Designation:D5424−18StandardTestMethodforSmokeObscurationofInsulatingMaterialsContainedinElectricalorOpticalFiberCablesWhenBurninginaVerticalCableTrayConfiguration1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5424;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisisafire-test-responsestandard.1.2Thistestmethodprovidesameanstomeasurethesmokeobscurationresultingfromburningelectricalinsulatingmaterialscontainedinelectricaloropticalfibercableswhenthecablespecimens,excludingaccessories,aresubjectedtoaspecifiedflamingignitionsourceandburnfreelyunderwellventilatedconditions.1.3Thistestmethodprovidestwodifferentprotocolsforexposingthematerials,whenmadeintocablespecimens,toanignitionsource(approximately20kW),fora20mintestduration.Useittodeterminetheflamepropagationandsmokereleasecharacteristicsofthematerialscontainedinsingleandmulticonductorelectricaloropticalfibercablesdesignedforuseincabletrays.1.4Thistestmethoddoesnotprovideinformationonthefireperformanceofelectricaloropticalfibercablesinfireconditionsotherthantheonesspecificallyusedinthistestmethod,nordoesitmeasurethecontributionofthecablestoadevelopingfirecondition.1.5Datadescribingtheburningbehaviorfromignitiontotheendofthetestareobtained.1.6Theproductionoflightobscuringsmokeismeasured.1.7Theburningbehaviorisdocumentedvisually,bypho-tographicorvideorecordings,orboth.1.8Thetestequipmentissuitableformakingother,optional,measurements,includingtherateofheatreleaseoftheburningspecimen,byanoxygenconsumptiontechniqueandweightloss.1.9Anothersetofoptionalmeasurementsaretheconcen-trationsofcertaintoxicgasspeciesinthecombustiongases.1.10ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.(SeeIEEE/ASTMSI10.)1.11Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyc...
