CABLES ON FIRE

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ACL CABLES LTD.

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FIRE GUARD CABLES

AN INTRODUCTION

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Each year fires result in thousands of fatalities with many more injured. The financial cost is large.

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For a fire to take place, presence of following, in combination are required

An ignition source

FIRE

A combustable material ACL FIRE GUARD

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Oxygen

Normal PVC compound when exposed to severe heat and certain adverse installation conditions burns fiercely and continues to burn in case of fire.

The flame spreads dangerous pace.

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ACL FIREGUARD cables are not flammable and resist catching fire.

ACL FIREGUARD cables prevent spread of fire along cable lengths.

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Critical Oxygen Index Critical Temperature Index Flame Propagation

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PARAMETERS

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Determination
Oxygen Index

of burning behaviour by

Critical Oxygen Index

SPECIFICATION BS EN ISO 4589 ASTM D 2863 BS 2782

TYPICAL VALUE

More than 29 %

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Determination of burning behaviour by Temperature Index

Critical Temperature Index

SPECIFICATION BS EN ISO 4589 ASTM D 2863 BS 2782
0C More than 250 -

TYPICAL VALUE

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Test for vertical flame spread of vertically mounted bunched wires or cables

Fire Test
SPECIFICATION BS EN 50266 IEC 60332 BS 4066

TYPICAL VALUE

Not exceeding 2.5 m above the bottom edge of the burner

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Independent Type Test Results from PSB/Singapore

TEST TYPICAL VALUE MORE THAN 29% ACL FIRE GUARD VALUE 35%

OXYGEN INDEX

TEMPERATUR E INDEX
FIRE TEST

MORE THAN 2500C

LOWER THAN 2.5m
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2820C
0.5m

IN HOUSE TEST FACILITIES & TEST PROCEDURES

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TEST 1 - OXYGEN INDEX

DETERMINATION OF BURNING BEHAVIOUR BY OXYGEN INDEX

(OI) BS EN ISO 4589

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The minimum concentration of Oxygen, by percentage volume, in a mixture of Oxygen and nitrogen introduced at 230 C 20 C, that will just support combustion of a material under specified test condition
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Oxygen Index of typical materials (at 23 2 0C )

Material Cotton Wool Polyethylene Polypropylene Nylon 66 PTFE OI 18 24 18 18 20 95

PVC resin Normal PVC compound FIRE GUARD compound

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SCHEMATIC VIEW OF THE OXYGEN CONTROL UNIT FRONT PANEL

Glass chimney Glass Chimmney

Specimen holder support Upper debris screen Chimney support Cover plate

Specimen Holder Support Cover Plate

Gas Mixture Gas mixture Temperature temperature

Gas mixture Gas Mixture oxygen concentration Oxygen Concentration

Temperature Oxygen On % Oxygen Off Set flow

Flow

Flowmeter Zero Span On Off Power Nitrogen Set flow

Flow meter

Fire Testing Technology

Oxygen Index

Schematic View Of The Oxygen2007. Index03. Control 01 Unit Front Panel

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TEST 2 - TEMPERATURE INDEX

DETERMINATION OF BURNING BEHAVIOUR BY TEMPERATURE

INDEX (TI) BS EN ISO 4589

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TEMPERATURE INDEX The temperature at which a material

will continue to burn above specified time under special condition, in a mixture of 21% Oxygen and rest nitrogen by volume i.e. normal air.
Material
General purpose PVC compound FIRE GUARD compound
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TI
180 > 250

SCHEMATIC VIEW OF THE OXYGEN CONTROL UNIT FRONT PANEL

Glass chimney Glass Chimmney

Specimen holder support Upper debris screen Chimney support Cover plate

Specimen Holder Support Cover Plate

Gas Mixture Gas mixture Temperature temperature

Gas mixture Gas Mixture oxygen concentration Oxygen Concentration

Temperature Oxygen On % Oxygen Off Set flow

Flow

Flowmeter Zero Span On Off Power Nitrogen Set flow

Flow meter

Fire Testing Technology

Oxygen Index

Schematic View Of The Oxygen2007. Index03. Control 01 Unit Front Panel

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TEST 3 - FIRE TEST

COMMON TEST METHODS FOR CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY - MOUNTED BUNCHED WIRES OF CABLES
BS EN 50266
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ACL FIRE GUARD Cable prevents spreading of flame even if it catches fire. The above test is used to demonstrate the cables ability to limit flame spread. The flame spread is measured as the extent of damage of the cable sample, subject to direct fire under strict conditions.
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Material

Length of Charred portion

Below 2.5 m Much above 2.5 m even full length

ACL FIREGUARD CABLE Normal PVC CABLE

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Fire Test rig

1 4

Annex IV

1 Smoke outlet
6

2 Air Inlet
0 15

3 Rig raised above ground level

600

4 Steel Plate
0 15

00 21

5 Cable Test Ladder 6 Burner

11 00

Key
1 2 3

Smoke outlet - ( 300 30 ) x ( 1000 100 ) Air inlet - ( 800 20 ) x ( 400 10 ) Rig raised above ground level
5 6

Steel plate , ( 1.5 mm to 2 mm. ) with thermal insulation and suitable external cladding to give a coefficient of heat transfer Cable test ladder Burner

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Fire test rig

400

4000

15

FFD

5 15 7 6A

15

12 6 10 11

12

13

14

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1 2

Key
1 2 3

Venturi air - gas mixture Propane gas entry Compressed air entry
3

Single burner for use with standard ladder

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3.2

Key
1

242 round holes, 1.32 mm in diameter on 3.2 mm centres. staggered in three rows of 81 , 80 and 81 holes , centred on the face of the burner.

Arrangement of holes for burners

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4.5

THANK YOU

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