- Author
- Phillips, W. D.
- Title
- Fire Resistance Tests for Fluids and Lubricants: Their Limitations and Misapplication.
- Coporate
- FMC Corporation Ltd., UK
- Report
- ASTM STP 1284; ASTM PCN 04-012840-12,
- Book or Conf
- American Society for Testing and Materials. Fire Resistance of Industrial Fluids. ASTM STP 1284. Proceedings. June 20, 1995, ASTM, Philadelphia, PA, Indianapolis, IN, Totten, G. E.; Reichel, J., Editors, 78-101 p., 1996
- Keywords
- industrial fluids | hydarulic fluids | fire resistant fluids | lubricants | fire resistance tests | hot surfaces | cone calorimeters | fire point | flash point | autoignition | temperature | ignition delay | heat release | wicks
- Identifiers
- spray ignition tests; propagating tendency; classification of fire test proceudrues for functional fluids; relationship between heat of combustion data and other common fire tests; comparison of the fire resistance behavior of fluids in common laboratory tests; ability of different wick tests to discriminate between fluid types; comparison of initial exotherm temperatures in insulation with autoignition temperatures; effect of fluid temperature on spray ignition test performance; comparison of autoignition temperatures of some common solvents and hydraulic fluids with flash and fire point data; hot manifold ignition temperatures on different fluids; ignition delay times at different temperatures for water-glycol and phosphate ester fluids on molten aluminium; recommended procedures for specific fire test parameters