IEC EN 60695-11-5 Fire Hazard Test - Test Flames - Needle Flame Test Method - Device, Confirmatory Test Arrangement and Guidance

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IEC EN 60695-11-5 Fire Hazard Test - Test Flames - Needle Flame Test Method - Device, Confirmatory Test Arrangement and Guidance

IEC EN 60695-11-5 specifies a needle flame test to simulate the effect of a small flame that may result from fault conditions, to assess the fire hazard with a simulation technique.

IEC EN 60695-11-5 Fire Hazard Test - Test Flames - Needle Flame Test Method - Device, Confirmatory Test Arrangement and Guidance

The results of this test can be used as elements of a fire hazard assessment that takes into account all factors relevant to the fire hazard assessment of a particular end use.

It can be applied to electrotechnical equipment, its subassemblies and components, and solid electrical insulating materials or other combustible materials.

This edition includes the following important technical changes from the previous edition:

  • The scope has been expanded to allow this test method to also simulate the effects of small flames from outside the equipment;
  • Propane and butane gas is the specified fuel source with a minimum purity of 95%;
  • Added a new concept that allows the burner to be moved during testing to prevent dripping material from falling onto the end of the burner tube;
  • Burner tube material is now a reference resource;
  • The reference of the copper block material has changed.

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