BS EN 12667-2001

BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 12667:2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Products of high and medium thermal resistance The European Standard EN 12667:2001 has the status of a British Standard ICS 91.100.01; 91.120.10 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIBS EN 12667:2001 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Engineering Sector Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 March 2001 © BSI 03-2001 ISBN 0 580 36512 3 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 12667:2001. This British Standard together with BS EN 12664 and BS EN 12939 supersedes BS 874-2.1:1986 and BS 874-2.2:1988. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee RHE/9, Thermal insulating materials, to Subcommittee RHE/9/2, Thermal properties of insulating materials, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. 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No. Date Comments Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIEUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM EN 12667 January 2001 ICS 91.100.01; 91.120.10 English version Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Products of high and medium thermal resistance Performance thermique des matériaux et produits pour le bâtiment — Détermination de la résistance thermique par la méthode de la plaque chaude gardée et la méthode fluxmétrique — Produits de haute et moyenne résistance thermique Wärmetechnisches Verhalten von Baustoffen und Bauprodukten — Bestimmung des Wärmedurchlasswiderstandes nach dem Verfahren mit dem Plattengerät und dem Wärmestrommessplatten-Gerät — Produkte mit hohem und mittlerem Wärmedurchlasswiderstand This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 June 2000. 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No. EN 12667:2001 E Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPage 2 EN 12667:2001 Contents Page Foreword .3 Introduction 4 1S c o p e 5 2 Normative references .5 3 Definitions, symbols and units 6 4 Principle 7 5 Apparatus8 6 Test specimens 13 7 Testing procedure.15 8 Calculations 17 9 Test report.20 Annex A (normative) Limitations to the implementation of the measurement principle and on measurable properties.22 Annex B (normative) Limits for equipment performance and test conditions — Guarded hot plate.32 Annex C (normative) Limits for equipment performance and test conditions — Heat flow meter 38 Annex D (normative) Equipment design 44 Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPage 3 EN 12667:2001 © BSI 03-2001 Foreword This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 89, Thermal performance of buildings and building components, the Secretariat of which is held by SIS. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2001, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2001. This document is one of a series of standards on thermal test methods that support product standards for building materials. The annexes A, B, C and D are normative. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPage 4 EN 12667:2001 © BSI 03-2001 Introduction Steady state heat transfer properties may be measured by a number of standardized test methods: the choice of the most appropriate method depends on specimen characteristics. This standard covers the guarded hot plate and the heat flow meter methods only. For routine testing, the operator of these two methods needs only this standard and the relevant product standard, which may impose additional requirements related to specimen preparation or testing conditions. Detailed requirements for measurements in any testing condition of thermal resistance of any compatible plane specimen are given: — for the guarded hot plate method, in ISO 8302:1991 and EN 1946-2:1999; — for the heat flow meter method, in ISO 8301:1991 and EN 1946-3:1999. This standard provides general information on the apparatus, all mandatory limits for the equipment design and operation, and the specification of testing procedure, for specimens, with high and medium thermal resistance, described in relevant technical specifications (e.g. a European product standard or a European technical approval). The information given is technically equivalent to that in ISO 8301:1991 and ISO 8302:1991, for both these methods. It is only intended for the routine testing of specimens (within the limitations of thickness and inhomogeneity, etc. given in annex A) using equipment which has been constructed according to 5.1 and which has already been validated according to EN 1946-3:1999 or EN 1946-2:1999. It also includes examples of equipment designs that meet the requirements of 5.1, so that the assessment of the accuracy of equipment designed accordingly does not need an error analysis but only the equipment performance check. Measurements on products of medium and low thermal resistance and on moist products of any thermal resistance are covered in EN 12664. Measurements on thick products of high and medium thermal resistance are covered in EN 12939. Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPage 5 EN 12667:2001 © BSI 03-2001 1S c o p e This standard specifies principles and testing procedures for determining, by means of the guarded hot plate or heat flow meter methods, the thermal resistance of test specimens having a thermal resistance of not less than 0,5 m 2 ·K/W NOTE 1 The above limit is due to the effect of contact thermal resistances. An upper limit for measurable thermal resistance depends upon a number of factors described in this standard, but a unique figure cannot be assigned. It applies in principle to any mean test temperature, but the equipment design in annex D is essentially intended to operate between a minimum cooling unit temperature of -100 °C and maximum heating unit temperature of +100 °C. NOTE 2 Limits to the mean test temperature are only imposed by the materials used in the apparatus construction and by ancillary equipment. It supplies additional limits for equipment performance and test conditions. It does not supply general equipment design procedures, equipment error analysis, equipment performance check or the assessment of equipment accuracy. It supplies example designs of equipment complying with the requirements set down in this standard. This standard does not supply general guidance and background information (e.g. the heat transfer property to be reported, product-dependent specimen preparations, procedures requiring multiple measurements, such as those to assess the effect of specimen non-homogeneities, those to test specimens whose thickness exceeds the apparatus capabilities, and those to assess the relevance of the thickness effect). Due to these limitations, this standard should be used in conjunction with the product standard relevant to the product to be tested. Although intended primarily for building materials, it can also be used for specimens of any material that conforms to the requirements specified. This standard does not cover measurements on moist products of any thermal resistance or measurements on thick products of high and medium thermal resistance. 2 Normative references This standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred applies (including amendments). NOTE References to ISO 8301:1991 and ISO 8302:1991 do not cover the complete test methods, but are limited to such items as equipment design and performance check, not covered by European Standards or parts of them; references to ISO 8301:1991 or ISO 8302:1991 are not needed for routine testing according to this standard. EN 1946-2:1999 Thermal performance of building products and components — Specific criteria for the assessment of laboratories measuring heat transfer properties — Part 2: Measurements by guarded hot plate method EN 1946-3:1999 Thermal performance of building products and components — Specific criteria for the assessment of laboratories measuring heat transfer properties — Part 3: Measurements by heat flow meter method Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPage 6 EN 12667:2001 © BSI 03-2001 EN 12664 Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Dry and moist products of medium and low thermal resistance EN 12939 Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Thick products of high and medium thermal resistance EN ISO 7345 Thermal insulation — Physical quantities and definitions (ISO 7345:1987) ISO 8301:1991 Thermal insulation — Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related properties — Heat flow meter apparatus ISO 8302:1991 Thermal insulation — Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related properties — Guarded hot plate apparatus 3 Definitions, symbols and units 3.1 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions in EN ISO 7345 apply. Most relevant definitions for the measurement of heat transfer properties on high and medium thermal resistance products are to be found in A.2. 3.2 Symbols and units Symbol Quantity Unit A metering area measured on a selected isothermal surface m 2 A d area of the defect m 2 A m area of the metering section m 2 R thermal resistance m 2 ·K/W T transfer factor W/(m·K) T 1 temperature of the warm surface of the specimen K T 2 temperature of the cold surface of the specimen K T m mean test temperature (usually (T 1+ T 2 )/2) K V volume m 3 c specific heat capacity J/(kg·K) d thickness; average thickness of a specimen m e edge number ratio - e h heat flow meter output voltage mV f calibration factor of the heat flow meter W/(mV·m 2 ) Licensed Copy: na na, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tue Jul 26 12:13:58 BST 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIPage 7 EN 12667:2001 © BSI 03-2001 Symbol Quantity Unit m mass (of the specimen) kg q density of heat flow rate W/m 2 r thermal resistivity K·m/W R increments of thermal resistance m 2 ·K/W T temperature difference (usually T 1- T 2 )K d increments of thickness m m relative mass change - t time interval s heat flow rate W thermal conductivity W/(m·K) t thermal transmissivity W/(m·K) porosity - P local porosity - density kg/m 3 NOTE The meaning of some additional subscripts is specified in the text. 4P r i n c i p l e 4.1 Apparatus Both the guarded hot plate apparatus and the heat flow meter apparatus are intended to establish within homogeneous specimens with flat parallel faces, in the form of slabs, a unidirectional constant and uniform density of heat flow rate. The part of the apparatus where this takes place with acceptable accuracy is around its centre; the apparatus is therefore divided into a central metering section in which measurements are taken, and a surrounding guard section. 4.2 Measuring the density of heat flow rate With the establishment of steady state in the metering section, the density of heat flow rate, q, is determined from measurement of the