ISO 13506 ASTM F 1930 Protective clothing burning dummy tester

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The ASTM F1930 standard evaluates flame-resistant clothing using an instrumented manikin exposed to flash fire scenarios. Thermal sensors on the manikin measure heat transfer and predict skin burn injuries, ensuring garments meet safety requirements for firefighters, industrial workers, and emergency responders. This critical test validates protective performance in extreme heat conditions

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1. ASTM F1930

- Name: Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Flame-Resistant Clothing for Protection Against Fire Simulations Using an Instrumented Manikin

- Content: This standard specifies in detail the method of evaluating the flame retardant performance of protective clothing by simulating a fire environment (such as heat flux, flame distribution and duration of controlled flashover conditions) through a burning manikin. The degree and total area of ​​human skin burns are predicted through the manikin surface sensor data.

2. ISO 13506 series

- ISO 13506-1:
Protective clothing against heat and flame — Part 1: Test method for complete garments — Measurement of transferred energy using an instrumented manikin

It stipulates the use of a burning manikin to measure the energy transfer performance of protective clothing in a flame environment, which is applicable to the testing of complete clothing.

- ISO 13506-2:
Part 2: Skin burn injury prediction — Calculation requirements and test cases
Based on the dummy sensor data, it provides the calculation method and test cases for burn injury prediction.

3. DIN EN ISO 15831
- Name: Clothing — Physiological effects — Measurement of thermal insulation by means of a thermal manikin
- Content: Although it focuses on the thermal insulation performance of clothing, it involves dummy test methods and can be used in conjunction with other combustion test standards.

4. Other related standards
- ASTM D6240: Specifies the size requirements of the combustion dummy to ensure that the dummy is ergonomically designed.
- DIN ISO 13506:2008: Consistent with ISO 13506, it is cited as the German standardized version.

Performance characteristics

1. The dummy model is made of a composite of fiberglass and flame-retardant resin (fiberglass), and its dimensions meet the standard requirements;

2. The dummy model is designed to withstand high temperatures and is used for naked calibration testing at a flame intensity of 84 kW/m2, exposed to an open flame for no less than 12 seconds;

3. The surface of the dummy body is uniformly divided into 123 areas, each of which is equipped with a simulated human skin temperature sensor;

4. High temperature resistant metal tubes are embedded in the neck of the dummy to provide support, and sensor cables can extend up to 10

meters through the tubes;

5. Simulate human skin temperature sensor with extremely high measurement sensitivity and machine response time, which can be quickly installed in human body models;

6. Specialized sensor calibration device, including sensor accuracy calibration and origin calibration functions;

7. Burner array, consisting of 12 cast iron burners distributed around the human body model, can evenly apply flames to the human body model;

8. Cast iron burner, equipped with steel burner tube, adjusting handle and needle valve, with flame protection function to ensure that there will be no backfire during combustion;

9. The burner can be turned on individually or in an array to generate consistent heat output on the human body model;

10. Each burner is equipped with an ignition system and a flow control system, which instantly provide the set flame through remote control;

11. The gas supply adopts multiple sets of propane gas cylinders, and stable pressure is provided through imported pressure reducing valves to ensure a stable flame source during the testing process;

12.The internal dimensions of the combustion chamber are 4m (height) x 5m (length) x 5m (width);

13. Install a combustion leakage monitoring device in the combustion chamber, which can automatically detect propane gas leakage and automatically cut off gas supply;

14. Install a fresh air ventilation system that can quickly exhaust indoor smoke and heat after a single combustion and replenish indoor fresh air;

15. The data acquisition system can simultaneously collect 123 simulated human skin temperature sensors, with a single sensor collection frequency of no less than 10 times per second;

16. Standard testing software, including sensor monitoring, sensor calibration, standard testing programs, automatic calculation of test data, and report output functions, can automatically calculate burn severity and burn area based on test data.