SIST EN 17248:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 17248:2020
01-januar-2020
Sistemi daljinskega ogrevanja in hlajenja - Izrazi in definicije
District heating and district cooling pipe systems - Terms and definitions
Fernwärme- und Fernkälterohrsysteme - Begriffe
Canalisations pour le chauffage urbain et réseaux d’eau glacée - Termes et définitions
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17248:2019
ICS:
01.040.23 Tekočinski sistemi in sestavni Fluid systems and
deli za splošno rabo (Slovarji) components for general use
(Vocabularies)
23.040.07 Cevovodi za daljinsko Pipeline and its parts for
ogrevanje in njihovi deli district heat
SIST EN 17248:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 17248
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

October 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 01.040.23; 23.040.07
English Version

District heating and district cooling pipe systems - Terms
and definitions
Canalisations pour le chauffage urbain et réseaux d'eau Fernwärme- und Fernkälterohrsysteme - Begriffe
glacée - Termes et définitions
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 August 2019.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
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United Kingdom.





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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
Bibliography .22

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European foreword
This document (EN 17248:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 107 “Prefabricated
district heating and district cooling pipe systems”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.
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 April 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
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Introduction
This document compiles a vocabulary of terms, with their definitions, applied in the field of district
heating and district cooling pipe systems with factory made system components. Only terms which are
particular to the pertinent field in CEN/TC 107 are included.
The other standards from CEN/TC 107 are:
— EN 253, 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;
— EN 448, District heating pipes —Bonded single pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks —
Factory made fitting assemblies of steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation and a casing of
polyethylene;
— EN 488, District heating pipes — Bonded single pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks —
Factory made steel valve assembly for steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation and a casing
of polyethylene;
— EN 489-1, District heating pipes – Bonded single and twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water
networks – Part 1: Joint casing assemblies and thermal insulation for hot water networks in accordance
with EN 13941-1;
— EN 13941-1, District heating pipes - Design and installation of thermal insulated bonded single and
twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks — Part 1: Design;
— EN 13941-2, District heating pipes - Design and installation of thermal insulated bonded single and
twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks — Part 2: Installation;
— EN 14419, District heating pipes — Bonded single and twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water
networks — Surveillance systems;
— EN 15632 (all parts), District heating pipes - Pre-insulated flexible pipe systems;
— EN 15698-1, District heating pipes — Bonded twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks
— Part 1: Factory made twin pipe assembly of steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation and
one casing of polyethylene
— EN 15698-2, District heating pipes — Bonded twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks
— Part 2: Factory made fitting and valve assemblies of steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal
insulation and one casing of polyethylene
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1 Scope
This document compiles a vocabulary of terms, with their definitions, applied in the field of district
heating and district cooling pipe systems with factory made system components. Only terms which are
particular to the pertinent field in CEN/TC 107 are included.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
above ground installation
installation method where the pipe is not surrounded by soil
3.2
action cycle
impact comprising of one full action course, ranging from a minimum (maximum) level through an
average value to a maximum (minimum) level and back
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1 for the principle of action cycles.

Key
1 one action cycle
2 action (or stress or deformation) range
3 maximum level of the action, stress or deformation
4 minimum level of the action, stress or deformation
Figure 1 — Principle of one action cycle
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3.3
ageing
keeping the service pipe at a defined, elevated temperature for a certain time while also exposing the
casing to a defined temperature
3.4
ageing factor
f
a
factor without a dimension which expresses the ageing of the thermal insulation in relation to the
expected service life
3.5
anchor
construction used to transfer the forces from the service pipe through the thermal insulation by use of a
steel plate to a fixed point
3.6
artificial ageing
keeping the complete pipe assembly at a certain, elevated temperature for a certain time
3.7
assembly of measuring elements
process where a fitter during the assembly of pipe elements connects measuring elements into a
measuring section
3.8
batch
specified quantity of material made under the same uniform production conditions in one production run
by one manufacturer
3.9
bending angle
α
deviation in direction of the pipe centre lines
Note 1 to entry: For the principle of deviation in direction of the pipe centre lines see Figure 2.

Figure 2 — Principle of deviation in direction of the pipe centre lines
3.10
bonded system
pipe element which is bonded by thermal insulation
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3.11
butt welded bend
bend manufactured either by hot bending of a steel pipe or by hot forming of steel plates which are
subsequently welded together
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3 for a butt welded bend.

Figure 3 — Butt welded bend
3.12
casing
outer layer of polythene (which may contain a diffusion barrier) intended to protect the thermal
insulation and service pipe from the effects of ground water, moisture and mechanical damage
3.13
characteristic value
value of a stochastic variable which, at a probability of 95 %, will not be exceeded
3.14
centre line deviation
deviation between the centre line of the service pipe and the centre line of the casing
3.15
cold formed bend
bend manufactured by cold bending of steel pipe
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4 for a cold formed bend.

Figure 4 — Cold or hot formed bend
3.16
cold laying
method of pipeline laying where the pipes are installed and put into operation without pre-stressing, in
which the yield strength of the service pipe material may be exceeded
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3.17
connection point
accessible place outside the pipe system where a measuring instrument can be connected to a measuring
section
Note 1 to entry: The place could be in a shaft, in a house connection, in a measuring post, in a cabinet, etc.
3.18
continuous operating temperature
temperature at which the pipe system is designed to operate continuously
3.19
creep
slow progressive strain under the influence of stress
3.20
deformation-controlled action
action called forth by enforced deformation or movement
Note 1 to entry: Examples of deformation-controlled actions are thermal expansion or deformation differences,
caused by soil settling.
3.21
density
mass of a body of a material divided by the volume of the body
3.22
design pressure
internal pressure equal to or greater than the maximum operating pressure against the pipe wall at any
point or in any section of the pipeline at design temperature
3.23
design temperature range
temperature range which, in combination with the design pressure, determines the basis for the
strength/expansion calculation
3.24
detection of moisture
detection of moisture-related parameters with measuring instruments
Note 1 to entry: Only moisture in the thermal insulation due to defects or bad workmanship is relevant.
Note 2 to entry: The parameters could be electrical resistance and/or impedance.
3.25
deviations in surveillance systems
result of comparing the values for moisture-related parameters measured by the surveillance system
with the values given in the technical documentation
3.26
diffusion barrier
any layer in the pipe assembly, different than PE, installed between the thermal insulation and the casing,
or in the casing with the aim to restrict the diffusion of gases
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3.27
directly welded T-piece
T-piece manufactured by welding a branch pipe directly onto a main pipe, with or without reinforcement
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 5 for a directly welded T-piece.

Figure 5 — Directly welded T-piece without reinforcement
3.28
disorder
electrical interruption and/or short circuit in a measuring section within the surveillance system
3.29
distribution pipeline
pipeline leading from transmission pipeline or substation to house connection or directly to a domestic
substation
Note 1 to entry: For the principle of the structure of district heating or district cooling pipe system, see Figure 6.
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Key
1 transmission pipeline
2 distribution pipeline
3 house connection
4 domestic substation
→ flow direction
— flow line
- - - return line
Figure 6 — Principle for the structure of district heating or district cooling pipe system
3.30
double sealing
two-sealing systems independently installed and tested on the same joint, not influencing each other
negatively and thus independently functioning during the service life
3.31
ductile steel material
material which, with good approximation, is linearly elastic up to the yield stress or to the 0,2 % proof
stress, and which has a minimum elongation at rupture of 14 %
3.32
equivalent stress
stress calculated with sign from the membrane or resulting stress by Tresca or by von Mises’ equations
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3.33
factory made
pre-insulated
thermal insulation applied in a factory
3.34
factory made joint thermal insulation
factory made elements of thermal insulation used in the joint
3.35
fatigue strength
stress range or deformation range of constant magnitude which, under given circumstances, just causes
fatigue failure
3.36
fitting
reducer, T-piece, bend, dished head (cap)
3.37
fitting assembly
factory made product consisting of at least one fitting, thermal insulation and casing
3.38
fixing bars
steel plates in twin pipe systems used for bonding of flow and return pipes, to eliminate differences in
expansion between the flow and the return pipe in a straight pipe section
3.39
force-controlled action
action which maintains its magnitude irrespectively of the deformation of the structure
Note 1 to entry: Examples of force-controlled action are internal pressure, pipe-weight and top load from soil and
traffic.
3.40
forged T-piece
T-piece manufactured by hot forming of either steel pipes or steel plates which are subsequently welded
together
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 7 for a forged T-piece.

Figure 7 — Forged T-piece
3.41
fusion compatibility
ability of two materials to be fused together
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