I believe that you mean fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP). If so, the plastic is hydrocarbon based and the flame should be easily detected if it burns. If it just chars and produces copious amounts of black smoke in the process, it'd require testing, just like the IR manufacturers say.
Dwight ________________________________ From: Nicky Marshall <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 5:53 PM Subject: Fibreglass We need to select IR flame detectors to activate deluge systems protecting moulded fibreglass units. Should fibreglass in its finished state be treated as a hydrocarbon? Thanks in advance for your input Kind regards Nicky Marshall Southern Regional Manager PROTECH DESIGN LIMITED Specialist Fire Protection Consultants Phone: 03 579 5577 Mobile: 021 433 488 Email: [email protected] Skype: nicky-marshall Web:www.protechdesign.co.nz Address:105A Alabama Rd, Redwoodtown, Blenheim 7201, NZ Postal:PO Box 4022, Redwood Village, Blenheim 7242, NZ _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
