Thermal Radiation Flooring Combustion Tester: Ensuring Fire Safety for Floor Coverings

The Thermal Radiation Flooring Combustion Tester is a specialized, high-precision instrument engineered to assess the reaction-to-fire performance of floor covering systems when exposed to a radiant heat source. This critical testing is essential for manufacturers, certification bodies, and regulatory agencies to ensure that flooring materials meet stringent fire safety standards, minimizing flame spread and enhancing occupant safety in buildings.

Understanding Critical Radiant Flux

This tester primarily focuses on determining the critical radiant flux (CRF) of floor coverings. The CRF is a key fire performance indicator that represents the minimum radiant heat energy (in kW/m²) a material needs to sustain flame spread. A higher CRF value indicates better resistance to flame propagation, meaning the material requires more external heat to continue burning. This is particularly vital for evaluating:

Floor Coverings: Assessing how carpets, resilient flooring, wood, and other floor materials behave in a fire scenario.

Attic Floor Insulation: Crucial for fire safety in ceiling and attic spaces.

Side Wall Covering Systems: Though primarily for flooring, the underlying methodology is applicable to certain wall systems as indicated by standards like NFPA 253.

By simulating real-world fire conditions where heat spreads along surfaces, this tester provides invaluable data for fire hazard assessment, product development, and regulatory compliance.
 

Compliance with Global Fire Safety Standards

Our Thermal Radiation Flooring Combustion Tester is meticulously designed and calibrated to meet or exceed a comprehensive range of international and national fire safety standards. This ensures that your test results are reliable, comparable, and accepted worldwide:

ISO 9239-1: Reaction to fire tests for floor coverings - Part 1: Determination of the burning behavior of floor coverings using a radiant heat source.

ISO 9239-2: Reaction to fire tests for floor coverings - Part 2: Determination of flame spread under a heat flux of 25 kW/m².

ASTM E 648: Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.

ASTM E 970: Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Attic Floor Insulation Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.

NFPA 253: Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Side Wall Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source (National Fire Protection Association Code, Vol. 6).

GB/T 11785 - 2005

GB 8624: 2012
Adherence to these rigorous standards positions your products at the forefront of fire safety compliance and performance.
 

By investing in the Thermal Radiation Flooring Combustion Tester, you equip your facility with a powerful tool for objective fire performance assessment, enabling you to design safer products and confidently meet global regulatory requirements for floor and wall covering systems.