Appendix 1 – Fire Test Procedures – Full–Scale Room for Surface Materials on Bulkheads, Wall and Ceiling Linings, Including Their Supporting Structure, of High-Speed Craft

  1.1 This test procedure specifies a test method that simulates a fire that under well-ventilated conditions starts in a corner of a small room with a single open doorway.

  1.2 The method is intended to evaluate the contribution to fire growth provided by a surface product using a specified ignition source.

  1.3 The method is especially suitable for products that for some reason cannot be tested in a small laboratory scale, for example thermoplastic materials, the effect of an insulating substrate, joints, surfaces with great irregularity.

  1.4 The method is not intended to evaluate the fire resistance of a product.

  1.5 A test performed in accordance with the method specified in this appendix provides data for the early stages of a fire from ignition up to flashover.

 The following normative documents contain provisions that when referenced in this text, constitute provisions of this paragraph:

 ISO 9705, Fire tests – Full-scale room test for surface products.

 ISO 13943, Fire safety – Vocabulary.

 For the purposes of this appendix, the definitions given in standard IS0 13943 and the following definitions apply.

  3.1 Assembly is a fabrication of materials and/or composites, for example, sandwich panels.

• Note An assembly may include an air gap.

  3.2 Composite is a combination of materials which are generally recognized in building construction as discrete entities, for example, coated or laminated materials.

  3.3 Exposed surface is that surface of the product subjected to the heating conditions of the test.

  3.4 Material is a basic single substance or uniformly dispersed mixture, for example, metal, stone, timber, concrete, mineral fibre, polymers.

  3.5 Product is a material, composite or assembly about which information is required.

  3.6 Specimen is a representative piece of the product which is to be tested together with any substrate or treatment.

• Note: The specimen may include an air gap.

  3.7 Surface product is any part of a building that constitutes an exposed surface on the interior walls and/or the ceiling such as panels, tiles, boards, wallpapers, sprayed or brushed coatings.

  4.1 The potential for fire spread to other objects in the room, remote from the ignition source, is evaluated by measurements of the total heat flux incident on a heat flux meter located on the centre of the floor.

  4.2 The potential for fire spread to objects outside the room of origin is evaluated by the measurement of the total rate of heat release of the fire.

  4.3 An indication of the toxic hazard is provided by the measurement of certain toxic gases.

  4.4 The hazard of reduced visibility is estimated by the measurement of production of light-obscuring smoke.

  4.5 The fire growth is visually graphic and/or video recording.

• Note: If further information is required, measurements of the gas temperature in the room and the mass flow in and out the doorway may be performed.

  6.1 The product to be tested shall, as far as possible, be mounted in the same way as in practical use.

• Note: In the standard specimen configuration, three walls and the ceiling are covered with the product. Alternative specimen configurations are given in annex G to standard ISO 9705.

  6.2 In cases where the product to be tested is in board form, the normal width, length and thickness of the boards shall be used as far as possible.

  6.3 The product shall be attached either to a substrate or directly to the interior of the fire test room. The mounting technique (for example, nailing, gluing, using a support system) shall, as far as possible, conform to that used for the product. The mounting technique shall be clearly stated in the report, particularly if the mounting technique used improves the physical behaviour of the specimen during the test.

  6.4 Thin surface materials, thermoplastic products that melt, paints and varnishes shall, depending on their end use, be applied to one of the following substrates:

• .1 non-combustible fibre-reinforced silicate board having a dry density of 680 ± 50 kg/m³;

• .2 non-combustible board having a dry density of 1,650 ± 150 kg/m³;

• .3 chipboard (particle board) having a density of 680 ± 50 kg/m³ after conditioning in an atmosphere of 50 ± 5% relative humidity at a temperature of 23 ± 2°C;

• .4 gypsum board having a density of 725 ± 50 kg/m³ after conditioning in an atmosphere of 50 ± 5% relative humidity at a temperature of 23 ± 2°C; and

• .5 the actual substrate if its thermal properties differ significantly from those of substrates described in subparagraphs .1 to .4, for example, steel, mineral wool.

• Note A suitable thickness for substrates described in subparagraphs .1 to .4 is 9 mm to 13 mm.

  6.5 Paints and varnishes shall be applied to one of the substrates listed in paragraph 6.4 at the application rate specified by the client.

  6.6 Unless non-hygroscopic, specimens shall be conditioned to equilibrium in an atmosphere of 50 ± 5% relative humidity at a temperature of 23 ± 2°C. Equilibrium shall be deemed to be reached when a representative piece of the specimen has achieved constant mass.

• Note 1: For wood-based products and products where vaporization of solvents can occur, a conditioning time of at least four weeks can be required.

• Note 2: Constant mass is considered to be reached when two successive weighing operations, carried out at an interval of 24 h, do not differ by more than 0.1% of the mass of the test piece or 0.1 g, whichever is the greater.

 Analysis and calculation shall be conducted in accordance with annex F to standard ISO 9705, and the following methods:

• .1 the maximum values of smoke production rate at the start and the end of the test shall be calculated as follows: for the first 30 s of testing, use also the values prior to ignition of the ignition source, i.e. zero rate of smoke production, when calculating average. For the last 30 s of testing, use the measured value at 20 min, assign that to another 30 s up to 20 min and 30 s and calculate the average;

• .2 the maximum heat release rate (HRR) shall be calculated at the start and the end of the test using the same principles as for averaging the smoke production rate; and

• .3 the time averages of smoke production rate and HRR shall be calculated using actual measured values that are not already averaged as described above.

 The test report shall include the following information as a minimum. A clear distinction shall be made between the data provided by the sponsor and data determined by the test:

• .1 reference that the test was carried out in accordance with appendix 1 of part 10 of the 2010 FTP Code (see also subparagraph .2);

• .2 any deviations from the test method;

• .3 name and address of the testing laboratory;

• .4 date and identification number of the report;

• .5 name and address of the sponsor;

• .6 name and address of the manufacturer/supplier, if known;

• .7 type of the material, i.e. surface material on bulkheads, wall or ceiling linings, and description whether and how it includes supporting structure;

• .8 name and/or identification of the product tested;

• .9 description of the sampling procedure, where relevant;

• .10 description of the product tested including density and/or mass per unit area, thickness and dimensions, colour, quantity and number of any coating, together with details of the construction of the product;

• .11 description of the specimen including density and/or mass per unit area, thickness and dimensions, colour, quantity and number of any coating, orientations tested and face subject to the test, and construction;

• .12 date of specimen arrival;

• .13 details of specimen conditioning;

• .14 date of test;

• .15 test results (see annex F to standard ISO 9705):

  • .1 time/heat flux incident on the meter at the centre of the floor;

  • .2 time/volume flow in the exhaust duct;

  • .3 time/rate of heat release; and if the burner is included, time/heat release from the burner;:

  • .4 time/production of carbon monoxide at reference temperature and pressure;

  • .5 time/production of carbon dioxide at reference temperature and pressure;

  • .6 time/production of light-obscuring smoke at actual duct flow temperature;

  • .7 description of the fire development (photographs); and

  • .8 calibration results according to paragraph 10.2 of standard ISO 9705;

• .16 classification of the material; and

• .17 the statement:

• "The test results relate to the behaviour of the test specimens of a product under the particular conditions of the test; they are not intended to be the sole criterion for assessing the potential fire hazard of the product in use.".

 The following parts of standard ISO 9705 shall also be referred to:

• .1 annex A – Recommended ignition sources;

• .2 annex B – Alternative ignition sources;

• .3 annex C – Instrumentation of test room;

• .4 annex D – Design of exhaust system;

• .5 annex E – Instrumentation in exhaust duct;

• .6 annex F – Calculation;

• .7 annex G – Specimen configurations; and

• .8 annex H – Bibliography.