EN 16989:2018

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2018
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Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles - Fire behaviour test for a
complete seat
Bahnanwendungen - Brandschutz in Schienenfahrzeugen - Prüfung des Brandverhaltens
von Sitzen in Schienenfahrzeugen
Applications ferroviaires - Protection contre les incendies dans les véhicules ferroviaires -
Essais de comportement au feu de siege complet
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16989:2018
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
45.060.20 Železniški vagoni Trailing stock
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16989
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2018
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.220.40; 45.060.20
English Version
Railway applications - Fire protection on railway vehicles -
Fire behaviour test for a complete seat
Applications ferroviaires - Protection contre les Bahnanwendungen - Brandschutz in
incendies dans les véhicules ferroviaires - Essais de Schienenfahrzeugen - Prüfung des Brandverhaltens
comportement au feu de siège complet von kompletten Sitzen
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Assessment method for the fire behaviour of rail seats . 9
4.1 General requirements for assessment . 9
4.2 Seat test programme . 9
4.2.1 Test programme requirements. 9
4.2.2 Seat vandalization . 10
4.2.3 Seat fire test programme . 11
5 Test equipment and facilities . 11
5.1 Test equipment . 11
5.2 Hood and smoke exhaust system . 12
5.2.1 General requirements . 12
5.2.2 Volume flow measurement system . 13
5.2.3 Gas analysers . 13
5.2.4 Smoke measurement system . 14
5.3 Gas burner assembly . 14
5.3.1 General description . 14
5.3.2 Gas burner . 15
5.3.3 Burner support arm and support stand . 17
5.3.4 Burner gas supply . 20
5.4 Instrumentation and data recording . 20
6 Test seat preparation . 21
6.1 Conditioning of test specimens . 21
6.2 Preparation of a vandalized test seat . 21
6.2.1 General requirements . 21
6.2.2 Test seat vandalization - Cutting . 21
6.2.3 Test seat vandalization - Lifting and folding cut layers . 22
7 Seat fire test . 24
7.1 Seat and burner positioning and test preparation . 24
7.1.1 Position of seat and burner relative to the smoke hood . 24
7.1.2 Position of the burner on the seat . 25
7.1.3 Movement of the burner from the test position to the neutral position . 27
7.2 Seat fire test . 27
7.2.1 Test procedure . 27
7.2.2 Instrumentation and equipment stabilization . 27
7.2.3 Start of data recording and ignition . 28
7.2.4 Start of test period, application of gas burner . 28
7.2.5 Burning behaviour . 28
7.2.6 Early termination of test . 28
7.2.7 Test results . 28
7.2.8 Test report . 29
8 Precision . 30
8.1 Introduction. 30
8.2 Burner heat release . 30
8.3 Heat release rate of pool fires . 30
8.4 Mock-up seats . 31
Annex A (normative) Seat covering vandalism potential assessment . 32
A.1 Introduction. 32
A.2 Vandalization machine . 32
A.3 Vandalization machine preparation . 37
A.3.1 Longitudinal force and speed set up . 37
A.3.2 Knife tip force set up . 38
A.4 Preparation of test specimen . 39
A.4.1 Test specimen construction . 39
A.4.2 Preparing and fitting of the test specimen . 39
A.5 Test procedure . 40
A.5.1 Number of tests . 40
A.5.2 Penetration and laceration tests . 40
A.6 Bonded layer pull test . 41
A.7 Test report . 43
Annex B (normative) Calibration procedures . 45
B.1 Summary of Calibrations . 45
B.2 Equipment Calibrations . 45
B.2.1 Propane mass flow controller . 45
B.2.2 Oxygen analyser adjustment . 46
B.2.3 Carbon dioxide analyser adjustment . 47
B.2.4 Oxygen analyser output noise and drift . 47
B.2.5 Light measuring equipment . 48
B.3 System Calibrations . 49
B.3.1 Velocity profile factor k . 49
t,v
B.3.2 Heat Release System Calibration: Step Calibration . 51
B.3.3 Smoke Density System Calibration: Heptane Calibration . 55
B.3.4 Flow factor k .
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