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BS EN 253:2019

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District heating pipes. Bonded single pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks. Factory made pipe assembly of steel service pipe, polyurethane thermal insulation and a casing of polyethylene

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BSI 2019 46
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This document specifies requirements and test methods for straight lengths of factory made thermally insulated bonded single pipe assemblies for hot water networks in accordance with EN 13941-1, comprising a steel service pipe, polyurethane foam thermal insulation and a casing of polyethylene.

The pipe assembly can also include the following additional elements: measuring wires, spacers and diffusion barriers.

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2 undefined
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
8 3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
4.1 General
9 4.2 Steel service pipe
4.2.1 Specification
4.2.2 Diameter
4.2.3 Wall thickness
10 4.2.4 Surface condition
11 4.3 Casing
4.3.1 Material properties
4.3.1.1 Material composition
4.3.1.2 Melt mass-flow rate
4.3.1.3 Thermal stability
4.3.1.4 Use of rework material
4.3.2 Casing properties
4.3.2.1 Nominal outside diameter
12 4.3.2.2 Wall thickness
4.3.2.3 Appearance, surface finish, casing ends
13 4.3.2.4 Elongation at break
4.3.2.5 Heat reversion
4.3.2.6 Stress crack resistance
4.4 Polyurethane (PUR) foam thermal insulation
4.4.1 Composition
4.4.2 Cell structure
4.4.2.1 General appearance
4.4.2.2 Cell size
4.4.2.3 Closed cell content
4.4.2.4 Voids and bubbles
4.4.3 Compressive strength
14 4.4.4 Foam density
4.4.5 Water absorption at elevated temperature
4.5 Pipe assembly
4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Thermal insulation series
15 4.5.3 Pipe ends without thermal insulation
4.5.4 Diameter and wall thickness of the casing
16 4.5.5 Centre line deviation
17 4.5.6 Expected thermal life and long term temperature resistance
4.5.6.1 General remarks
4.5.6.2 Shear strength
18 4.5.7 Thermal conductivity in unaged condition
4.5.8 Thermal conductivity at artificially aged condition
4.5.9 Impact resistance
4.5.10 Surface conditions at delivery
4.5.11 Measuring wires for surveillance systems
4.5.12 Linear water tightness
5 Test methods
5.1 General conditions and test specimens
5.1.1 General conditions
5.1.2 Test specimens
19 5.2 Casing
5.2.1 Appearance and surface finish
5.2.2 Elongation at break
20 5.2.3 Carbon black dispersion, homogeneity
5.2.4 Stress crack resistance test
21 5.3 Polyurethane (PUR) foam thermal insulation
5.3.1 Composition
5.3.2 Cell structure
5.3.2.1 Cell size
5.3.2.2 Closed cell content
5.3.2.3 Voids and bubbles
22 5.3.3 Compressive strength
5.3.4 Foam density
5.3.5 Water absorption
23 5.4 Pipe assembly
5.4.1 Axial shear strength
5.4.1.1 Test specimen
5.4.1.2 Test procedure
5.4.1.3 Calculation of shear strength
24 5.4.1.4 Axial shear strength at 23 °C
5.4.1.5 Axial shear strength at 140 °C
25 5.4.2 Shear strength of the pipe assembly after ageing
5.4.2.1 Specimen of pipe assembly for ageing
5.4.2.2 Test procedure
5.4.3 Thermal conductivity in unaged condition
26 5.4.4 Thermal conductivity at artificially aged condition
5.4.5 Impact resistance
5.4.6 Linear water tightness
28 6 Marking
6.1 General
29 6.2 Steel service pipe
6.3 Casing
6.4 Pipe assembly
30 Annex A (informative) Relation between actual continuous operating conditions and accelerated ageing test conditions
A.1 General
A.2 Plateau in shear strength: impact of thermal stress
31 A.3 Further decline in shear strength from plateau level
32 A.4 Determination of Arrhenius activation energy on artificial pipe assembly
A.5 Accelerated oxygen ingress on real pipe assembly in heated chamber
34 Annex B (informative)Guidelines for inspection and testing
B.1 General
B.2 Manufacturer’s type test
B.3 Manufacturer’s quality control
B.4 External inspection
B.5 Manufacturer’s responsibility
38 Annex C (normative) Thermal conductivity of factory made pipe assemblies — Test procedure
C.1 Scope
C.2 Requirements (EN ISO 8497:1996, Clause 5)
C.2.1 Test specimen (EN ISO 8497:1996, 5.1)
C.2.2 Operating temperature (EN ISO 8497:1996, 5.2)
C.2.3 Types of apparatus (EN ISO 8497:1996, 5.5)
C.3 Apparatus (EN ISO 8497:1996, Clause 7)
C.3.1 Guarded end apparatus
C.3.2 Calibrated end apparatus
39 C.3.3 Dimensions (EN ISO 8497:1996, 7.2)
C.3.4 Heater pipe surface temperature
C.4 Test specimens (EN ISO 8497:1996, Clause 8)
C.4.1 Conditioning (EN ISO 8497:1996, 8.4)
C.4.2 Dimension measurement (EN ISO 8497:1996, 8.5)
C.4.3 Surface temperature measurement
C.4.4 Location of temperature sensors (EN ISO 8497:1996, 8.6)
C.5 Procedure (EN ISO 8497:1996, Clause 9)
C.5.1 Test length (EN ISO 8497:1996, 9.1.1)
C.5.2 Diameter (EN ISO 8497:1996, 8.5)
40 C.5.3 Thickness of casing
C.5.4 Ambient requirements (EN ISO 8497:1996, 9.2)
C.5.5 Test pipe temperature (EN ISO 8497:1996, 9.3)
C.5.6 Power supply (EN ISO 8497:1996, 7.9)
C.5.7 Axial heat loss
C.5.8 Test period and stability (EN ISO 8497:1996, 9.5.3)
C.6 Calculations (EN ISO 8497:1996, Clause 11)
C.6.1 Thermal conductivity (EN ISO 8497:1996, 3.5)
41 C.7 Symbols and units (EN ISO 8497:1996 Clause 4)
43 Annex D (informative)Waste treatment and recycling
BS EN 253:2019
$189.07