EN13823

The Single Burning Item (SBI) test is one of the series of the main Euroclass reaction to fire tests for building products and evaluates the performance of a product in a corner configuration.  The apparatus is designed to comply with the international standard EN13823 and is relevant  to classes A2, B, C or D (excluding floorings).

Specification & Features

• System comprises movable specimen holder, frame, hood, collector and measuring tube
• Left and right oriented specimen holders available
• Flow measurement utilising bi-directional probe and differential pressure transducer
• Temperature measurement at different locations inside the measuring tube
• Smoke measurement system according to DIN 50055
• Gas sampling probe
• 19” rack controller for main and auxiliary burners
• Gas flows measured by high accuracy Mass Flow Controllers
• Burners are fitted with flash-back protection and electronic flame sensors for enhanced safety
• Complete operating instructions

Options:

Gas analysis:

• Heated filter for connection to gas sample probe
• Heated sampling line
• Preparation of sample
• Oxygen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide analysers mounted in a 19” rack

Data acquisition:

• Includes 20 channel scanner
• IEEE interface card
• Software for a Windows environment(3.1, ’95, ’98, NT) which includes the possibility for automatic report generation

Personal computer:

• High end PC with 15″ screen
• Inkjet colour printer

19″ Computer rack:

• To house the PC, printer and data acquisition system

Technical Data & Requirements

Electrical Supply:  230V AC – 25A 50Hz

Burner Gas Supply:
Commercial propane at 3bar(A) with a minimum purity of 95%.

Calibration Gas Supplies:

Calibration and reference gases N2 and CO/CO2 to be available; we recommend:

• CO (0,4 Vol%) 1 to 2 bar (a)
• CO2 (3,5Vol%) 1 to 2 bar (a)
• N2 – 5 to 10 bar (a)

Requirements:

• A free height of minimum 4.5 metres in order to install the apparatus
• Room dimensions 3±0.2m x 3±0.2m x 2.4±0.1m (L x W x H) with a floor area of 9±2m²
• Flat floor for good positioning of specimen holder and for ease of use
• Power supply: 230V AC – 25A 50Hz
• Commercial propane at 3bar(A) with a minimum purity of 95%
• An extraction system should be capable of extracting 1m³/s; Under test conditions, the exhaust system should be capable of continuously extracting a volume flow, normalised at 298 K, of 0,50 m3/s to 0,65 m3/s