ISO/TS 5660-3:2012检查了目前用于建筑产品的锥形量热计数据的测量限制和应用，并建议了其他应用领域的其他类型产品克服其中一些限制的方法。它从大量使用该仪器的经验中收集信息。该信息作为一套指南提供，这将有助于在更大范围内标准化锥形量热计的使用。 对试样制备的各个方面以及暴露在辐射热下的试样的熔化、剥落和膨胀等行为给出了特别的指导。还讨论了试样厚度与基板使用的相关性，以及固定在基板上的方法。对测试各种“非标准”产品的方法给出了建议。对仪器的校准技术、适当热流水平的选择和点火协议提出了建议。

ISO/TS 5660-3:2012 examines the measurement limitations and applications of the cone calorimeter data as currently used for building products, and recommends ways in which some of these may be overcome for other types of products for other application areas. It compiles information from a large body of experience with regard to the use of the instrument. This information is presented as a set of guidelines, which will help to standardize the use of the cone calorimeter in this wider scope. Particular guidance is given on aspects of specimen preparation and on the behaviour, such as melting, spalling and intumescing, of specimens exposed to radiant heat. The relevance of specimen thickness and the use of substrate, and methods of fixing to substrate, are also discussed. Advice is given on approaches to testing a variety of "non-standard" products. Recommendations are made on techniques of calibration of the apparatus, selection of appropriate heat flux levels and ignition protocols.