IMPROVEMENTS OF TEST METHOD FOR WATER MIST SYSTEMS - CEN/TS 14972:2008, ANNEX A.3.

Today’s water mist systems are primarily designed on the basis of application testing. For land based applications a test called “Office test”, or more correctly the CEN/TS 14972:2008, Annex A.3, is used. This test standard has shown not to be a particular good test standard, as there have been problems with repeatability and reproducibility of the test. This paper is an analysis of the uncertainties with respect to repeatability and reproducibility of the test method. Furthermore suggestions for an improved test method are given.