Improvement of test methods and criteria for evaluation of resistance to flame propagation of long elements of the wiring system

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2021.249105

Keywords:

electrical product, electrical and optical cable, conduit, fire safety, flame propagation, wiring system

Abstract

The test methods for flame propagation of long elements of the electrical wiring system, in particular, cables, cable conduits and ducts, are analyzed, and differences in them are found in the test conditions and criteria for evaluating the resistance to flame propagation.

Using a substrate of a wooden board covered with a layer of tissue paper with an areal density of (21±9) g/m2, adopted for testing other elements of the electrical wiring system, a cable was identified that is not resistant to flame propagation. It is proposed to use this substrate for testing the flame propagation of cables instead of a substrate made of a double layer of filter paper with a surface density of (80±15) g/m2.

In one of three experiments, a cable that was not resistant to flame propagation was found based on the criterion of the presence of ignition of the substrate located under it. To reduce the risk of making an incorrect decision on compliance, it is proposed that the assessment of long elements of the wiring system be carried out according to the rules established for cable ducts, trays and ladders in EN 50085-1 and IEC 61537.

For the AVVG cable with an outer diameter of 10 mm to 60 mm, when it touches the blue flame cone of 1 kW, the correlation coefficient of the dependence of the length of the charred part on the diameter was 0.969. For a distance of 100 mm between the sample and the burner along its axis, a correlation coefficient of 0.985 was obtained. It is proposed to test cables under the second condition recommended in IEC 60695-11-2.

For two conduits, flame propagation was revealed when exposed to a 1 kW flame for 120 s and 240 s. However, for these pipelines, flame propagation did not occur under standard conditions of exposure to such a flame for 20 s and 25 s. To identify long elements of the wiring system that are not resistant to flame propagation, it is proposed to test them at a duration of exposure to a flame of 1 kW, established for cables in IEC 60332-1-2

Author Biographies

Rostyslav Kravchenko, Institute of Public Administration and Research in Civil Protection

Head of Department

Department of Technical Regulation

Center of Research in Fire Protection

Pavlo Illiuchenko, Institute of Public Administration and Research in Civil Protection

Head of Department

Department of Electrical Products

Research and Testing Center

Andrii Onyshchuk, Institute of Public Administration and Research in Civil Protection

Junior Researcher

Department of Electrical Products

Research and Testing Center

Oleksandr Zazymko, Institute of Public Administration and Research in Civil Protection

Researcher

Department of Electrical Products

Research and Testing Center

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2021-12-29

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Kravchenko, R., Illiuchenko, P., Onyshchuk, A., & Zazymko, O. (2021). Improvement of test methods and criteria for evaluation of resistance to flame propagation of long elements of the wiring system. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 6(10 (114), 57–68. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2021.249105

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Vol. 6 No. 10 (114) (2021): Ecology

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