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Superseded

Superseded

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BS EN 488 - DISTRICT HEATING PIPES - PREINSULATED BONDED PIPE SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTLY BURIED HOT WATER NETWORKS - STEEL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR STEEL SERVICE PIPES, POLYURETHANE THERMAL INSULATION AND OUTER CASING OF POLYETHYLENE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-04-2011

Superseded by

BS EN 488:2015

Language(s)

English

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
  4.1 Pressure ratings for valves
      4.1.1 General
      4.1.2 Valves without indicated flow direction
  4.2 Service temperatures for valves
  4.3 Steel parts
      4.3.1 Valve Body
      4.3.2 Valve steel pipe
      4.3.3 Welding ends
      4.3.4 Welding
  4.4 Casing
      4.4.1 General
      4.4.2 Requirements for polyethylene welding
      4.4.3 Diameter and wall thickness of the casing
  4.5 Polyurethane rigid foam insulation (PUR)
      4.5.1 General
      4.5.2 Minimum insulation thickness
  4.6 Valve assembly
      4.6.1 Ends of valve assembly
      4.6.2 End of stem construction
      4.6.3 Tolerances on the main dimensions
      4.6.4 Installation of measuring elements
  4.7 Requirements for effective operation and
      maintenance
  4.8 Resistance to axial forces and bending moments
5 Testing, test methods and test requirements
  5.1 General
  5.2 Test specimens
      5.2.1 General
      5.2.2 Test specimens for type testing steel
            parts of valve
      5.2.3 Test specimens from casings and
            polyurethane foam
  5.3 Steel parts
      5.3.1 Type test
      5.3.2 Leak-tightness of shell and stem casing
      5.3.3 Leak-tightness of the seat
      5.3.4 Torque load measurement of unloaded
            valve
      5.3.5 Axial compressive force test
      5.3.6 Axial tensile force test
      5.3.7 Bending test
      5.3.8 Testing of steel welds
  5.4 Casing
      5.4.1 General
      5.4.2 Leak-tightness of the welded casing
  5.5 Polyurethane rigid foam insulation
  5.6 Valve assembly
  5.7 Surveillance system
  5.8 Leak testing of valves
6 Marking
  6.1 General
      6.1.1 Steel valve
      6.1.2 Casing
      6.1.3 Valve assembly
7 Installation and maintenance
Annex A (informative) - Guidelines for inspection
        and testing
Annex B (normative) - Resistance to axial force
        and bending moment
Annex C (normative) - Resistance to bending forces

BS EN 488

Committee
RHE/9
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
31
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

EN 13941:2009+A1:2010 Design and installation of preinsulated bonded pipe systems for district heating
EN 448:2015 District heating pipes - Preinsulated bonded pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks - Fitting assemblies of steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation and outer casing of polyethylene
EN 12266-1:2012 Industrial valves - Testing of metallic valves - Part 1: Pressure tests, test procedures and acceptance criteria - Mandatory requirements
EN 14419:2009 District heating pipes - Preinsulated bonded pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks - Surveillance systems
EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
EN 253:2009+A2:2015 District heating pipes - Preinsulated bonded pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks - Pipe assembly of steel service pipe, polyurethane thermal insulation and outer casing of polyethylene
EN 19:2016 Industrial valves - Marking of metallic valves

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