4 O9 w8 }: X. A3 OStandard: 8 c, J; R6 T! W! V: o- O/ vIEC 61010- . j2 _ D" N9 x3 V1:1990+A1:1992+A2:1995$ }9 U4 i( W/ d7 d/ L) K
Sub clause: v+ Z; e; R U& K: r# ]9 ' h0 c0 F2 X" ?1 _# vSheet n. 308 9 G; L1 j' c" q' z, \- ?Page 1(1) 7 l3 Z1 g4 x# D* R+ sSubject:- W( V# w0 j6 X# x0 E; ^
Table 3 - Temperature limits T! Z& O' B$ p. j6 O# lKey words: # a; U$ [+ a9 p" W* j- Fire point - ?9 }1 `; G' A* K( \- Temperature " Y5 _% ]- |+ o/ M2 _" XDecision taken by$ ~' C8 c! J4 y. f/ x2 v
ETF3 and confirmed 5 s" m9 Z; h) P: sby CTL at its 38th* f: z" U7 L2 B5 p( k3 i
meeting, in Toronto* W/ |. h5 J9 o: [
Question: $ T9 k6 l( l1 z# `0 t. F& ?" qHow can the requirements of this clause be used for parts in contact with liquids. Where can. G5 _4 l8 h k8 D" s
the figures for Fire Point be obtained?: g! T$ A) G' Y3 n
Decision and Explanation4 `4 k5 M; U, q, n* \$ C
This requirement should only be applied where a hazard may arise. 6 G! K1 F' M$ d, j* q5 R: `% hFigures for fire point are available in ANSI/NFPA 497-1997, published by the National Fire ! `" l2 R1 b/ K$ h2 ?5 BProtection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.1 D& ~4 n7 s0 O% ~! n
Table 2-1 of NFPA 497 identifies flash points, autoignition temperatures7 A a" a, _; w: i3 x2 h+ g: L
(fire points), lower and upper flammable limits (in %), vapor densities, 4 R. x0 v, I" Mvapor pressures, minimum ignition energies, minimum ignition current ratios,5 S8 E8 K' c: g& s4 _
and maximum experimental safe gaps of approximately 225 common liquids and 4 j1 j3 Y& y: k% K& w. U# w3 mgases. 9 V2 {+ e9 X) ] ' J6 s1 T/ A! f) @$ H- ]2 l[attach]76242[/attach] 9 K# b9 @: {0 q1 R: I 0 h) ~2 g& b6 `9 f. u5 M6 R