DIN Standards Committee Firefighting and Fire Protection
Fire extinguishing media - Foam concentrates - Part 4: Specification for low expansion foam concentrates for surface application to water-miscible liquids
Abstract
This document specifies requirements for chemical and physical properties, and minimum performance requirements of low expansion foams suitable for surface application to water-miscible liquids. Requirements are also specified for marking. IMPORTANT - The fire performance is tested using acetone and isopropanol as the fuel, which also forms the basis for the performance classification. However, there are a large number of water-miscible liquids which have more or less different properties to acetone and isopropanol. It has been shown by tests using other fuels that the performance of various foams can differ considerably. Examples of such fuel is Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). It is therefore essential that the user checks for any unfavourable or unacceptable loss of efficiency when the foam is used against fires in any other water-miscible fuels than acetone and isopropanol respectively. The fire test conditions and procedure given in Clause M.2 can be used in order to achieve results comparative with acetone and isopropanol respectively and related requirements. IMPORTANT — Other fuel depths and methods of application than those specified in Clause M.2 can cause considerable loss of efficiency. It is important that these matters are carefully considered by the user when assessing the suitability for particular applications. WARNING - Any type approval according to this standard is invalidated by any change in composition of the approved product. NOTE 1 Some concentrates conforming to this document can also conform to other parts of EN 1568 series and therefore can also be suitable for application as medium and/or high expansion foams. NOTE 2 For national deviations, see Annex T.
Begin
2024-10-14
WI
00191374
Planned document number
DIN EN 1568-4
Project number
03101366
Responsible national committee
NA 031-03-01 AA - Fire extinguishing media
Responsible european committee
CEN/TC 191/WG 3 - Fire extinguishing media - Foam
draft standard
Fire extinguishing media - Foam concentrates - Part 4: Specification for low expansion foam concentrates for surface application to water-miscible liquids; German and English version prEN 1568-4:2025
2025-05
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