- Author
- Loftus, J. J.
- Title
- Assessment of Three Different Fire Resistance Tests for Hydrulic Fluids. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Bureau of Mines, Pittburgh, PA Mine Safety and Health Administration, Triadelphia, WV
- Report
- NBSIR 81-2395, October 1981, 49 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- autoignition temperature | coal mines | fire point | fire resistance tests | fire tests | flammability | flash point | hydraulic fluids | ignition
- Abstract
- The Center for Fire Reearch (CFR) at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) at the request of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Bureau of Mines (BOM) made an evaluation or assessment of the three different flammability tests used by MSHA for measuring the fire resistance of hydrulic fluids intended for use in underground coal mining operations. The methods described in the Code of Federal Regulations Schedule 30, Part 35, consist of the following: an Autogenous Ignition Temperature Test, a Temperature-Pressure Spray Ignition test, and a Test to Determine the Effect of Evaporation on the Flammability of Hydraulic Fluids. This report summarizes the various studies conduceted in the evaluation and provides recommendations for improvement of the three test procedures.