Standards:

The equipment meets the following standards: ISO 12136 – Determination of the Combustion Performance of Construction and Building Products FM 4910 – Standard for Fire Performance of Building Materials ASTM E2058 – Standard Test Method for Determining Combustion Performance and Heat Release of Building Materials

Applications:

The Flame Spread Calorimeter is suitable for:

Building materials: Evaluate flame spread and heat release performance of walls, doors, windows, ceilings, and other construction materials under fire conditions.

Rail transit: Assess fire-retardant performance of railway cars and transit facilities, ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Fire safety products: Provide flame propagation and heat release data for fire safety product certification.

Material manufacturers: Support R&D by providing flame spread and heat release data to optimize product design and performance.

Safety certification: Generate flame spread and heat release data for construction, transportation, and materials industries to support safety certification.

Product Information:

The Flame Spread Calorimeter is a high-performance testing device designed to accurately monitor heat release and flame propagation characteristics of materials during combustion. Using advanced thermal and combustion principles, the equipment records flame spread indices, chemical and convective heat release rates, and effective combustion heat in real time through precise sensors. This allows for quantitative evaluation of flame spread properties. The device is widely applied in building materials, rail transit, and other industries, fully compliant with FM 4910 and ASTM E2058 standards, providing comprehensive data support for product development, material selection, quality control, and safety certification.

Parameters

Features

Integrated system: Computer and data acquisition integrated for simplified operation and increased testing efficiency.

User-friendly operation: No need to swap optical filters, enabling fast setup and testing.

Precise filtration: Triple filtration design ensures accurate and interference-free results.

High-precision weighing: 6000 g capacity with 0.01 g resolution ensures accurate mass measurement during combustion.

High-frequency sampling: 50 ms sampling frequency captures real-time and precise data.

Efficient heating and gas control: Combined heating and gas flow system provides stable thermal and flow conditions, ensuring reliable flame spread testing.

Accessories

Test Principle

The Flame Spread Calorimeter simulates fire conditions by applying thermal radiation to the test sample. The heater system provides 30 kW/m² of radiative heat, simulating fire conditions. Precise sensors monitor critical parameters in real time, including heat release rate, flame spread speed, and flame spread index. Thermocouples, the weighing system, and gas analyzers work in tandem to record and quantify combustion heat, flame propagation, and other performance indicators, generating detailed test reports.

Operation Instructions

Sample preparation: Fix the test sample to the designated test frame, ensuring correct positioning.

Device setup: Set appropriate gas flow and heating power according to material characteristics and start the testing system.

Testing process: The heater applies thermal radiation to the sample while recording flame spread and heat release data.

Data analysis: Upon completion, software automatically analyzes data and generates flame spread index and other relevant test results.

Post-test cleanup: Shut down the system and clean the equipment to prepare for subsequent tests.

Conclusion

The Flame Spread Calorimeter provides accurate, repeatable, and standards-compliant measurement of flame spread and heat release characteristics. With real-time data acquisition, high-precision weighing, and advanced filtration and gas analysis, it delivers reliable combustion performance evaluation. Its wide applicability across building materials, rail transit, and fire safety industries makes it a powerful tool for material development, quality control, and safety certification.

FAQ

1.What is this product?

The Flame Spread Calorimeter is a device that measures flame propagation, heat release, and related combustion parameters of materials under fire conditions.

2.What is this product used for?

It quantifies flame spread rate, heat release rate, and flame spread index to evaluate material fire performance.

3.How does this product work?

It simulates fire conditions with radiative heating while using sensors and weighing systems to record real-time combustion data.

4.Why is this product important?

It provides precise fire performance data for material development, product safety certification, and regulatory compliance.

5.Which industries is this product suitable for?

Construction, rail transit, fire safety products, material manufacturing, and certification bodies.