The portable smoke stopper was tested in several fire tests.
Some results of these tests are shown below.

 

March 17th, 2009 - Fire test at the IFRT

full fire load on the portable smoke stopper

The portable smoke stopper was tested directly in a wood fire at a training facility.
The flames affected the portable smoke stopper for about 45 minutes without any
major leakage of the fibre shield.   Download an article (1 MB)

 

November 2005 - Geislingen/Steige - Fire Test at the WMF company

In this fire test the installation of the portable smoke stopper was tesed in a double door.
To make it even more worse, the door opened opposite to the direction of the attack crew.
The smoke was produced with a wood fire. During the first attack, only a litte smoke passed the door.
   

To check the portable smoke stopper, it was removed on the following picture.
The other pictures show the siutation after 30 and 60 seconds
   

 

September 2005 - Ratingen - First Fire Tests

 

the portable smoke stopper was tested with a medium temperatred somke to adjust the weight of the fibre material during development of the portable smoke stopper

 

 

Futher test with hot smoke were performed

Pictures: Fire Dept. of Ratingen 

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