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TC 1TC 2TC 312 ftTC 4TC 5 TC 6Heater withpropanecylinder30 in8 ft80 inTC 7IgniterinsideFlux meter8 ftPapertargetsFigure 13. Standard NFPA 286 Test Room for Test Type 2 Test ArrangementTable 6. Test Variations for Test Type 2TestNumberCylinderTypeHeaterOrientation Fill Level Heater On/Off1 1-piece Vertical Full OFF, cylinder not connected3 1-piece Horizontal Full OFF, cylinder not connected4 1-piece Vertical Half Full OFF, cylinder not connected7 1-piece Vertical Full OFF, cylinder not connected8 1-piece Horizontal Half Full OFF, cylinder not connected9 1-piece Vertical Full ON, connected with QCC1 (excess flowand thermal protection)10 1-piece Vertical Full ON, connected with CGA25 (withoutexcess flow and thermal protection)13 2-piece Vertical Full OFF, cylinder not connected15 2-piece Horizontal Full OFF, cylinder not connected17 1-piece Vertical 1/3 Full H , Full S OFF, cylinder not connectedH – Cylinder in HeaterS – Spare CylinderComposite Propane Cylinders 31February 2007for Indoor Use — Phase IIBattelle
Test Type 3 – Fire Performance of the Heating Appliance with Composite Cylinderin a Room Fire Growing to Flashover ConditionsIn Test Type 3 the fire performance of the heating appliance with composite gas cylinder wasassessed in a room fire scenario that grows to flashover conditions. In this test, the test room waslined with medium density fiberboard. The heating appliance incorporating a composite gascylinder was positioned against the wall facing the open doorway. A 300 kW or a 40-160 kWpropane burner located in the corner of the room was used to ignite the medium densityfiberboard resulting in flashover conditions in the test room. In one test, an additional sparecylinder was positioned next to the heater. The increases in temperatures, ensuing from the firegrowth, were measured and the performance of the heating appliance was assessed.The detailed test plan is as follows:• Hazard Assessment Scenario— Contribution to the fire hazards from appliance in an existing room fire— Instrumented NFPA 286 size room— Fire in room started with ignition of wall and ceiling panels with 300 kW propanegas burner• Test Arrangement— NFPA 286 Test Room as shown in Figure 14— Propane gas ignition source (300 kW burner) in corner— Appliance against a wall close to the ignition source− Appliance switched off to maximize pressure build-up− Horizontal and vertical orientations— Medium density fiberboard wall and ceiling materials− Fire grows to flashover• Duration of each test:— Approx. 30 minutes• Instrumentation— Cylinder pressure transducer, thermocouple tree (room center), ceilingthermocouples, video, digital photography• Data— Cylinder pressure, room temperature, video, photographyComposite Propane Cylinders 32February 2007for Indoor Use — Phase IIBattelle
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