An assessment of three different fire resistance tests for hydraulic fluids
Abstract
The Center for Fire Research at the National Bureau of Standards at the request of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Bureau of Mines made an evaluation or assessment of the three different flammability tests used by MSHA for measuring the fire resistance of hydraulic fluids intended for use in underground coal mining operations. The methods described in the Code of Federal Regulations Schedule 30, Part 35, consist of the following: an Autogenous Ignition Temperature Test, a Temperature-Pressure Spray Ignition Test, and a Test to Determine the Effect of Evaporation on the Flammability of Hydraulic Fluids. Recommendations for improvement of the three test procedures are provided.
- Publication:
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Final Report National Bureau of Standards
- Pub Date:
- October 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981nbs..reptU....L
- Keywords:
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- Combustion;
- Evaporation;
- Flammability;
- Hydraulic Fluids;
- Ignition Temperature;
- Accident Prevention;
- Fire Point;
- Fire Prevention;
- Mines (Excavations);
- Mining;
- Engineering (General)