Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Fire test room
5.1 Dimensions
5.2 Doorway
5.3 Construction material
6 Ignition source
6.1 General
6.2 Location
6.3 Gas
6.4 Heat output
7 Hood and exhaust duct
8 Instrumentation in the exhaust duct
8.1 General
8.2 Volume flow rate
8.3 Gas analysis
8.3.1 Sampling line
8.3.2 Oxygen
8.3.3 Carbon dioxide
8.4 Optical density
8.4.1 General
8.4.2 Lamp
8.4.3 Lenses
8.4.4 Aperture
8.4.5 Detector
8.4.6 Location
9 System performance
9.1 Calibration
9.2 System response times
9.2.1 Procedure
9.2.2 Delay times
9.2.3 Response times
9.3 Precision
9.4 Methanol calibration
9.4.1 General
9.4.2 Container
9.4.3 Methanol
9.4.4 Procedure
9.4.5 Requirements for methanol calibration
10 Preparation of test specimens
10.1 Test specimen configuration
10.2 Boards
10.3 Mounting
10.4 Substrates
10.5 Paints and varnishes
10.6 Conditioning
11 Testing
11.1 Initial conditions
11.1.1 Ambient temperature
11.1.2 Ambient wind speed
11.1.3 Burner
11.1.4 Photographs
11.2 Procedure
11.2.1 Automated recording of data
11.2.2 Adjustments of burner and exhaust flow
11.2.3 Photographs
11.2.4 Observations
11.2.5 Termination of test
11.2.6 Damage of tested sample
11.2.7 Unusual behaviour
12 Test report
Annex A (normative) Ignition source
Annex B (informative) Design of exhaust system
B.1 General
B.2 Hood
B.3 Duct
B.4 Capacity
B.5 Alternative systems
Annex C (informative) Instrumentation in exhaust duct
C.1 Volume flow
C.1.1 Bi-directional probe
C.1.2 Pressure transducer
C.1.3 Thermocouple
C.2 Sampling line
C.2.1 Sampling probe
C.2.2 Sampling line
C.2.3 Pump
C.2.4 Sampling line end
C.2.5 Specifications
C.3 Combustion gas analysis
C.3.1 General
C.3.2 Oxygen concentration
C.3.3 Carbon dioxide concentration
C.4 Optical density
C.4.1 General
C.4.2 Calibration
Annex D (normative) Calculation
D.1 Volume flow
D.2 Generated heat effect, calibration and tests
process
D.2.1 Heat release rate from the ignition source
D.2.2 Heat release rate from the product
D.2.3 Calculation of total heat release
D.2.4 Limitations
D.3 Combustion gases
D.4 Light obscuration
D.4.1 General
D.4.2 Calculation of SPRsmooth
D.4.3 Calculation of TSP
D.5 Calculation of FIGRA[RC] and SMOGRA[RC]
D.5.1 Time to flashover
D.5.2 Calculation of FIGRA[RC], FIre Growth
RAte index
D.5.3 Calculation of SMOGRA[RC], SMOke Growth
RAte index
Annex E (informative) Calculation examples
E.1 General
E.2 Example number 1
E.3 Example number 2
Bibliography