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BS 5445-9:1984

Superseded
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Components of automatic fire detection systems Methods of test of sensitivity to fire
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-06-2003

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-05-1984

Co-operating organizations
National foreword
Brief history
1 Object and field of application
2 Aims
3 Methods of measurement
4 Measuring instruments
5 Test laboratory
6 Test fires
7 Test conditions
8 Recording the measured values and response values
9 Fire sensitivity table
10 Fire sensitivity classification
Annex A - Test fire TF 1: Open cellulosic fire (wood)
Annex B - Test fire TF 2: Smouldering pyrolysis fire (wood)
Annex C - Test fire TF 3: Glowing smouldering fire (cotton)
Annex D - Test fire TF 4: Open plastics fire (polyurethane)
Annex E - Test fire TF 5: Liquid fire (n-heptane)
Annex F - Test fire TF 6: Liquid fire (methylated spirits)
National appendix Z - National committees responsible for this
                      British Standard

Describes the six test fires used in other Parts of BS 5445 to determine the sensitivity of fire detectors.

Committee
FSH/12
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as EN 54-9. Supersedes 79/10757 DC. (11/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
NFS 61 956 : 1983 Identical

BS 6266:1982 Code of practice for fire protection for electronic data processing installations
02/540552 DC : DRAFT JUN 2002 BS 5446-2 - FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM DEVICES FOR DWELLINGS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR HEAT ALARMS
BS 5445-7:1984 Components of automatic fire detection systems Specification for point-type smoke detectors using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization
BS 5446-1:2000 Fire detection and fire alarm devices for dwellings Specification for smoke alarms
BS 5839-5:1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for optical beam smoke detectors
BS 5839-4:1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings Specification for control and indicating equipment

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