UL 10C:1998 pdf download Positive Pressure Fire Tests of Door Assemblies
1 Scope
1.1 These methods of fire tests are applicable to swinging door assemblies, including door frames withights and panels, of various materials and types of construction for use in wall openings to retard thepassage of fire. The method does not provide an evaluation of a swinging door assembly when thatassembly is part of a larger assembly (e.g. sliding fire door assembly), or when it is intended to be usedas an elevator entrance.
1.2 Tests made in conformity with these test methods are intended to register performance during the testexposure; but such tests shall not be construed as determining suitability for use after exposure to fire.
1.3 It is the intent that tests made in conformity with these test methods allow for the development of datato enable regulatory bodies to determine the suitability of door assemblies for use in locations where fireresistance of a specified duration is required.
1.4 These methods are intended to evaluate the ability of a door assembly to remain in an opening duringa predetermined test exposure.
1.5 The tests expose a specimen to a standard fire exposure controlled to achieve specified temperaturesthroughout a specified time period, followed by the application of a specified standard fire hose streamThe exposure, however, is not representative of all fire conditions, which vary with changes in the amountnature, and distribution of fire loading, ventilation, compartment size and configuration, and heat sinkcharacteristics of the compartment. lt does, however, provide a relative measure of fire performance ofdoor assemblies under these specified fire exposure conditions.
1.6Any variation from the construction or conditions that are tested is capable of substantially changingthe performance characteristics of the assembly.
1.7 The methods do not provide the following:
a) Full information as to performance of all door assemblies in walls constructed of materialsother than those tested.
b) Evaluation of the degree by which the door assembly contributes to the risk of fire bygeneration of smoke, toxic gases, or other products of combustion.
c) A temperature limit on the unexposed side of the door assembly
d)A limit on the number of openings allowed in glazed areas or of the number and size of lateralopenings between the door and frame
e) Measurement of the degree of control or limitation of the passage of smoke or products ofcombustion through the door assembly. Note: See limitations for the passage of smoke detailedin the Recommended Practice for the lnstallation of Smoke-Control Door Assemblies, NFPA 105.