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NFPA 270 : 2018

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STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE OBSCURATION USING A CONICAL RADIANT SOURCE IN A SINGLE CLOSED CHAMBER
Available format(s)

Hardcopy

Superseded date

13-01-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2018

Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. (Reserved) 1.3 Application. 1.4 Units and Formulas. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. (Reserved) 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Reserved) Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Test Apparatus 4.1 General. 4.2 Test Chamber. 4.3 Sample Support and Heating Arrangements. 4.4 Gas Supply. 4.5 Photometric System. 4.6 Chamber Leakage. 4.7 Cleaning Materials. 4.8 Ancillary Equipment. Chapter 5 Test Environment 5.1 Light Interference. 5.2 Product of Combustion Venting. 5.3 Operator Safety. Chapter 6 Test Specimen 6.1 Suitability of Sample for Testing. Chapter 7 Setup, Calibration, and Maintenance 7.1 Setup and Calibration Procedures. 7.2 Alignment of Photometric System. 7.3 Selection of Compensating Filter(s). 7.4 Linearity Check. 7.5 Calibration of Range-Extension Filter. 7.6 Chamber Leakage Rate Test. 7.7 Burner Calibration. 7.8 Radiator Cone Calibration. 7.9 Cleaning. 7.10 Frequency of Checking and Calibrating Procedures. 7.11 Total System. Chapter 8 Conditioning 8.1 Pre-Test. 8.2 Conditioning. Chapter 9 Test Procedure 9.1 Initial Conditions. 9.2 Tests with Pilot Flame. 9.3 Preparation of Photometric System. 9.4 Loading Specimen. 9.5 Recording of Light Transmission. 9.6 Observations. 9.7 Termination of Test. 9.8 Specimen Mass. 9.9 Repeat Tests. Chapter 10 Calculations 10.1 Specific Optical Density, Ds. 10.2 Clear Beam Correction Factor, Dc. 10.3 Mass Loss. Chapter 11 Test Report 11.1 Descriptive Information. 11.2 Test Results. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Precision and Bias Annex C Interlaboratory Application Annex D Determination of Mass Optical Density Annex E Informational References

Gives a means of measuring smoke obscuration resulting from subjecting essentially flat materials, products, or assemblies (including surface finishes) not exceeding 25 mm in thickness to specified levels of thermal irradiance from a conical heater, in a single closed chamber, in the absence or presence of a pilot flame, and when placed in a horizontal orientation.

DocumentType
Test Method
ISBN
978-145591914-7
Pages
40
PublisherName
National Fire Protection Association
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ASTM E 603 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Guide for Room Fire Experiments
ASTM E 1537 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Upholstered Furniture
ISO 5725-1:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions
ISO 5659-2:2017 Plastics — Smoke generation — Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety — Vocabulary
ASTM E 662 : 2017-02 TEST METHOD FOR SPECIFIC OPTICAL DENSITY OF SMOKE GENERATED BY SOLID MATERIALS
ASTM E 1474 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
ASTM E 906/E906M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using a Thermopile Method
ASTM D 4100 : 1982 : R1989 : EDT 1 Test Method for Gravimetric Determination of Smoke Particulates from Combustion of Plastic Materials (Withdrawn 1997)
ASTM E 1590 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Mattresses
ASTM D 2843 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Density of Smoke from the Burning or Decomposition of Plastics
ASTM E 1354 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter

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