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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.

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.

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.

Order Specification Form (pdf, 311.97 KB)


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
Anna Bergstrand

Contact person

Anna Bergstrand

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+46 10 516 58 54

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