Table of Contents

Foreword<br>Introduction<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Terms and definitions<br>4 Principles of the test<br>5 Suitability of a material or product for testing<br>6 Specimen construction and preparation<br>7 Apparatus and ancillary equipment<br>8 Test environment<br>9 Setting-up and calibration procedures<br>10 Test procedure<br>11 Expression of results<br>12 Precision<br>13 Test report<br>Annex A (normative) - Calibration of heat flux meter<br>Annex B (informative) - Variability in the specific optical density<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of smoke measured in the single-chamber test<br>Annex C (informative) - Determination of mass optical density<br>Annex D (informative) - Precision data from tests on<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;intumescent materials<br>Annex E (informative) - Guidance on optical density testing<br>Annex F (informative) - Specific sample preparation<br>Bibliography

Abstract

Describes a method of measuring smoke production from the exposed surface of specimens of materials or composites.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	PRI/26
Supersedes	BS ISO 5659-2 : 1994 16/30323587 DC : DRAFT JAN 2016 11/30196234 DC : 0