassware — Density hydrometers for general purposes — Part 2: Test methods and use
    EN 2:1992/A1:2004 CLASSIFICATION OF FIRES
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