Gap tests : comparison between UN gap test and card gap test

Ruddy Branka (1) , Christian Michot (1)

1 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques

The final test, of French origin, is also used for the risk classification of pyrotechnic establishments for the application of the regulations governing safety at work (protection of workers). In practice this means that in France, for the classification of transport and pyrotechnic establishments, two tests must be carried out (the "UN gap test" and the "detonation initiation test through a barrier"), instead ofonly one (the detonation initiation test through a barrier).

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Ruddy Branka, Christian Michot. Gap tests : comparison between UN gap test and card gap test. 24. International Pyrotechnics Seminar (IPS 1998), Jul 1998, Monterey, United States. pp.85-92. ⟨ineris-00972136⟩