BS 6351-2:1983
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Electric surface heating Guide to the design of electric surface heating systems
Hardcopy , PDF
30-09-2010
English
31-03-1983
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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Guide
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Minimum safety requirements for ESH devices
and control equipment
4. Thermal insulation
5. Wiring systems
6. System design guide
Appendices
A. Heat loss calculations
B. Calculation of spiral pitch
C. Worked example
D. Mathematical formulae
E. Meteorological data
Tables
1. Service categories
2. Minimum requirements for ESH systems
3. Minimum requirements for ESH systems with type of
protection 'N'
4. Minimum requirements for ESH systems with type of
protection 'e'
5. Normalized loss factor
6. Cladding surface temperature rise above 40 deg C
for xi = 0.8
7. Cladding surface temperature rise above 40 deg C
for zi = 0.3
8. Normalized pitch, Np
9. Hypothetical manufacturer's specification
10. Selection of ESH device
Figure
1. Graph for use in calculating cladding surface
temperature
Provides a step-by-step guide to the design of a safe ESH system. Takes into account the energy requirements, temperature considerations and the selection of ESH devices, thermal insulation and control equipment.
| Committee |
RHE/24
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 78/29754 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, June 2007. (05/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
32
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| BS 8450:2006 | Code of practice for installation of electrical and electronic equipment in ships |
| BS 6351-3:1983 | Electric surface heating Code of practice for the installation, testing and maintenance of electric surface heating systems |
| BS 6351-1:1983 | Electric surface heating Specification for electric surface heating devices |
| BS 5345-1:1989 | Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of electrical apparatus for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (other than mining applications or explosive processing and manufacture) General recommendations |
| BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 | REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS |
| BS 6739:1986 | Code of practice for instrumentation in process control systems: installation design and practice |
| BS 476-4:1970 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials |
| BS 6351-1:1983 | Electric surface heating Specification for electric surface heating devices |
| BS 5422:1977 | Specification for the use of thermal insulating materials |
| BS 5970:1981 | Code of practice for thermal insulation of pipework and equipment (in the temperature range -100°C to +870°C) |
| BS 5345-1:1976 | Code of practice for the selection, installation and maintenance of electrical apparatus for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (other than mining applications or explosive processing and manufacture) Basic requirements for all Parts of the code |
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