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BRITISH STANDARD Fire tests on building materials and structures Part 7. Method of test to determine the classification of the surface spread of flame of products BS 476: Part 7: 1997 rm are @ eT eee = BS 476: Part 1907 Committees responsible for this ° British Standard “The preparation ofthis British Standard was entrusted by Techeal Comamitoe FSW, Reaction fo fit tet, upon which the flowing bodies were represented -Asociton of Bude Component Manafatuers ‘Splat of Roo ai Manure ‘Anocned Aerated Carte Proce Associaton ‘Bats Carpet Maca sociation Ld. Dats ir and Ste Producer Assoktion ‘Batch Rana Board [Both Rent Pring Manufacturers Asocaton ‘Bash Rag Urethane Poa ManatscrrersAanolaton Drtish Wood Prcering aed Dapeng Association (GheneainauesAosction ‘Git and Asta Che Pie Otexr Assocition Depart oat Deparment of te Brvrament Dung Resarch Bstblshmen) Deparment ofthe Ervrment Proper and Bugs Dretrae) Departnent ote Buvament for Norte ela Baral (UK nr Wet Assocation. Europea Ponotie sm ascii Fle coment Matis Asotin Lmtd Fat Glas Manufsctre Asnenon ot Fon nhs Fdertn oo Wo Sacer Ascaton ‘nti Sang Cee ee UEREPTSEAIM, th flowing odes wer alae spree in the doing ft tana voash SORE Siete Subic dpe Sind on pian war et tee eGo 15 Sannary 1907 went ‘Amendments Issued since publication Denier ‘Ama No] Date rent atected ‘Send ato Jal 188 Pest bt Scene BS 476 : Part 7: 1997 Contents Foreword fy Moti 1 Scope 1 2 Nonnatve references 1 3 Defiiions 1 4 Sutabiiy ofa product for tsing 2 5 Test epecimens 2 © Apparatus 3 7 Avelly equipment " 8 Catbration 2 8 Test procedure 8 10 Recording of ress M HH Casifcation of resus 4 12 _ Report 15 ‘Amexen A. iaformative) Guidance for operators 6 6 © _Cagormatve) Vadation of test method n ‘Thbles BGinformatve) Bet of thermal characterises on the performance of assembles 1 radiance along horizontal reference line on the clbxation board 8 2__Chassifiation of spread of fae 8 Figures 1 General arrangement ofa typlel pares 5 "ypleal design of specimen holder 6 Position of specimen holder in relation oration panel 8 2 3 4 Position of plot bumer in relation to surface of specimen, ° ‘5 ‘Typical diagammatic anangemen of gas and a supply 0 6 Caltration board 2 7_ Reference lines to assist surface spread of ame classieation 4 List of references Tne back cover BS 476 : Part 7: 1997 Foreword ‘This Pat of BS 476 has ben prepared by Technical Commitee FSH2I supersedes [BS 476: Part 71987, which s withdrawn, but both tho 177 and 187 elon wil ti bbe made avaiable on recs since they ae refered to in ud regulations and ‘ther legates donamente NOT. Upon tn of HS: Par 186 BS an Seve Depa wi pnd to Pereira tne teas opt I or en ma ected guong ne unter BS RT BS OTT wep "This revision hasbeen prepared withthe am of improving the repeatability and ‘reproduc of the st resuls by cling procedures snd by ving dona fuidance ott operators The changes incorporated int his revision ae not expected to case changes in mater easieatians Inthis method, specimens ofthe product (materi, compost o assemby) ake subjected to aspecied heating and ignion rege The est takes ceo ofthe ‘Combined effet of factors sch a gion characterises andthe extent to which the Mare spreads over the surface of the product under oppose low conditions. The Influence of any undersing materia on these factor, elton Yo tel aby to inence the at of fire grow, iso taken int acct. The text el ia function ofthe distance and rate ofthe latral spread of fame; and his lai according to performance as lasts Io 4 Aseres of new reaction to fr tet is underdevelopment in ISO/TO92SC1, Reaction to fre teats The UK is partcadng in his work, which wil define smallscalo, Intermediatescale and largeseale tess fr ltl, hea eee ate a ame propagation. 150.68 wil eove spre af ame: Pat lgving guidance on spread of fame and Part 2 measuring opposed flow lateral spread of ame along he sirface of & specimen of product in the versal postion. Part 2 wl be inplemented as BS 47 Part 14 Te radiant panel used in 150 58582 i salle than than his Pot of [BS 476 bu, by inci the panel othe specenen at 16, de heat Mux tthe Noted of the specimen is increased 00 kWh. Pat 8. of 150658, which sso under ‘development, refers to this procedure ss the LIFT (eral gon and Mme spread test) and ts expected to provide more fundamental data for mathematical modeling than 10 66582 or this Pt of BS 478 OTDIN| 7 Ancillary equipment 74 Radiometer (heat uxmeter) ‘The radiometer of a Schmidt-Boeltr ihermopile) ‘ape shall be capable of measuring inediance within the range 4 Wn? to 60 Win The target in che tadiometar that recelves radiation, and easly to Sal extent convection, shall be fist, ical nat ‘more than 10mm in diameter an coated with ‘durable matt back Tish The target shall be contained within a water-cooled bod, the front face of which shal be of highly polished meta, at,

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