ISO 7204:2023

Specification for wetting agents for application on Class A fires

This document specifies the essential properties and performance of liquid wetting agent concentrates used to make wetting agents for the extinction and inhibition of reignition of fires of Class A fuels. This document specifies the minimum performance on certain test fires.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 01-Nov-2023
• ICS: 13.220.10 - Fire-fighting
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 21/SC 6 - Foam and powder media and firefighting systems using foam and powder
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 21/SC 6 - Foam and powder media and firefighting systems using foam and powder
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 02-Nov-2023
• Due Date: 14-Jan-2024
• Completion Date: 02-Nov-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 7204
First edition
2023-11
Specification for wetting agents for
application on Class A fires
Reference number
ISO 7204:2023(E)
© ISO 2023

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ISO 7204:2023(E)
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ISO 7204:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Type and use of wetting agent concentrates .2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Use with sea water . 2
5 Tolerance of the wetting agent concentrate to freezing and thawing .2
6 Sediment in the wetting agent concentrate . 3
6.1 Sediment before conditioning . 3
6.2 Sediment after conditioning . 3
7 Determination of viscosity .3
7.1 Newtonian wetting agent concentrates . 3
7.2 Pseudo-plastic wetting agent concentrates . 3
8 pH of the wetting agent concentrate . 3
8.1 pH limits . 3
8.2 After conditioning . 3
9 Surface tension of the wetting agent solution . 3
9.1 Before conditioning . 3
9.2 After conditioning .
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 7204
First edition
Specification for wetting agents for
application on Class A fires
PROOF/ÉPREUVE
Reference number
ISO 7204:2023(E)
© ISO 2023

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ISO 7204:2023(E)
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the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below
or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
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PROOF/ÉPREUVE © ISO 2023 – All rights reserved

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ISO 7204:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Type and use of wetting agent concentrates .2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Use with sea water . 2
5 Tolerance of the wetting agent concentrate to freezing and thawing .2
6 Sediment in the wetting agent concentrate . 3
6.1 Sediment before conditioning . 3
6.2 Sediment after conditioning . 3
7 Determination of viscosity .3
7.1 Newtonian wetting agent concentrates . 3
7.2 Pseudo-plastic wetting agent concentrates . 3
8 pH of the wetting agent concentrate . 3
8.1 pH limits . 3
8.2 After conditioning . 3
9 Surface tension of the wetting agent solution . 3
9.1 Before conditioning . 3
9.2 After conditioning .
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ISO/DIS PRF 7204:2023(E)
Date: 2023-02-27
ISO/TC 21/SC 6
Secretariat: SAC
Date: 2023-09-12
Specification for wetting agents for application on Class A fires
FDIS stage

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ISO/DIS PRF 7204:20222023(E)
© ISO 2023
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this
publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can
be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
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Published in Switzerland
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 © ISO 2023 – All rights reserved

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ISO/DIS PRF 7204:20222023(E)
Contents
Foreword . v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Type and use of wetting agent concentrates . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Use with sea water . 3
5 Tolerance of the wetting agent concentrate to freezing and thawing . 3
6 Sediment in the wetting agent concentrate . 3
6.1 Sediment before conditioning . 3
6.2 Sediment after conditioning . 3
7 Determination of viscosity . 3
7.1 Newtonian wetting agent concentrates . 3
7.2 Pseudo-plastic wetting agent concentrates . 3
8 pH of the wetting agent concentrate . 4
8.1 pH limits . 4
8.2 After conditioning . 4
9 Surface tension of the wetting agent solution . 4
9.1 Before conditioning . 4
9.2 After conditioning . 4
10 Test fire performance . 4
11 Corrosion .
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