NT FIRE 043 - Fire testing of drapes and curtains
NT FIRE 043 – Large, free-hanging curtain and drapery textiles: Heat release, fire spread and smoke production – Full scale test.
This service is also relevant in: Metrology, Construction, Textiles
Service details
- Service
- NT FIRE 043 - Fire testing of drapes and curtains
- Delivery level
- Accredited
- Price
- Price on tender
- Preparations
Material needed for testing
Complete test
- 2 specimens with the dimensions 3100 mm x 3000 mm
Indicative test
- 1 specimen with the dimensions 3100 mm x 3000 mm
- Order
Before testing we ask you to complete the ”Order Specification form” and send this together with your order. Also attach product and safety data sheets when possible and send it to below contact person.
Purpose
The test method simulates a fire in a large free-hanging vertical textile that can give off high heat release and cause fast fire spread. The method is applicable in cases where ignitability (materials difficult to ignite) is not enough to reach certain demands on fire properties.
During a fire in a high risk environment, a large textile is one of the components that constitute the greatest fire hazard because it can develop large amounts of heat and smoke and speed up the fire spread.
The test method NT FIRE 043 measures among other parameters the heat release and smoke production. The product can be classified according to the criteria in appendix F. Test data on heat and smoke production from the textile can also be used as input for fire modeling.
Method
The method evaluates vertically oriented textiles technical fire properties when it is exposed to a gas burner with an output effect of 100 kW. The following parameters are measured: developed heat release, smoke production, weight loss, flame spread (top of specimen) and maximum flame height from the floor.
Deliveries
A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.