FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 11-5: TEST FLAMES - NEEDLE-FLAME TEST METHOD - APPARATUS, CONFIRMATORY TEST ARRANGEMENT AND GUIDANCE
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Purpose of the test
5 Description of the test apparatus
6 Test specimen
7 Flame application times
8 Conditioning and test conditions
9 Test procedure
10 Observations and measurements
11 Evaluation of test results
12 Information to be given in the relevant specification
13 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Confirmatory test arrangement
Annex B (informative) - Example of a product committee
specification
Annex C (informative) - Comparison of results of
confirmatory tests using propane and butane
as fuel
Bibliography
Defines a needle-flame test to simulate the effect of a small flame which may result from fault conditions, in order to assess the fire hazard by a simulation technique.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 89 |
