NFPA® 265 Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile or Expanded Vinyl Wall Coverings on Full Height Panels and Walls 2011 Edition

Chapter 1 Administration

1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Application
1.4 Summary of Method

Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publications. (Reserved)
2.3 Other Publications
2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Reserved)

Chapter 3 Definitions

3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
3.3 General Definitions

Chapter 4 Test Equipment

4.1 Ignition Source
4.2 Compartment Geometry and Construction

Chapter 5 Specimen Mounting and Installation

5.1 Specimen Mounting.
5.2 Specimen Installation
5.3 Conditioning of Specimen

Chapter 6 Environmental Conditions

6.1 Fire Room Environment
6.2 Building Environment

Chapter 7 Instrumentation

7.1 Room Instrumentation
7.2 Canopy Hood and Exhaust Duct
7.3 Instrumentation in Exhaust Duct

Chapter 8 Calibration

8.1 Calibration and Documentation of Ignition Source and Test Equipment
8.2 Calibration
8.3 Smoke Measurement Calibration
8.4 Gas Analyzers Calibration

Chapter 9 Test Procedure

9.1 Method
9.2 Procedure

Chapter 10 Calculations

10.1 Flow Rate Equations
10.2 Smoke Measurement Equations
10.3 Release Rate of Combustion Gases
10.4 Symbols

Chapter 11 Documentation

11.1 Report
11.2 Materials
11.3 Burner Gas Flow
11.4 Time History of the Total Heat Flux to Floor
11.5 Time History of the Gas Temperature
11.6 Time History of the Rate of Heat Release of the Fire
11.7 Time History of the Fire Growth
11.8 Time History of Smoke Obscuration
11.9 Discussion of Performance

Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Acceptance Criteria
Annex C Method A Test Protocol
Annex D Informational References
Index