NFPA 18A-2017 Standard on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation (Effective Date 12 1 2016).pdf

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11、l Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2016 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 18A Standard on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation 2017 Edition This edition of NFPA 18A, Standard on Water Additives for Fire Control and Va

12、por Mitigation, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 11, 2016, with an effective date of December 1, 2016, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 18A was approved as an

13、 American National Standard on December 1, 2016. Origin and Development of NFPA 18A In 1998, the NFPA Standards Council approved the formation of the Technical Committee on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation. The committee was tasked with having primary responsibility for document

14、s on the manufacture, testing, application, and use of water additives for the control and/or suppression of re and ammable vapor mitigation, including water additives used to prevent or reduce the spread of re and the use of water additives in xed, semi- xed, mobile, and portable re suppression sys

15、tems. The standard they were given was NFPA 18, Wetting Agents. Initially, the committee proposed to combine wetting agents and water additives under one standard. This effort was returned to the committee by Association action in June 2003. As a result, the committee decided to divide this work int

16、o two subject areas and standards, retaining and revising NFPA 18 and creating a new standard addressing water additives, NFPA 18A, the rst edition of which was issued in 2007. Changes in the 2011 edition include a reorganization of Chapters 5 and 6, clarication of test procedures and criteria, and

17、the removal of secondary (U.S.) units throughout much of the text. The 2017 edition has undergone extensive technical and editorial revision. Technical changes include a new chapter to address Class C re test methods to provide the re service with safe limits for re attack on energized electrical eq

18、uipment. Editorial changes include updating the structure of the standard to further comply with the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents.WATER ADDITIVES FOR FIRE CONTROL AND VAPOR MITIGATION 18A-2 2017 Edition Technical Committee on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitig

19、ation Armand V. Brandao, Chair FM Approvals, MA I Michael T. Greiner, Secretary Hazard Control Technologies, Inc., GA M Tracy Browder, XCEL Energy, TX U Rep. Edison Electric Institute Brian R. Foster, AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc., NC I Walter Groden, AIG Global Techical Ofce, NY I Alison C. Gude,

20、Tyco Fire Suppression & Building Products, WI M Gerald J. Halpin III, CET Fire Pumps Manufacturing, Canada M Rep. Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Assoc. Cecilia W. Johnson, USDA Forest Service, MT RT Blake M. Shugarman, UL LLC, IL RT Robert E. Tinsley, Jr., Pyrocool Technologies, Inc., VA M Qingsheng W

21、ang, Oklahoma State University, OK SE Alternates Robert M. Cordell, FM Approvals, MA I (Alt. to Armand V. Brandao) Michael P. Dupay, Fire Research Corporation, NY M (Alt. to Gerald J. Halpin III) Rep. Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Assoc. Jerauld R. Kirkpatrick, UL LLC, IL RT (Alt. to Blake M. Shugarm

22、an) Anthony Natale, Consolidated Edison of New York, NY U (Alt. to Tracy Browder) Rep. Edison Electric Institute Jacqueline Wilmot, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membershi

23、p may have occurred. A key to classications is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. Committee Scope: This Committee shall have

24、primary responsibility for documents on the manufacture, testing, application, and use of water additives for the control and/or suppression of re and ammable vapor mitigation including water additives used to prevent or reduce the spread of re and the use of water additives in xed, semi-xed, mobile

25、 and portable re suppression systems.CONTENTS 18A-3 2017 Edition Contents Chapter 1 Administration 18A 4 1.1 Scope. . 18A 4 1.2 Purpose. . 18A 4 1.3 Application. 18A 4 1.4 Retroactivity. . 18A 4 1.5 Equivalency. . 18A 4 1.6 Units and Formulas. 18A 4 Chapter 2 Referenced Publications . 18A 4 2.1 Gen

26、eral. 18A 4 2.2 NFPA Publications. 18A 4 2.3 Other Publications. 18A 5 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. 18A 5 Chapter 3 Denitions . 18A 5 3.1 General. 18A 5 3.2 NFPA Ofcial Denitions. 18A 5 3.3 General Denitions. 18A 6 Chapter 4 Uses and Limitations 18A 7 4.1 General. 18A 7 4.2 Lim

27、itations. 18A 7 4.3 Compatibility of Water Additive Concentrate and Solutions. 18A 7 4.4 Concentrations. . 18A 7 Chapter 5 Properties and General Test Protocols for Evaluation of Water Additive Concentrate and Solution . 18A 7 5.1 General. 18A 7 5.2 Toxicity and Environmental Tests. . 18A 8 5.3 Phys

28、ical Properties. 18A 8 5.4 Stability. 18A 9 5.5 Uniform Corrosion. . 18A 9 5.6 Intergranular Corrosion Test. . 18A 11 5.7 Compatibility with Nonmetallic Materials. 18A 12 Chapter 6 Class A Fire Test Methods 18A 12 6.1 General. 18A 12 6.2 Wood Panel Fire Test. 18A 12 6.3 Wood Crib Fire Test. 18A 12 6

29、4 Deep-Seated Fire Test. . 18A 13 Chapter 7 Class B Fire Test Methods 18A 13 7.1 General. 18A 13 7.2 Spill Fire Test. 18A 13 7.3 Pool Fire Test. 18A 14 7.4 Three-Dimensional Fuel Fire Test for Manual Application. 18A 15 7.5 Three-Dimensional Fire Test for Fixed Fire Suppression. . 18A 15 7.6 Polar

30、Solvents Fire Test. (Reserved) . 18A 15 7.7 Emulsication Test. . 18A 15 7.8 Fuel in Depth Fire Test. (Reserved) . 18A 16 Chapter 8 Class C Fire Test Methods 18A 16 8.1 General. 18A 16 8.2 Extinguisher Test. 18A 16 8.3 Manual Operations Test. . 18A 16 8.4 Arc Conductor Test. 18A 17 Chapter 9 Packagin

31、g and Labeling 18A 18 9.1 Packaging. 18A 18 9.2 Storage. . 18A 18 9.3 Labeling. 18A 18 Chapter 10 Supply 18A 19 10.1 System Requirements. . 18A 19 10.2 Fire Department Supply Requirements. 18A 19 10.3 Fixed Systems. 18A 19 Chapter 11 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Fixed Systems 18A 19 11.1

32、Fixed Extinguishing Systems. 18A 19 11.2 Inspection of Water Additive Concentrate. . 18A 19 Annex A Explanatory Material 18A 19 Annex B Residual Fire Retardancy . 18A 29 Annex C ICAL Radiant Panel Test for Exposure Protection 18A 30 Annex D Three-Dimensional Fire Test Apparatus 18A 30 Annex E Informational References 18A 35 Index . 18A 36