5. Conclusion
Since the early 1980s, oxygen consumption calorimeters have contributed to a better understanding of how a fire develops. In some sectors, they have been adopted as a tool for assessing the potential contribution of a material or object to fire risk, and have become indispensable as they are imposed by a legal/regulatory framework. A major challenge remains: how to transpose the results obtained on a small scale to a larger scale. A multi-scale approach is desirable: start with small-scale tests to extract certain "fire" properties, but to verify their representativeness we need to move on to scales closer to reality.
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Bibliography
Websites
Chronology of major fires https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/
DiNenno Award: this prize rewards a major innovation in the field of fire safety, and was awarded in 2016 for the development of oxygen consumption calorimetry https://www.nfpa.org
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Standards and norms
- Reaction to fire tests – Heat output, smoke development rate and mass loss rate – Part 1: Heat output (cone calorimeter method) and smoke development rate (dynamic measurement) - NF ISO 5660-1 - 2015
- Reaction to fire tests – Measurement of material properties using fire propagation equipment - NF ISO 12136 - 2011
- Common test methods for cables subjected to fire – Measurement of heat and smoke generated...
Regulations
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/364 of 1 July 2015 on the classification of reaction-to-fire performance of construction products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
FAA Report DOT/FAA/CT-99/15 Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook
Maritime Safety Procedure Resolution MSC.307(88) International...
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