Standardized Smoke: Problems Related to Generation of Smoke with Properties as Specified in New European Draft Standards for Automatic Smoke Detectors, prEN54 Part 7 and Part 9

摘要

In recent years, the use of automatic fire detection systems for protection of human lives and property has greatly increased. Since it is of extreme importance that the automatic fire detection systems are reliable and able to operate properly in case of fire, they are subjected to type approvals based on type tests on the subunits in the system. Such approvals are issued by government authorities and insurance companies in a number of countries. At present, great efforts are being made by European Committee for Standardization, Technical Committee 72 (CEN/TC72) to harmonize the requirements and test methods for automatic fire detection equipment among the European countries, in order to encourage the trade between the countries.