SAE J1794_201108

1 Scope
2 References
2.1 SAE Publication
3 General Test Requirements
3.1 Test Facility
3.2 Safety Requirements
3.3 Equipment List
4 Equipment Specifications
4.1 Fixtures and Support Equipment
4.2 Sample Collection
4.3 Data Acquisition System
4.4 Deployment Source
4.5 Analysis
5 Test Procedure
5.1 Test Setup
5.2 Deployment of Test Device(s)
5.3 Sample Collection
6 Particulate Analysis
6.1 Total Particulate Method
6.2 Particle Size Distribution Method
6.3 Chemical Analysis of Particulate
7 Gas Analysis
7.1 Gas Analysis for Devices Requiring Gas
              Characterization
7.2 Gas Analysis for Devices with Previously
              Characterized Gases
Appendix A Typical Effluent Gases and Analysis Methods
Appendix B Typical Data Report

This SAE Recommended Practice describes a method to collect, identify, and quantify effluent resulting from deployment of in-vehicle stored energy restraint systems. Deployment and collection is completed in a 2.83 m2x (100 ft2x ) chamber. This procedure is written as a guideline for the identification and quantification of both particulate effluent (size, concentration, and composition) and gaseous effluent (concentration and composition). The intent of this procedure is to describe and recommend testing methods and not to establish limits for the effluent. This procedure should be used in conjunction with performance specifications from the customer and/or manufacturer of the device(s) being tested. This is a general procedure for repetitive and comparative testing, and suggests only general guidelines for the safe conduct of tests and reliable data correlation.