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I.S. EN 60695-6-1:2005

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FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 6-1: SMOKE OBSCURATION - GENERAL GUIDANCE

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2005

Superseded date

10-11-2021

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
  3.1 Terms and definitions
  3.2 Symbols
4 General aspects of smoke test methods
  4.1 Fire scenarios and fire models
  4.2 Factors affecting smoke production
5 Principles of smoke measurement
  5.1 Bouguer's law
  5.2 Extinction area
  5.3 Log[10] units
  5.4 Light sources
  5.5 Specific extinction area
  5.6 Mass optical density
  5.7 Visibility
6 Static and dynamic methods
  6.1 Static methods
  6.2 Dynamic methods
7 Test methods
  7.1 Consideration of test methods
  7.2 Selection of test specimen
8 Presentation of data
9 Relevance of data to hazard assessment
Annex A (informative) Calculation of visibility
Annex B (informative) Relationships between D[s] and some
                       other smoke parameters as measured
                       in IEC 60695-6-30 and IEC 60695-6-31
Annex C (informative) Relationships between percent
                       transmission, as measured in a 'three
                       metre cube' enclosure, and extinction
                       area
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                       publications with their corresponding
                       European publications
Bibliography

Provides guidance on: a) optical measurement of smoke obscuration; b) general aspects of optical smoke test methods; c) consideration of test methods; d) expression of smoke test data; e) relevance of optical smoke data to hazard assessment.

DevelopmentNote
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DocumentType
Standard
Pages
52
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
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