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To ensure fire safety, polymers are filled with flame retardants and smoke suppressants. To meet the highest requirements, it is essential to understand the decomposition of those polymeric materials. This study reveals interactions between polymer, smoke suppressants, and flame retardants, and discusses their impact on the materials’ flame retardancy, smoke emission, smoke toxicity, and particle emission in conventional loadings to provide deeper general understanding. Low melting oxide glass, melem, spherical silica, sepiolite, melamine polyphosphate, and boehmite in an aluminum diethylphosphinate flame-retarded polyamide 6.6 were investigated. All smoke suppressants improve the protective layer and act as an adjuvant. Silica and melem performed best under forced flaming conditions. Spherical silica reduces the peak of heat release rate by 39% and the total heat evolved by 14%, whereas 10 wt% melem lowers the total smoke production by 41%. Melem alters the mode of action of aluminum diethylphosphinate from gas to more condensed phase activity. This change reduces flame inhibition and hence smoke toxicity, but further improves the protective layer due to charring reactions in the decomposition mechanism. In addition, the sizes of the smoke particles decrease because of the prolonged time in the pyrolytic zone. This study highlights that interactions between polymer, flame retardants, and smoke suppressants can significantly determine the smoking and burning behavior.
Replacing antimony trioxide (ATO) in flame retardant formulations is an urgent task due to its toxicity. There are indications that calcium hypophosphite (CaP) may be a promising replacement. This study investigates the decomposition, fire behavior, and smoke release of brominated flame-retarded acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) under various fire scenarios like ignition, developing fire and smoldering, while replacing ATO with CaP and CaP/talc. Adding 4 wt.-% of talc to CaP formulations showed beneficial effects on flammability due to changes in the viscosity and barrier properties. Synergism between 8 wt.-% talc and CaP improved the protective layer in the developing fire scenario, resulting in a ∼60 % decrease in the peak of heat release rate and reduction of ∼21 % in total smoke production (ref. ABS+Br+ATO). With a conventional index of toxicity (CIT) of below 0.75, ABS+Br+CaP passes the highest requirements according to EN 45545-2. Overall, the CaP/talc materials improve flame retardancy, show less smoke emission under forced flaming conditions, and prevent chronic intoxication and environmental pollution through smoke particles contaminated with antimony.
Meta-analysis of heat release and smoke gas emission during thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries
(2023)
Herein a meta-analysis of 76 experimental research papers from 2000 to 2021 is given about possible effects on the thermal runaway of lithium-ion battery cells. Data on the hazards of gas emissions and released heat are related to each other and differentiated by cell properties such as, cell geometry, cathode type or state of charge. Quantitative information on the total heat release in the range of 2.0–112.0 kJ Wh−1, the peak heat release rate in the range of 0.006–2.8 kW Wh−1and the smoke gas emission were extracted, normalized in terms of cell energy (Wh), combined in a data library and compared graphically. The total amount of gas emitted (3–48 mmol Wh−1) as well as the released amount of carbon monoxide (1–161 mg Wh−1) and hydrogen fluoride (2–197 mg Wh−1) were investigated as a function of the state of charge and cell geometry. The analysis reveals that the measured values are significantly influenced by the types of calorimeters and smoke gas analyzers used as well as by the type of thermal runaway trigger. This meta-analysis can serve as an important basis for any risk assessment of lithium-ion batteries.
As most of polymeric materials are inherently flammable, flame retardants (FR) are commonly used to reduce their fire risks. Nevertheless, these flame retardant materials are often detrimental to smoke parameters like specific optical density or smoke toxicity. The influence of several smoke suppressants (SP)-zinc stannate, zinc phosphate, titanium oxide and hydrotalcite-were investigated with respect to flame retardancy, smoke emission, particle emission and smoke toxicity in a diethyl aluminum phosphinate (AlPi) flame retardant polyamide 6.6 (PA6.6). It was shown that the interaction between SP, FR and polymer is crucial for smoke and fire properties and can change the mode of action of the FR as well the decomposition mechanism of the polymer. Small amounts of SP show less effect on forced flaming behavior and the optical density, but they can influence flammability and the particle size distribution of the soot particles. The flame retardancy was significantly enhanced by 5 wt.-% zinc stannate in PA6.6 under forced flaming conditions. The charring mechanism was improved, and the mode of action of AlPi switched from the gas to the condensed phase. This resulted of in a reduced PHRR and TSP and an increase in residue yield. The smoke toxicity and optical density were reduced in the smoke density chamber as well. The smoke particles shifted to smaller sizes as the time in the pyrolytic zone increased. The formation of a dense char is assumed to be the key factor to enhance smoke suppression and flame retardancy properties.
Um Stahlbauteile im Brandfall vor einer zu schnellen Erwärmung zu schützen, wird häufig auf reaktive Brandschutzsysteme (RBS) zurückgegriffen. Die Produkte eigenen sich besonders aufgrund der profilfolgenden Applikationsmöglichkeit und der vergleichsweise geringen Beschichtungsdicken. Bei einer Brandbeanspruchung schäumt das RBS auf und bildet eine thermische Schutzschicht um das Stahlprofil aus. Dadurch wird die Erwärmung des Stahls verlangsamt und der temperaturbedingte Festigkeitsverlust verzögert, wodurch sich die Feuerwiderstandsdauer des Stahlbauteils verbessert. Aus Brandversuchen ist bekannt, dass die Leistungsfähigkeit von RBS auf Stahlprofilen mit gekrümmter Oberfläche meist schlechter ausfällt als bei vergleichbaren Bauteilen mit ebener Oberfläche. Zum Einfluss der Oberflächenkrümmung auf die thermische Schutzwirkung von RBS werden in dem folgenden Beitrag sowohl theoretische Hintergründe als auch die Ergebnisse aus Brandversuchen an kleinformatigen Probekörpern vorgestellt. Die systematischen Untersuchungen zeigen, dass mit zunehmender Oberflächenkrümmung die Leistungsfähigkeit des RBS tendenziell abnimmt. Bei der Beurteilung der thermischen Schutzwirkung eines RBS sollte die Oberflächenkrümmung eines Bauteils berücksichtigt werden. Die alleinige Fokussierung auf den Profilfaktor eines Stahlprofils ist im Allgemeinen nicht ausreichend. Die Untersuchungen bilden die Grundlage für die Entwicklung von Screening-Tests zur Beurteilung der Eignung von RBS für gekrümmte Oberflächen, wodurch eine Vorauswahl von Produkten für diesen Einsatzzweck ermöglicht wird.
Reaktive Brandschutzsysteme können die Feuerwiderstandsdauer von Stahlbauteilen signifikant erhöhen. Im Brandfall schäumt das reaktive Brandschutzsystem auf und bildet um das Stahlbauteil eine thermische Schutzschicht aus. Dadurch wird die Erwärmung des Stahls verlangsamt und der temperaturbedingte Festigkeitsverlust verzögert. Reaktive Brandschutzsysteme werden überwiegend in drei Bereichen angewendet: Hochbau, Offshore bzw. maritimer Sektor sowie Tank- bzw. Behälterbau. Insbesondere bei Stahltanks und -behältern sind häufig einfach oder auch doppelt gekrümmte Bauteiloberflächen anzutreffen. Aufgrund des meist begrenzten seitlichen Expansionsvermögens von reaktiven Brandschutzsystemen kann es bei Bauteilen mit konvexer Oberflächenkrümmung zu einer Intensivierung der Rissbildung im Schaum kommen, wodurch sich häufig die thermische Schutzwirkung verschlechtert. Da zum Thema des Einflusses der Oberflächenkrümmung auf die Leistungsfähigkeit reaktiver Brandschutzsysteme bisher kaum Untersuchungen vorliegen, wurden exemplarisch zwei Tankböden mit zwei verschiedenen Trockenschichtdicken eines reaktiven Brandschutzsystems einer Brandprüfung unterzogen. Bei gleicher Trockenschichtdicke des reaktiven Brandschutzsystems zeigten die Tankböden eine wesentlich schnellere Erwärmung als ebene Stahlplatten mit vergleichbarem Profilfaktor. Die Brandprüfungen und die Ergebnisse zum Einfluss der Oberflächenkrümmung werden im Beitrag ausführlich vorgestellt und diskutiert.
Nowadays there are intumescent coatings available for diverse applications. There is no established assessment of their protection performance besides the standard time-temperature curve, but natural fire scenarios often play an important role. A reliable straightforward performance-based assessment is presented. The effective thermal conductivity per thickness is calculated based on intermediate-scale fire tests. The optimum thermal insulation, the time to reach it, and the time until contingent failure of the coating are used for an assessment independent of the heating curve. The procedure was conducted on four different commercially intumescent coatings for steel construction, one solvent-based, one waterborne, one epoxy-based, and a bandage impregnated with a waterborne coating. The performance was studied under four different but similar shaped heating curves with different maximum temperatures (standard time-temperature curve, hydrocarbon curve and two self-designed curves with reduced temperature). The thermal protection performance is crucially affected by the residue morphology. Therefore, a comprehensive morphology analysis, including micro-computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy, was conducted on small-scale residues (7.5 x 7.5 cm2). Two different types of inner structures and the residue surface after different heat exposures were discussed in terms of their influence on thermal protection performance.
For the purpose of increasing payload and reduce freight cost, lightweight composite tank containers used for Transportation have been progressively developed during the last years. Compared to conventionally produced cylindrical steel tanks, the fiber-reinforced solutions allow greater flexibility in the tank design. Despite a number of further material-related benefits of fiber-reinforced composites as non-conductive and non-magnetic behavior as well as corrosion resistance and high strength, the optimization of their thermal degradation properties during combustion is still a challenge. To improve the fire performance of lightweight composite containers, special intumescent fire protection coatings can be applied onto the outside tank surface. This paper presents fire tests on glass-fiber-reinforced plastic transport tanks with complex geometries sheltered with different surface-applied fire protection systems. To evaluate the fire resistance of the tank structures, a fiber optic monitoring system was developed. This system is based on distributed temperature measurements using high-Resolution optical backscatter reflectometry and pointwise reference measurements using fiber Bragg gratings. Thereby, all the fiber optic sensors were directly integrated in the composite layer structure of the tanks. The focus of the presented work is on the demonstration of capability of fiber optic monitoring system in such high-temperature application. Moreover, the fiber optic measurements provide new insights into the efficiency of intumescent coating applied for fire protection of fiber-reinforced plastic transport tanks.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of intumescent coating on tension rod systems and their components. Steel tension rod systems consist of tension rods, fork end connectors and associated intersection or gusset plates. In case of fire, beside the tension rods themselves, the connection parts require appropriate fire protection. Intumescent fire protection coatings prevent a rapid heating of the steel and help secure the structural load-carrying capacity. Because the connection components of tension rod systems feature surface curvature and a complex geometry, high demand is placed on the intumescence and thermal protection performance of the coatings.
Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, experimental studies were carried out for steel tension rod systems with intumescent coating. The examined aspects include the foaming and cracking behaviour, the influence of different dry film thicknesses, the heating rate of the steel connecting parts in comparison to the tension rods, and the mounting orientation of the tension rods together with their fork end connectors.
Findings – The results show that a decrease in surface curvature and/or an increase inmass concentration of the steel components leads to a lower heating rate of the steel. Moreover, the performance of the intumescent coating on tension rod systems is influenced by themounting orientation of the steel components.
Originality/value – The findings based on fire tests contribute to a better understanding of the intumescent coating performance on connection components of tension rod systems. This subject has not been extensively studied yet.
The thermal degradation behavior of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) blends was investigated using potentiometric measurements of the released HCl gas during the degradation process, estimating the degree of discoloration of the degraded samples and measuring the thermal stability values (Ts) values. The influence of the PVP percentage in the blend and, moreover, the addition of commercial dibasic lead carbonate stabilizer to the blend on its thermal stability was studied. It was found that the dehydrochlorination rate of the blend was promoted by increasing the PVP concentration in the blend.
This study aims at investigating the use of coal fly ash-based alkali activated mortars as passive fire protection system for steel structures. These systems are used to slow down the temperature rise of the steel substrate in case of fire. In addition, the protective system should guarantee the ability to prevent and/or mitigate steel corrosion phenomena. The behavior of a light-weight mortar was compared to that of a normal-weight mortar. Density and porosity were measured to better characterize the physical properties of the mortars. The degree of protection in case of fire was assessed by performing medium-scale fire tests. Acoustic emission measurements were conducted to analyze cracking phenomena during the high temperature exposure. The corrosion process was evaluated using an electrochemical approach in order to monitor the durability of the developed material. Preliminary results show that a 20 mm-thick layer of light-weight mortar is able to protect the steel substrate from reaching the critical temperature of 500 °C for 38 minutes in case of cellulosic fire. In addition, alkali activated mortars provide protection for carbon steel in presence of aggressive environment (i.e. presence of chlorides). The corrosion resistance is strictly related to the physical properties of the developed mortars.
Alkali-activated fly ashes have been proposed for various applications where resistance against high temperatures is required, yet several details regarding the response of these materials to heat-exposure need to be clarified. In the present study, heat-induced cracking in fly ash-based alkali-activated pastes and lightweight mortars was analyzed by in-situ acoustic emission (AE) detection during complete heating-cooling cycles (up to ∼1100 °C), augmented by thermogravimetry and ex-situ SEM and XRD analyses. The applicability of the lightweight mortars as passive fire protection coatings was assessed by recording temperature-time curves of mortar-coated steel plates. Cracking during heating was limited and associated exclusively with the dehydration of the materials in the temperature range ∼90–360 °C. However, samples heated to temperatures above ∼600 °C exhibited intense cracking on cooling. This was attributed to differential deformations caused by local sintering and partial melting at the glass transition temperature, and subsequent quenching on cooling.
This paper is intended to be the first study to discuss the fire suppressing performance of the four most common extinguishing media under the same reproducible conditions. The tests were performed in bench-scale and used standardized 5A wood cribs as well as a miniature extinguishing system with a liquid flow rate of 1.4 lmin−1. The tests results present a consistent overview of the fire suppression efficacies of water, water with a foaming agent, nozzle-aspirated foam and compressed air foam. Depending on their jet types, the cooling capabilities of the extinguishing media water and water with a foaming agent were compared to the cooling capability of a full Jet of wet, general and dry foams. The results show that compressed air foam suppressed fire most effectively under the test conditions. Because of the convoluted crib structure, water and water with foaming agents used from a distance are more effective in the form of a full jet rather than a spraying jet. At close range, spraying jets multiply their effectiveness. A slight difference can be observed in the cooling performance of extinguishing foams that use foaming agents from different manufacturers. The paper establishes a link between the foaming agent's cooling capability and its wetting power by relating the results of wood crib fire tests according to DIN EN 3–7 and findings from laboratory immersion tests compliant with DIN EN 1772.
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a widely used automotive fuel in a variety of countries. In case of a vehicle fire where the safety device also malfunctions, a failure of the CNG automotive cylinder could occur. Such a cylinder failure is associated with severe hazards for the surrounding environment. Firstly, a comprehensive analysis is given below, summarizing various accidents involving CNG automotive cylinders and their consequences. In an extensive experimental program, 21 CNG automotive cylinders with no safety device were tested. Of the 21, burst tests were carried out on 5 Type III and 5 Type IV cylinders. Furthermore, fire tests with 8 Type III and 3 Type IV cylinders were conducted. Apart from cylinder pressure, inner temperature and cylinder mantle temperature, the periphery consequences, such as nearfield blast pressure and fragmentation are documented. The maximum measured overpressure due to a Type III cylinder failure was p = 0.41 bar. Each traceable fragment was georeferenced. All-in-all, fragment throw distances of d > 300 m could be observed. As one key result, it can be stated that the tested Type IV CNG cylinders showed less critical failure behavior then the Type III cylinders under fire impingement.
Der steigende Einsatz von Holz-Kunststoff-Verbundwerkstoffen (Wood Plastic Composite, WPC) erfordert das Wissen um seine spezifischen Eigenschaften, insbesondere dem Brand risiko.
Dabei können Flammschutzmittel die Entflammbarkeit, Wärmeabgabe und die Brandausbreitung des Materials verringern.
Deshalb sind der gezielte und effiziente Einsatz und die Kenntnis über die Wirkungsweise der Flammschutzmittel im WPC für den Brandschutz von enormer Bedeutung. Dazu gehört auch die Rauchentwicklung im Brandfall. Rauch beeinflusst aufgrund seiner Toxizität und seiner Sichttrübung die Fluchtmöglichkeit der betroffenen Personen. In der Rauchkammer nach ISO 5659-2 wird die Rauchentwicklung von flachen Werkstoffproben ermittelt. Die Rauchgastoxizität bzw. die Rauchgaszusammensetzung wird mithilfe der FTIR (Fourier Transformierte Infrarot)-Spektroskopie ermittelt. Frei werdende Partikel schädigen die Atemorgane und beeinflussen damit auch die Fluchtfähigkeit von Personen im Brandfall. Aussagen zur Partikelemission können mithilfe eines an die Rauchkammer gekoppelten Partikelanalysators getroffen werden. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden verschiedene flammgeschützte WPC-Systeme hinsichtlich ihres Rauchverhaltens in der Rauchkammer untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zu emittierten toxischen Gasen, Partikeln und zur Rauchentwicklung werden vorgestellt und in Abhängigkeit von den eingesetzten Flammschutzmitteln im WPC diskutiert.
This study evaluates the efficacy of compressed air foam (CAF) in comparison to common fire extinguishing media. Newly developed mixed-material burning cribs were used as a normative fire load for extinguishing tests to accurately represent the significantly elevated utilization of synthetic materials in everyday life. A series of outdoor experiments was carried out to analyze the effectiveness of the fire extinguishing medium CAF using synthetical class-A foaming agents from two different manufacturers, and compared them to water and waterfoam solution as a function of the extinguishing distance. In a second series, performed inside a fire room, the efficiency of CAF-usage in indoor fires was evaluated. Moreover, the results of the indoor test series provided information about the composition of smoke gases based on the kind of extinguishing tactic used to suppress the fire. The results showed that under the tested conditions CAF suppressed fire more effectively than both water and water with foaming agents. CAF was able to wet areas hardly accessible to other extinguishing media, and due to its various simultaneously occurring effects and its compact jet with high kinetic energy, it cooled down temperatures more efficiently than water or water-foam solution.
Steel tension rod systems consist of tension rods, fork connectors and associated intersection or connecting plates. They are used for truss systems, bracings or suspensions owing to slender design and increased economic efficiency. In case of fire, beside the tension rods themselves, the connection parts require appropriate fire protection. The use of intumescent fire protection coatings prevents a rapid heating of the steel and helps to ensure the load-carrying capacity of the structures. Because the connection components of the tension rod systems feature surface curvature as well as a complex geometry, high demand is placed on the intumescence and thermal protection effectiveness of the reactive fire protection coatings. Experimental studies were carried out to investigate the performance of intumescent coatings applied to the components of tension rod systems. The examined aspects include the foaming and cracking behaviour of the intumescent coatings, the influence of different dry film thicknesses (DFT), the heating rate of the steel connecting parts in comparison to the tension rods, as well as the mounting orientation of the tension rods together with their associated fork connectors. The results show that a decrease in the surface curvature and/or an increase in the mass concentration of the steel components lead to a lower heating rate of the steel. Moreover, the performance of the intumescent coating on tension rod systems is influenced by the mounting orientation of the steel components.
To save weight and resources lightweight tanks with complex geometries made of glass-fibre reinforced plastics (GFRP) are a promising innovation for the transportation of dangerous goods. To realise the use of polymer tanks for such applications, their fire safety must be guaranteed. This paper presents solutions to protect fibre-reinforced plastic tanks from fire. The fire resistance of six GFRP tanks with different fire protection systems was tested in an outdoor full-scale fire test facility according to the regulation stipulated in the ADR (European agreement concerning the national carriage of dangerous goods by road). All tanks feature a complex geometry and a holding capacity of 1100 litres. The fire protection systems are composed of specialised resins as well as two intumescent coatings. All systems had a protective impact. The best results were achieved by the epoxy based intumescent coating, which was able to prolong the time needed to reach 150 °C inside the tank by 20 min. The emergence of a temperature holding point inside the tank due to condensation effects was observed at temperatures around 100 °C.
Zur brandschutztechnischen Ertüchtigung von Stahlkonstruktionen werden reaktive Brandschutzsysteme aufgrund der geringen Beschichtungsdicken und der profilfolgenden Applikation in zunehmendem Maße eingesetzt. Da die für Zugstabsysteme eingesetzten Bauteile meist eine stark konvex gekrümmte Oberfläche aufweisen und der Anschlussbereich über eine vergleichsweise komplexe Geometrie verfügt, stellt dies besonders hohe Anforderungen an die Leistungsfähigkeit von reaktiven Brandschutzsystemen. Anhand von realmaßstäblichen Brandversuchen wurden das Aufschäumungs- und Rissverhalten, der Einfluss der Trockenschichtdicke, die Erwärmung der einzelnen Stahlbauteile sowie der Einfluss der Bauteilorientierung untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass eine Abnahme der Oberflächenkrümmung oder eine Erhöhung der Massenkonzentration der Stahlbauteile zu einer geringeren Aufheizrate des Stahls führt. Darüber hinaus ist festzustellen, dass die Leistungsfähigkeit des reaktiven Brandschutzsystems von der Bauteilorientierung der Zugstabsysteme beeinflusst wird. Die durchgeführten Brandversuche können zur Entwicklung geeigneter Prüfszenarien für die Beurteilung von reaktiven Brandschutzsystemen auf Zugstabsystemen und deren Anschlusskonstruktionen verwendet werden, wodurch eine Erweiterung des zulassungsbasierten Anwendungsbereichs ermöglicht wird.
The present study aims to investigate the use of geopolymer mortars as passive fire protection system for steel structures. Coal fly ashes were used as aluminosilicate source and perlite was employed as aggregate to obtain a lightweight system. In addition, a geopolymer mortar containing quartz aggregate was produced for comparison. The geopolymer mortars were applied on stainless steel plates and exposed to both, cellulosic and hydrocarbon standard fire curves, according to ISO 834-1 and EN 1363-2, respectively. Acoustic emission measurements were conducted to analyze cracking phenomena during the high temperature exposure. The resulting temperature-time curves showed that the investigated system is effective in retarding the temperature rise of the steel plates. When the cellulosic fire curve was applied, a 20 mm [0.79 in.] thick layer of lightweight geopolymer mortar protected the steel substrate from reaching the critical temperature of 500 °C [932 °F] for at least 30 minutes, avoiding the rapid decrease of its mechanical properties and thus representing an important safety measure against accidental fires. No spalling phenomena on heating were detected; however, significant cracking was observed on cooling.
In case of a vehicle fire, an installed LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tank with a malfunctioning safety device poses severe hazards. To investigate the consequences in case of tank failure, we conducted 16 tests with toroidal shaped LPG vehicle tanks. Three tanks were used for a Hydraulic Burst Test under standard conditions. Another three tanks were equipped with a statutory safety device and were subjected to a gasoline pool fire. The safety device prevented tank failure, as intended. To generate a statistically valid dataset on tank failure, ten tanks without safety devices were exposed to a gasoline pool fire. Five tanks were filled to a level of 20 %; the re-maining five were filled to a level of 100 %. In order to gain information on the heating process, three tem-perature readings at the tank surface, and three nearby flame temperatures were recorded. At distances of l = (7; 9; 11) m to the tank, the overpressure of the shock wave induced by the tank failure and the unsteady tem-peratures were measured. All ten tanks failed within a time of t < 5 min in a BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion). Seven of these resulted directly in a catastrophic failure. The other three resulted in partial failure followed by catastrophic failure. A near field overpressure at a distance of l = 7 m of up to p = 0.27 bar was measured. All ten tests showed massive fragmentation of the tank mantle. In total, 50 fragments were found. These 50 fragments make-up 88.6 % of the original tank mass. Each fragment was georeferenced and weighed. Fragment throwing distances of l > 250 m occurred. For the tanks with a fill level of 20 %, the average number of fragments was twice as high as it was for the tanks that were filled completely.
The application of lightweight materials for tanks for transportation appears promising. Besides saving weight and therefore transportation costs, new complex geometries that depart from common cylindrical shapes of steel tanks can be manufactured. For transportation of dangerous goods, fire and explosion safety must be maintained to prevent accidents with serious consequences. In this work the fire behavior of lightweight tanks made from glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) with complex geometries is investigated. Pretests on intermediate scale GFRP plates are conducted to identify suitable fire protection systems and surface treatments for composite tanks. The fire resistance is shown to be improved by addition of fire protective coatings and integrated layers. Finally, a complex rectangular GFRP tank with a holding capacity of 1100 liters is fire protected with an intumescent fire coating. The tank is filled up to 80 % with water and burned under an engulfing fully developed fire. It was shown that the intumescent layer could expand before the decomposition of the resin occurred. Furthermore, the adhesion between tank surface and coating was maintained. The structure could withstand a fire for more than 20 min.
Wesentlich für das Sicherheitsniveau und damit der nachhaltigen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Technologiestandortes Deutschland ist der Brandschutz in Industrieanlagen, in Gebäuden und im Transportwesen. Die Verwendung von neuen innovativen Materialien, im Leichtbau oder von neuen Brandschutzbeschichtung, resultiert in neuartigen Herausforderungen und sich verändernden Brandschutzvorschriften. Im Rahmen des Vortrages werden Brandversuche von neuen Materialien bis hin zu Raumbränden, neue und alte Brandprüfungen gezeigt und Rückschlüsse für den heutigen Brandschutz gezogen.
Die Fourier-Transformations-Infrarot-(FTIR)-Spektroskopie ist eine universell einsetzbare Methode zur Rauchgasanalyse. Um verlässliche quantitative Aussagen zu Rauchgaskonzentrationen treffen zu können, müssen die Anforderungen an die FTIR-Spektrometer, die Probenahme sowie die Kalibrierung entsprechend der ISO 19702:2015 eingehalten werden. Im Rahmen dieses Vortrages werden diese Anforderungen sowie die Kalibrierung näher beschrieben und die Reproduzierbarkeit quantitativer Rauchgasmessungen an drei Beispielen beschrieben.
Die Fourier-Transformations-Infrarot-(FTIR)-Spektroskopie ist eine universell einsetzbare Methode zur Rauchgasanalyse. Um verlässliche quantitative Aussagen zu Rauchgaskonzentrationen treffen zu können, müssen die Anforderungen an die FTIR-Spektrometer, die Probenahme sowie die Kalibrierung entsprechend der ISO 19702:2015 eingehalten werden. Im Rahmen dieses Vortrages werden diese Anforderungen sowie die Kalibrierung näher beschrieben und die Reproduzierbarkeit quantitativer Rauchgasmessungen an drei Beispielen beschrieben.
Mischbrandkrippen als Bemessungsbrände zur Unterstützung der Löschwirkung von Druckluftschäumen
(2017)
Dieser Bericht befasst sich mit Bemessungsbränden zur Untersuchung der Effektivität von Druckluftschäumen. Als normative Brandlast wurden dazu neuentwickelte Mischbrandkrippen verwendet. Diese Krippen sollen den steigenden Anteil synthetischer Materialien im Alltag wiederspiegeln und somit hohe Anforderungen an das Löschmittel stellen. Dieses Paper behandelt die Vorbereitung, Durchführung und Auswertung von zwei Versuchsreihen sowohl im Outdoor- als auch im Indoor-Bereich. Das Paper befasst sich mit der Untersuchung der Effektivität des Löschmittels Druckluftschaum im Vergleich zu Wasser und Netzwasser anhand von acht Outdoor- und vier Indoor-Mischkrippenbränden. Aus den In-door-Brandversuchen gehen zudem Aussagen über die Rauchgaszusammensetzung während des Brandverlaufes hervor. Die Ergebnisse der Bemessungsbrände zeigen, dass Druckluftschäume aufgrund ihrer zeitgleich wirkenden Löscheffekte, unter den getesteten Bedingungen eine bessere Brandunterdrückung erzielen, als herkömmliche Löschmittel.
Various methods have been used for introducing fire retardant additives into polymers. Deposition of thick fire retardant coatings directly onto polymer substrates is an alternative technique. An important advantage of the coating technique is the preservation of the physical and chemical integrity of the polymer material. Moreover, the fire retardancy of the polymer materials can be achieved following their production. Suitable coating materials are inorganics, intumescent, char-forming, oxygendiluting, and cooling or radical quenching layers. The most important problem is to achieve sufficient coating thickness to withstand the direct attack of flame and to protect the polymer bulk from pyrolysis, otherwise blistering of coating, caused by emitted pyrolysis gases, is often observed. To avoid blistering of coating, the adhesion between polyolefin substrate and fire retardant coating has to be extraordinarily high.
In order to achieve such a high level of adhesion, the polymer surface has to be modified with adhesion-promoting functional groups. The deposition of thin plasma polymers as adhesion-promoting layers with NH2, OH or COOH groups has been the most suited method. These functional groups are able to form covalent bonds and other interactions between the fire-resistant coating and the plasma-modified polyolefin substrate. Additionally, the plasma polymer counteracts the strong mechanical stresses in the laminate on exposure to high temperatures by its flexibility.
We analysed the hydrogen generation during the smouldering of polymeric materials, which are typically used in the household, in the Smoke Density Chamber coupled to a new developed hydrogen sensor to detect early stages of fires. The results of hydrogen generation were compared with the emission of carbon monoxide and smoke during the fire scenarios. Additionally, the results were compared with parameters used in traditional commercial detection systems. In this scenario, the hydrogen sensor showed encouraging results for the detection of fires in earlier phase compared to traditional detectors. Furthermore, we tested the new developed hydrogen sensor in a real room with different fire scenarios. We have also investigated interferences, e.g. steam and cigarette smoke. The hydrogen sensor could detect hydrogen generation in the earliest stage of fire, even before CO and smoke were developed in detectable amounts. Therefore, the hydrogen sensor can be applied for early fire detection in case of pyrolysis. The sensors are quite good for detecting pyrolysis gases. But when it comes to a fast ignition other techniques are more suitable for it. The sensors are best for combination with other techniques, such as smoke detectors.
We analysed the hydrogen generation during the smouldering of polymeric materials, which are typically used in the household, in the Smoke Density Chamber coupled to a new developed hydrogen sensor to detect early stages of fires. The results of hydrogen generation were compared with the emission of carbon monoxide and smoke during the fire scenarios. Additionally, the results were compared with parameters used in traditional commercial detection systems. In this scenario, the hydrogen sensor showed encouraging results for the detection of fires in earlier phase compared to traditional detectors. Furthermore, we tested the new developed hydrogen sensor in a real room with different fire scenarios. We have also investigated interferences, e.g. steam and cigarette smoke. The hydrogen sensor could detect hydrogen generation in the earliest stage of fire, even before CO and smoke were developed in detectable amounts. Therefore, the hydrogen sensor can be applied for early fire detection in case of pyrolysis. The sensors are quite good for detecting pyrolysis gases. But when it comes to a fast ignition other techniques are more suitable for it. The sensors are best for combination with other techniques, such as smoke detectors.
The passive fire protection of steel structures and other load-bearing components will continue to gain importance in future years. In the present contribution, novel intumescent aluminosilicate (geopolymer-bound) composites are proposed as fire-protective coatings on steel. Steel plates coated with these materials were exposed to the standard temperature-time curve as defined in ISO 834 – 1:1999. The coatings partially foamed during curing and expanded further during thermal exposure, demonstrating their intumescent characteristic.Thermogravimetryandoscillatory rheometry determined that the intumescent behavior is attributed to a transition to a viscous state (loss factor > 1) in the temperature range of major water release, differing from conventional geopolymers. XRD and SEM images showed that the coatings had characteristics of ceramic or glass-ceramic foams after fire resistance testing, suggesting superior performance under challenging conditions. The thickness of the coatings influenced their foaming and intumescent behavior and thus the time for the coated steel plates to reach 500 °C. A number of additives were also studied with the best performance obtained from samples containing sodium tetraborate.Acoating of just 6mmwas able to delay the time it takes for a steel substrate to reach 500 °C to more than 30 minutes.
The inhalationof smoke gases is awell-established cause of poisoning and leads to the death of fire victims. Carbonmonoxide(CO) and Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) are two of the main noxious gases,whereby HCN is formed by an incomplete combustion of materials containing nitrogen. These materials may be natural materials, such as wool, silk and feathers or synthetic plastics, such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyamide and polyurethane. These materials are very common in modern household furnishings; therefore, notonlyCObutalsoHCN can be produced during home fires. Up tonowonly a fewstudieshave been carried out on the generation of HCN as the fire proceeds, e. g. by Crewe et al. The data from such analyses are useful for forensic purposes. This enables the possibility to more accurately assess the events at the fire location, the Situation in which the fire victims are found as well as the cause of death. One way to analyze the gas composition of smoke is to perform bench scale fire tests, where various fire scenarios can be simulated on a smaller scale (e. g. using a smoke density chamber). The results from such experiments were compared with the results obtained in an enclosed room fire test.
The hazards for passengers during vehicle fires result from the increasing temperature and the emitted smoke gases. A fire was set on a car to investigate the development of temperature and of gaseous fire products in the passenger compartment. The study was based on a full-scale test with a reconstructed scene of a serious car fire. The aim of this work was to identify the conditions for self-rescuing of passengers during a car fire.
A dummy, equipped with several thermocouples, was placed on the driver’s seat. Also, the smoke gases were continuously collected through a removable probe sensor corresponding to the nose of the dummy in the passenger compartment and analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Additionally, several car components were investigated in the smoke density chamber (smoke emission and smoke gas composition). It was found that the toxic gases already reached hazardous levels by 5 min, while the temperatures at the dummy were at that time less than 80 °C. The toxicity of smoke gases was assessed using the
fractional effective dose concept. The various experimentally parameters (temperature and smoke gas composition) were implemented into numerical simulations with fire dynamics simulator. Both the experimental data and the numerical simulations are presented and discussed.
Various methods have been used for introducing fire retardant additives into polymers. Deposition of thick fire retardant coatings directly onto polymer substrates is an alternative technique. An important Advantage of the coating technique is the preservation of the physical and chemical integrity of the polymer material. Moreover, the fire retardancy of the polymer materials can be achieved following their production. Suitable coating materials are inorganics, intumescent, char-forming, oxygendiluting, and cooling or radical quenching layers. The most important problem is to achieve sufficient coating thickness to withstand the direct attack of flame and to protect the polymer bulk from pyrolysis, otherwise blistering of coating, caused by emitted pyrolysis gases, is often observed.
To avoid blistering of coating, the adhesion between polyolefin Substrate and fire retardant coating has to be extraordinarily high.
In order to achieve such a high level of adhesion, the polymer surface has to be modified with adhesion-promoting functional groups. The deposition of thin plasma polymers as adhesion-promoting layers with NH2, OH or COOH groups has been the most suited method. These functional groups are able to form covalent bonds and other interactions between the fire-resistant coating and the plasma-modified polyolefin substrate.
Additionally, the plasma polymer counteracts the strong mechanical stresses in the laminate on exposure to high temperatures by its flexibility. The thick fire retardant coatings were chosen based on “green” ecological aspects to avoid flame-initiated emission of toxic or corrosive gases and remains of toxic char.
Wasserstoff als Brandprodukt entsteht in einer sehr frühen Brandphase, insbesondere bei Schwelbränden. Durch die Entwicklung eines geeigneten Wasserstoffsensors ist es nicht nur möglich, sehr frühzeitig einen entstehenden Brand zu detektieren, sondern durch die Erkennung eines Entstehungsbrandes und frühzeitiger Löschmaßnahmen ergibt sich eine Vermeidung von Personen- und Sachschäden.
Die sich in der Entwicklung befindlichen Wasserstoffsensoren wurden von der TLTS GmbH zur Verfügung gestellt. Im Rahmen dieses Projektes wurden diese Sensoren in verschiedenen Testbränden, d.h. sowohl im Labormaßstab, in der Rauchkammer, als auch in Realbrandszenarien in einer 2-Raum-Containerwohnung mit verschiedenen wohnungstypischen Materialien und Gebrauchsgegenständen getestet, insbesondere in Kombination mit anderen analytischen Methoden und im Vergleich mit anderen Detektionssystemen. Der Schwerpunkt lag in der Rauchgaskomponentendetektion in der frühen Brandphase, insbesondere der Wasserstoffgenerierung in Abhängigkeit des Brandszenarios. Es erfolgten umfangreiche Untersuchungen bezüglich der Korrelation von Brandmaterialien, thermischen Bedingungen, Strömungsverhältnissen und geometrischen Bedingungen zur Wasserstoffgenerierung, ihrem zeitlichen Verlauf und der Relation zu anderen entstehenden Gasen (z.B. Kohlenstoffmonoxid) und der Rauchentwicklung unter exakt definierten (reproduzierbaren) Brandentstehungsbedingungen. Dadurch wurde eine quantifizierbare Bewertung des Wasserstoffsensors gegenüber bestehenden Systemen erreicht. Aus den Untersuchungen sind ebenfalls Schlussfolgerungen zu den Vorteilen und Grenzen der Implementierung von Wasserstoffsensoren in Multisensor-Brandmelder ableitbar.
Es konnte anhand der Testbrände gezeigt werden, dass der H2-Sensor bei Schwelbrandversuche von wohnungstypischen Materialien geeignet ist und ein sehr frühzeitiger Nachweis sehr geringer H2-Konzentrationen, noch bevor Rauch und CO detektiert werden können, möglich ist und diese somit eine Alternative oder Ergänzung zu traditionellen Rauch- und CO-Meldern für mehr Sicherheit sind. Für den kommerziellen Einsatz dieser Sensoren müssen die Einflussfaktoren, wie z.B. mit der Luftfeuchtigkeit und Querempfindlichkeiten, wie z.B. mit anderen Brandgasen, wie CO weiter verbessert werden.
The adhesion of thick poly(allylamine)-polyphosphate layers (1 µm) deposited by the wet-chemical layer-by-layer technique (LbL) onto polyethylene or polystyrene (each 100 µm) was very low. To promote the adhesion of these LbL layers the polyolefin substrates were oxidized at the surface by short exposure to the oxygen plasma (2 or 5 s) and subsequently coated with an interlayer of plasma-deposited poly(allylamine) or poly(allyl alcohol) (100 nm). The plasma polymer interlayers have improved strongly the adhesion between polyolefin substrates and polyphosphate coatings. Such phosphate coatings are interesting for life sciences (nucleotide formation) but also for fire retardancy in combination with N-rich compounds such as melamine.
The intention was to prefer chemical and hydrogen bonds for adhesion promoting because of their high binding energy. Therefore, the introduced oxygen-containing groups at the polyolefin surface could interact with the OH or NH2 groups of the adhesion-promoting plasma polymer interlayer. These groups were also able to interact strongly with the poly(allylamine)-polyphosphate topcoating.
The coated polyolefins were investigated using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Attenuated Total Reflectance mode (FTIR-ATR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Thermo-Gravimetric Analyses (TGA) and Atomic Force Spectroscopy (AFM) and 90° peel test.
Wesentlich für das Sicherheitsniveau und damit die nachhaltige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Technologiestandortes Deutschland ist der Brandschutz in Industrieanlagen, in Gebäuden und im Transportwesen. Der vorbeugende bauliche Brandschutz hat u. a. das Ziel, die Brand- und Rauchausbreitung im Brandfall für eine gewisse Zeit zu behindern, damit die erforderlichen Lösch- und Rettungsarbeiten durchgeführt werden können. Dies geschieht u.a. durch Anforderungen an die Feuerwiderstandsfähigkeit brandbeanspruchter Bauteile. Der Feuerwiderstand eines Bauteils ist die Fähigkeit während eines angegebenen Zeitraums in einer genormten Feuerwiderstandsprüfung bezüglich mechanischer Stabilität und/oder thermischer Isolierung nicht zu versagen. Reaktive Brandschutzbeschichtungen erhöhen für viele Bauteile sehr effektiv den Feuerwiderstand. Die Beschichtungen und die Brandprüfungen müssen jedoch an die immer komplexeren Anwendungen und/oder extremeren Anforderungen angepasst und weiterentwickelt werden. Aktuelle Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen dabei in der Entwicklung neuer Materialien (z.B. Geopolymere, keramisierende Beschichtungen, silikonbasierte Beschichtungen) für extreme Brandszenarien (extreme Temperaturen, lange Beanspruchungszeiten) und in der Realisierung komplexer Funktionalitäten (komplexe Geometrien, bewegliche Komponenten) sowie in der Entwicklung neuer Testmethoden (Feuerwiderstand als bench-scale Tests, kostengünstiges Screening, Feuerwiderstand in extremen Brandszenarien). Die Entwicklung geht dabei weg von der präskriptiven Bewertung hin zur leistungsorientierten (performance-based) Bewertung in individuellen Brandszenarien oder von komplexen Bauteilen. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit werden Lösungsansätze für die neuen Herausforderungen an die reaktiven Brandschutzsysteme unter Extrembedingungen und deren Testmöglichkeiten vorgestellt und diskutiert. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei neu entwickelte bench-scale Testmethoden zum Screening von neuen Beschichtungsmaterialien sowie zur Beurteilung spezieller bzw. materialspezifischer Aspekte des Feuerwiderstands unter Extrembedingungen.
Reconstructing the course of a fire and performing chemical analysis of ignitable liquids in fire debris is an important tool to conduct fire investigations in suspected arson cases. Here, a total of five fire tests has been performed to investigate the effect of fire accelerants on the fire development of a room fire and to prove the capability of analytical methods. Different experimental scenarios have been realized (no accelerant, accelerant applied at different positions, and different amounts of fire accelerant). Each test room was equipped with an identical set of living room furnishing. The location and amount of the fire accelerant applied löschen varied in four of five tests. One experiment was carried out without fire accelerant. Fire quantities such as mass loss (of the entire room), gas temperatures (at several locations in the room), and heat release were determined during the experiments, and chemical-analytical studies were carried out. A headspace solid phase micro extraction procedure, using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, was used to analyze fire debris samples to potentially detect ignitable liquids. Beside the analysis of fire debris samples, swipe soot samples were analyzed and the detectability of the fire accelerant used was demonstrated. Results show that it is possible to provide evidence of ignitable liquids in soot samples collected from walls. This allows an additional sampling strategy at potential crime scenes, besides taking fire debris samples.
Melamine resins were used as 50-µm-thick fire retardant coatings for polypropylene (PP). Preceding deposition, low-pressure plasma polymer films of allyl alcohol were coated onto PP to improve the adhesion between PP and melamine resin coatings. The efficiency of such fire retardant coatings was confirmed by flame tests. The plasma-deposited polymer and the dip-coated melamine resin films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The adhesion of coatings was measured using a 90° peel test with a doubled-faced adhesive tape. To detect the locus of failure, the peeled layer surfaces were inspected using optical microscopy and XPS. Thermal properties of PP thick melamine resin-coated films were analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis.
First developments of a new test to evaluate the fire behavior of photovoltaic modules on roofs
(2015)
A new test for photovoltaic (PV) modules exposed to an external fire source on roofs is proposed, and first results are presented. This is a simplification of the standards commonly in use for testing PV modules as roofing parts, roofing components or building components. Most of the tests required different fire scenarios and the use of burning brands such as wood cribs. In our study we proposed replacing wooden burning brands with a propane burner, the output of which is close to the one that can be observed in the burning of wooden cribs 500 g and 2 kg in size. The fire behavior was assessed by measuring smoke evolution, burning drips, flaming debris, and the time to burn-through of monocrystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous silicon panels. Two different configurations of the burner were tested, with the fire source on the top of the module or under the tilted module, respectively. The fire behavior of the modules was dependent on the burner output (16 to 46 kW), but also on the construction type of the panel (glass/glass or glass/plastic sheet) and on the position of the fire source (top or bottom). These preliminary tests for further development of the procedure yielded encouraging results for the evaluation of PV panels on roofs.
Durch die Verwendung von Grillgeräten in geschlossenen Räumen, wie Gartenlauben, Wohnungen oder Garagen kam es in den vergangenen Jahren zu einer Vielzahl von Unfällen mit schweren Vergiftungen und Todesfällen. Seit 2008 scheint das Auftreten von Kohlenmonoxid (CO) Intoxikationen innerhalb Deutschland wieder zu zunehmen. Die Hauptursachen sind dabei der unsachgemäße Gebrauch von Holzkohlegrills, schlecht gewartete Gasthermen und Kamine. Zum Schutz der Bevölkerung ist deshalb eine Aufklärung über mögliche Gefahren wichtig.
Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden diese Gefahren bewertet. Es wurden verschiedene Brandszenarien mit Grillgeräten, mit unterschiedlichen Grillkohlearten und –mengen in geschlossenen Räumen realisiert und die entsprechenden Konzentrations-Zeit-Verläufe ermittelt. Bei den Brandversuchen wurden zudem notwendige Eingabeparameter für numerische Simulationen ermittelt, um die Verwendung von Holzkohlegrills in geschlossenen Räumen zu simulieren. Die Auswirkungen für Menschen beim Grillen in geschlossenen Räumen wurden quantifiziert, indem die Eintrittszeitpunkte der Handlungsunfähigkeit und des Todes mittels Fractional Effective Dose (FED)-Konzept bestimmt wurden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen deutlich, dass eine frühzeitige Detektion der toxischen Gase zur Warnung von Personen dringend notwendig ist. In den durchgeführten Brandversuchen zeigte sich, dass die gebräuchlichen Rauchmelder auf Streulichtbasis keine rechtzeitige Warnung ermöglichen. Deshalb sind für solche Brandszenarien andere Branddetektoren erforderlich. Entsprechende Versuche mit CO-Brandmeldern zeigten, dass das freigesetzte CO beim Grillen in geschlossenen Räumen frühzeitig detektiert werden kann und Personen somit rechtzeitig gewarnt werden können.
Zur frühzeitigen Erkennung von Schwelbränden wurde weiterhin ein neuer Wasserstoffdetektor getestet. Die Entstehung von Wasserstoff in einer sehr frühen Brandphase kann zur frühzeitigen Erkennung von Schwelbränden genutzt werden. Bei ersten Schwelbrandexperimenten mit Holzproben konnte Wasserstoff in einer geschlossenen Kammer (0,5 m3) nachgewiesen werden, noch bevor es zu einer erhöhten CO-Emission kam. Die Ergebnisse der Schwelbrandversuche werden vorgestellt und die Verwendbarkeit von CO- und Wasserstoff-Detektoren erörtert und diskutiert.
Melamine and melamine resins are widely used as fire-retardants for polymer building materials. Cured melamine systems are used in heat-sensitive items, such as furniture and window frames and sills. In this work, differently cured methylated poly(melamine-co-formaldehyde) (cmPMF) resins were used as fire-retardant coverage for poly(styrene) (PS) and poly(ethylene) (PE) building materials. Such polymer layers should have several tenths of micrometers thickness to produce sufficient fire retardancy. These thick layers were produced by dip-coating. To promote sufficient adhesion of such thick coating to the polyolefin substrates, also in the case of high temperatures occurring at fire exposure, the polymer substrates were firstly coated with a few hundred nanometer thick adhesion-promoting plasma polymer layer. Such thin plasma polymer layers were deposited by low-pressure plasma polymerization of allyl alcohol (ppAAl). It was assumed that the hydroxyl groups of ppAAl interact with the melamine resin; therefore, ppAAl was well suited as adhesion promoter for thick melamine resin coatings. Chemical structure and composition of polymer films were investigated using infrared-attenuated total reflectance and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Peel strengths of coatings were measured. After peeling, the peeled polymer surfaces were also investigated using optical microscopy and XPS the layers for identification of the locus of peel front propagation. Thermal properties were analyzed using TGA (thermo-gravimetric analyses). Finally, the fire-retardant properties of such thick coated polymers were evaluated by exposure to flames.
Solarmodule im Brandfall
(2014)
Es wurden systematische Brandversuche an verschiedenen PV-Modulen durchgeführt. Dabei wurden verschiedene Brandszenarien unterschiedlicher Beanspruchungsniveaus mit handelsüblichen Modulen realisiert und das Brandverhalten sowie die Feuerwiderstandsfähigkeit analysiert. Brände an Photovoltaik-Anlagen sind extrem selten, treten aber dennoch auf. Fünf verschiedene Modularten, dazu gehörten monokristalline Si-Dickschicht- und Si-Dünnschicht-Module, CIGS-, CdTe-Module sowie Silizium-Folien-Module, wurden verschiedenen Brandszenarien unterworfen. Dabei wurden verschiedene Brandsätze ober- und unterhalb der PV-Module auf einem Schräg- und Flachdach gezündet, um das Brandverhalten beurteilen zu können.