Code Approval of Composite Propane Cylinders for Indoor Use ...

Table of ContentsPageExecutive Summary....................................................................................................................... iiiIntroduction......................................................................................................................................1Task 1 – Continue Liaison Activities with the Fire Protection Community...................................1Phase I Meetings (PERC Docket # 11328).................................................................................2Phase II Meetings........................................................................................................................2NFPA Regional Fire Code Committee Meetings ................................................................... 3Advisory Panel on Composite Propane Cylinder Fire Testing............................................... 6NFPA State and Provincial Fire Marshals Forum, NFPA World Safety Conference &Exhibition, and PGAC National Conference......................................................................... 7UL Consumer and Fire Council Meetings .............................................................................. 7Summary ................................................................................................................................. 8Task 2 – Conduct Preliminary Composite Cylinder Fire Testing....................................................9Preliminary Testing................................................................................................................. 9Quantification of Test Parameters......................................................................................... 13Task 3 – Provide Administrative Support to the Gas Appliance Manufacturer’s Association(GAMA) Task Force for American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Development21Task 4 – Support the NPGA in Development of Code Language for Submission to the NFPA 58Committee......................................................................................................................................232005 NFPA 58 Technical Committee Meeting..................................................................... 232006 NFPA 58 Technical Committee Meeting..................................................................... 23Task 5 – Develop Detailed Fire Performance Test Plan................................................................25Fire Protection Research Foundation Technical Advisory Panel Comments...........................25Panel Input - General Issues ................................................................................................. 26Panel Input - Test Program ................................................................................................... 27Detailed Fire Test Plan .............................................................................................................27Test Type 1 – Heat and Smoke Release Rate from Empty Cylinder.................................... 28Test Type 2 – Fire Performance of the Heating Appliance with Composite Gas Cylinder ina Room with the Cylinder as the Item Ignited ..................................................................... 30Test Type 3 – Fire Performance of the Heating Appliance with Composite Cylinder in aRoom Fire Growing to Flashover Conditions...................................................................... 32Test Type 4 – Fire Performance of Cylinder Subjected to a Steady 300 kW Room Fire..... 34Composite Propane Cylinders xi February 2007for Indoor Use — Phase IIBattelle