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Development in the building product regulation standards and new opportunities for materials suppliers
The European fire classes for reaction to fire are defined by using the heat release rate from the tested product. The SBI (Single Burning Item) test is a so-called fire calorimeter. This facilitates product development as other calorimeters, for example the Cone Calorimeter, can be used to optimize the fire performance of a product in a more cost efficient way than by using the larger scale SBI test. The FIGRA parameter is related to hazard through reference scenarios and it correlates between tests. Thus, a certain Euroclass corresponds to a certain fire behaviour, for example the tendency for a lining to contribute to flashover in a Room Corner Test experiment. Therefore, different testing and classification systems can be compared to each other, which may increase the field of application for a given product. For example, the IMO requirements for high-speed craft use the Room Corner Test scenario. Performance based requirements offer a wider use of a certain product than in a prescriptive system. Lower fire performance can be compensated for by other measures that increase fire safety products that otherwise would not be allowed can be proven acceptable if they are used in construction in such a way that fire safety is maintained.
Development in the building product regulation standards and new opportunities for materials suppliers
The European fire classes for reaction to fire are defined by using the heat release rate from the tested product. The SBI (Single Burning Item) test is a so-called fire calorimeter. This facilitates product development as other calorimeters, for example the Cone Calorimeter, can be used to optimize the fire performance of a product in a more cost efficient way than by using the larger scale SBI test. The FIGRA parameter is related to hazard through reference scenarios and it correlates between tests. Thus, a certain Euroclass corresponds to a certain fire behaviour, for example the tendency for a lining to contribute to flashover in a Room Corner Test experiment. Therefore, different testing and classification systems can be compared to each other, which may increase the field of application for a given product. For example, the IMO requirements for high-speed craft use the Room Corner Test scenario. Performance based requirements offer a wider use of a certain product than in a prescriptive system. Lower fire performance can be compensated for by other measures that increase fire safety products that otherwise would not be allowed can be proven acceptable if they are used in construction in such a way that fire safety is maintained.
Development in the building product regulation standards and new opportunities for materials suppliers
Sundström, Björn (author)
2008
10 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 20 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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