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B. Nageshwar Rao *, R. Arunjothi , A. R. Srinivasan
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Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore, India
*Email: <nagesh@cprLin>
This
Abstract:
paper
presents
and
discusses
the
cables,
data
cables
and
wires
used
for
various
Some of the
using
components
been
evaluated
at
different
calorimeter:
ASTM
13541
ISO
5660,
heat
total
have
cone
specific
heat
release,
heat
of
combustion,
Key words:
INTRODUCTION
Critical Oxygen Index
long
distances.
In
the
construction
of
Cables
possible
are
used
as
insulating
and
sheathing
jacketing
to
grade
and
evaluation
the
degree
of
volumetric
percentage
of oxygen
in
a mixture
of
fire, along which fire can travel and spread. Also the
difficult
to
set
fire
to
the
material
in
normal
22 to 40.
measurement
calorimeter
is
generally
apparatus.
carried
This
out
paper
using
cone
presents
and
Temperature index
Fire Hazards:
constitutes
the minimum
the
ignition
of
the
fire,
therefore
the
greater
the
would
have
attained
maximum
levels
and
described
before test.
elsewhere
[2].
The
cable
samples
were
horizontally
by
means
of
stands
and
evaluated.
Table 1 DescnptIOn
0f
Sheath
meters.
sample
PVC
RELEASE MEASUREMENT
of
oxygen
consumption
Cable description
heat
based on the
calorimetry
for
FR
PVC
FRLS
PVC
HR
PVC
HFFR
MDPE
HFFR sheath
with MDPE sheath.
LSZH
1 x 400 sq.mm,
0f
MDPE
PVC
HR
FRLS
PVC
PVC
FR PVC
HFFR
LSZH
23.1
29.2
32.5
39.7
17.9
31.4
26.9
17
39
36
26
23
46
53
165.8
604.5
124.6
243.2
112.1
136.1
185.3
41.5
112.9
28.6
47.4
37.7
62.1
63.2
20.7
13.7
26.9
4.2
10.8
4.1
5.3
MAHRE
126.5
280.7
63.3
153.7
87.4
96.1
112.1
575
660
582
478
561
711
678
705.8
420.6
677.0
237.7
341.8
151.5
228.5
2350.6
1564
3187.5
489.2
1226.1
473.7
596.5
Mass Loss
,-------
300 ,-------
= r------.--
25<)
200
150
,
1i
(s)
195
395
595
795
995
1195
1395
1595
50 1...---
Time(s)
TIme(s)
rate are more or less the same for both the thermal
2
fluxes of 35 and 50 kW/mm . It is also observed that
insulated
category
LSZH CABLE
with
...1....,
V' .
DATA CABLES:
LSZH
polyethylene
FTP
Each
pair
shielded
with
Time(s)
DISCUSSION
dropping flamelet.
The fire behaviour of various materials showed that the
time to peak (HRR) is in the increasing order for the
TC Cable
stranded
compared to FR PVC
copper,
material,
and
poly olefin
aluminum
and
construction.
release
As
observed
in
other
cables
the
HRR
peaks
are
very
second
shows
slower
duration of the test and the fourth shows very little heat
CO and CO2 production are also high and sustain till the
end of the test.
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CONCLUSION
Tlme(s)
FS cable
use
in
maintaing
electrical
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Products,
using
an
Oxygen
consumption
calorimeter.
[2] B.Nageshwar Rao &et.al "Heat Release measure
ments Using Cone Calorimeter", Interflam 2007
Time(s)