Smoke parameters obtained from the cone calorimeter method and the single-Chamber test

Smoke generated in the combustion process of plastics reduces the visibility and contains toxic products causing severe health problems for society. It may be hazardous to both people and the environment. Therefore, the awareness of smoke specification is important. This paper presents two most common small-scale methods for measuring smoke parameters. The cone calorimeter method and single-chamber test respectively standardized by ISO 5660 and PN-EN ISO 5659-2 were reviewed. Fundamentals of these methods and measurement techniques were described. Diverse smoke parameters obtained from these methods were collected and specified. Attention was also drawn to the relevance of these parameters to standard requirements for various industry fields such as rail transport or shipbuilding.