P a rt 2: Determina tio of ex p losio in ic es of c omb ustib le ga ses in air.. The d sign of exp losio s p pres io s stems for ha za rds which ha v e exp losio pa ra meters signific an
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explosio s
De criptors : e plo io p ro fin , e plo io s pre sio s stems, te ts, efec tiven s
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na tio a l sta nda rds b dies (IS0 memb r b dies) T he work of pre a ring Interna tio a l
b dy intereste in a s bject for which a tech ic a l com ite ha s b e esta blsh d h s
me ta l a d n n-gov ernme ta l, in laiso with ISO , a lso ta ke pa rt in th work
Dra ft Interna tio a l Sta nda rds a o te by th tec hnic a l com ite s are circ ula te to
th memb r b dies for a pprov a l b fore th ir a cce ta nce a s Interna tio a l Sta nda rds by
th IS0 C ounc il T hey a re a pprov ed in a ccorda nce with IS0 proce ures re uiring a t
lea st 7 % a pprov a l by th memb r b dies v oting
Interna tio a l Sta nda rd IS0 616 /4 wa s pre are by Tec hnic a l Com ite ISO /T C 21,
Equipme t for fir e protectio a d fir e fighting
Users sh uld n te tha t al Interna tio a l Sta nda rds un ergo revisio from time to time
a nd- tha t a ny refere ce ma e h rein to a ny oth r Interna tio a l Sta nd rd imp lies its
la test e itio , unles oth rwise sta te
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Printe in Switzerla nd
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systems
0.1 Ex p losio s pp res io is a tech ique by which a d velo -
ing ex p losio in a c onfin d, or es e tially co fin d, volume is
d tecte a nd a rreste during its inc ip ie t sta ge, thu lm iting
pres ure d velop me t to a sa fe or p re etermin d va lue a nd
p reventing or minimizing da ma ge
The p rforma nce of a n ex plosio s p pres io s stem is a func -
a) th na ture a nd ex p losib ilty of th c ombu tible m er ial;
b ) th e viro me ta l c on itio s of temp era ture, p res ure,
turb ule c e, pro u t flow, etc ;
c ) th size a nd ge metry of th c onta in r;
e) th p erforma nc e c ha ra c teristic s of th ex p losio s p -
pres io ha rdwa re;
f th d ploy me t a nd ch ic e of ha rdwa re for th s stem
0.2 This p a rt of IS0 616 is o e of a series d a ling with ex -
p losio p rotec tio s stems The oth r p a rts a re a s folows :
P a rt 1: Determina tio of ex p losio in ic es of c omb ustib le
du ts in air
P a rt 2: Determina tio of ex p losio in ic es of c omb ustib le
ga ses in air
P a rt 3: Determina tio of exp losio in ic es of fuel/ air mix -
tures oth r tha n du t/ air a nd ga s/ air mix tures
0.3 It sh uld b recognize tha t th res lts ob ta in d from th
u e of th meth ds sp ec ifie in th oth r p a rts of IS0 616 ,
eith r by mea sureme t, inter p olatio or ex tra p ola tio , refer to
d fin d test c on itio s rep rese ting a ge eraliza tio of ty p ic al
op era tio a l c on itio s
The valdatio of th a p p lic a tio of a n ex p losio s pp res io
s stem for a p ar tic ular ha za rd ma y re uire furth r test work
a nd/or th oretic al eva lua tio Su h interp retatio a nd ap p iic a-
fie ld of ex p losio p rotec tio
The d sign of exp losio s p pres io s stems for ha za rds which
ha v e exp losio pa ra meters signific antly difer ent from th se
sp ec ia lists in this fie ld of ex p losio p rotec tio Exa mples of
s ch ha za rds a re th se c ha ra c terize by o e or more of th
folowing p a ra meters:
a) ves el a sp ct r atio grea ter tha n 2 : 1;
b ) p ar tially v ente ves els;
c ) c onta in r fite with fix ed or mob ile a ppa ra tu which
c ould imp ed th distr ib utio of s p res a nt;
d) op era ting pres ures a nd temp ra tures s b stantia lly
high r or lower tha n n rma l a tmosp eric c on itio s;
e) high levels of turb ule c e a nd/or p ro uc t throu h ut;
f v es el v olumes s b stantia lly grea ter or lower tha n th se
u e in th efic a c y test
This p art of IS0 616 sp ec ifies a meth d for ev a lua ting th ef
exp losio s in a n e close v olume It giv es th c r iter ia for alter -
na tive test a pp a ra tu u e to un erta ke ex p losio s pp res io
efic a c y tests a nd c r iter ia to b ap p lie in d fining th sa fe
op era ting regime of a n ex p losio s pp res io s stem
2 Field of ap p lic atio
This p art of IS0 616 is a p p lic a b le o ly to ex p losio s p pres-
sio s stems inte d d for th p rotec tio of close , or es e tia l-
ly c lose , ves els in which a n ex plosio ma y res lt a s a co se-
que ce of ignitio of a n ex p losive mix ture It d es n t a pp ly to :
m erials inse sitive to ignitio , exp losio a nd/or d to -
atio ;
b ) s stems or d v ices d sign d to p rotect a ga inst ov er-
p res ure of v es els c onta ining stea m, compres e ga ses,
lquifie d ga ses or unsta b le rea c ta nts;
c ) s stems or d v ices d sign d to protec t a ga inst ex oth r-
mic dis oc ia tio or p oly meriza tio rea c tio s;
galler ies;
e) s stems or d v ices d sign d sp ec ific ally for th purp se
of p rev entio of ignitio n of ex plosiv e mix tures
The d p loyme t of fir e p rotec tio mea sures, which a re outsid
th s o e of this p a rt of IS0 616 , ma y b n ces a ry after th
s p res io of th ex p losio to prev ent r eignitio in th p a r t of
th p lant co cern d
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F or th purp se of this Inter na tio al Sta nda rd, th d finitio s
given in pa rts 1, 2 a nd 3 of IS0 616 a nd th folowing d fini-
tio s a p p ly
3.1 s p p r es or : Ap p lia nc e c onta ining a n ex p losio s p -,
p res ure This p res ure ma y b store p res ure, or ma y b ob -
ta in d by a c hemic a l reac tio s ch a s th a c tivatio of a n ex -
p losive or py rotech ic d vic e
which, wh n disp erse into a c onta in r, ca n a rrest a d v elo
pres a nts a re in ge era l u e, sep a ra tely or in comb ina tio
(p owd r, wa ter, halo n)
a mmo ium p hosp a te, p ota ssium b ic a rb ona te or so ium b i-
improv e th ir flow p r op erties a nd th ir efec tiv en s
3.2.2 wa ter s p pres a nt: Wa ter u e a s a n ex p losio s p-
p res a nt Ad itives ma y b inc lud d to p rov id frost p rotec -
tio , a nd/or to imp rove th s p res a nt disp ersio p rop erties
rec ognize fla me ex ting ishing p rop erties s ch a s :
(y p ic ally nitr oge ) in a store p res ure-yp e s p res or
mea sure in b a r’)
sa nt c onta in d within th s p pres or mea sure in kiogra ms or
ltr e s
cha nges ca use by’a d velop ing ex p losio , in o e or more of
th e viro me ta l pa ra meters s ch a s pres ure, temp era ture
a nd/or r adia tio
3.6 ex p losio d tec tor: Dev ice or a rra ngeme t of a p pa r-
a tu , c onta ining o e or more ex p losio se sors, tha t resp n s
to a d velop ing ex p losio by p rov iding a n ex p losio s p res or
a c tua tio signa l
th pres ure a t ignitio of th rea c ta nts (p i), a t which a fir ing
signa l is ap p lie to th exp losio s p pres ors (se fig r e I)
pres ure, a bov e th p res ure a t ignitio of th rea cta nts (p i),
record d in a s p res e ex plosio ev ent (se fig r e 2)
in ge era l, th a ppa ra tu d sc rib ed in this p a rt of IS0 614 is
s itab le for th eva lua tio of th efic a c y of ex p losio s pp res-
sio s stems a ga inst ga s a nd du t ex p losio s
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Time, t
p i
ig itio n
D etec tio
S up p re sio
F ig r e 1
1 1 b a r = 10 Pa
2
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4.2.1 A test to estab lish th efic a c y of a n ex p losio s pp res-
sio s stem shall b un erta ke in a test a p pa ra tu which gives
ob ta in d in th sta nda rd 1 m3 a ppa ra tu for th test combu t
ib le m a teria l
4.2.2 The 1 m3 test a p pa ra tu d sc rib ed in p a rts I2 a nd 3 of
IS0 616 is s ita b le for s pp res io s stem efic a c y tests with
a) th test v olume is o ly ap p rop ria te for th smaller ex-
b ) th py rotec hnic igniter s (otal e ergy 10 kJ) u e to
initiate du t exp losio s ca n tr i ger v ery se sitive d tec tors
p res ure s stems
4.2.3 The v olume of th test a p pa ra tu shall b s fic ie tly
pres or(s) a re re uire in ord r to attain a minimum d sign c on-
c entratio of s p pres a nt Sp heric a l or c y lin r ic al v es els with
a le gth to dia meter r atio les tha n 2 : 1a re p refere d signs
4.3.1 To d termin th efic a c y of a p artic ula r ex p losio s p-
p res io s stem a ga inst a d fin d ex p losive m a ter ial in a
ch se test volume, a single test is re uire The s pp res io
ex p losio pres ure & D shall b d termin d from th test
4.3.2 To d termin th ra nge of a p p lic a tio of a p artic ula r
ex p losio s p pres io s stem a ga inst ex p losio ha za rds in a
ch se test volume, a series of eva lua tio s shall b un erta ke
a ga inst ga s a nd du t ex p losio s of inc rea sing severity by va ry -
ing K (se fig re 2)
NO T E - The d tec tio pres ureP a nd th numb r of s p res ors a re
c onsta nt
4.3.3 To d termin th ra nge of a p p lic a tio of p artic ula r
p rforma nce shall b ev a lua te a ga inst ex plosio s of d fin d
severity , u ing a ra nge of d tec tio pres urespA (or e uiva le t
se sor resp nse; se fig re 3)
NO T E - The ex p losio in e K a nd th numb r of s p res ors a re
co sfa nt
4.3.4 To d termin th ra nge of a p p lic a tio of multip le ex -
p losio s p pres or c onfig ra tio s fite to large test v olumes,
th ir p rforma nce shall b ev a lua te a ga inst d fin d ex p losio
severities in th test v olumes (se fig r e 4)
NO T E - The ex plosio in ex K a nd th d tec tio p res ure pA a re
c onsta nt
Ex p losio s p res io efic a c y ev a lua tio s ca n b un erta ke
tising a lterna tive test e uipme t a nd/or test proce ures p ro-
vid d tha t it ha s b e prov en tha t s ch meth d logy giv es
r es lts com e s ra te with th se ob ta in d u ing th test p ro-
c edures d fin d in 4.3
s stem, a nd th minimum d sign stre gth of in u tr ial p lant to
which s ch a s stem ca n b a p p lie Tests in a ccorda nce with
th proce ures d sc rib d in sec tio 4.3.2 to 4.3.4 d termin th
ra nge of ap p lic atio of a n exp losio s pp res io s stem F rom
s ch tests it is p os ib le to a sc erta in
s p res a d fin d ex p losio ;
c ) th ap p lic ab ilty of test res lts to oth r volumes;
Go d
s p pres io
F aile s p pres io
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Numb er o f s p p re srs
F ig r e 4
6 Test r ep or t
The test rep ort sha ll inc lud th folowing inform io ;
a ) dime sio a l sk tch of th test a p p a ra tu ;
b ) test volume(s) u e ;
c l na ture of th ex p losive fuel(s) ;
dj exp losio in ic es of th fuel(s) a s sp ec ifie in p a rts 1,2
a nd 3 of IS0 616 ;
ej th initial pres ure pi;
test volume(s) ;
h) s pp res a nts);
resp nse) ;
k) s p res or p r op el ng a ge t p res ure(s) ;
m) s p res a nt c ha rge(s) in ea ch of th s p res ors;
p ) da te of test;
q) turb ule ce in e (ignitio n d la y ) t,
In a dditio , th r ep ort shall inc lud al p ertin nt o serv a tio s
a nd infor ma tio , which ma y n t b fuly d s rib d in a) to q)
a bov e Dev ia tio s from th d fin d test p roc edure a re p ermis -
ib le wh n n ces a ry, p rovid d tha t s ch d via tio s a re exa c tly
d sc rib d in th test rep ort
Test rep orts shall b c er tifie o b eha lf of th testing estab lish-