CLC/TS 50594:2015

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Requirements
5 Test conditions, materials, equipment and instrumentation
6 Preparation for testing
7 Performance measurements - General requirements
8 Tests for performance
9 Assessment of performance
10 Data to be reported
Annex A (normative) - Reference list
Annex B (normative) - Exhaust ducts for tumble dryer testing
Annex C (informative) - Flow diagrams
Annex D (normative) - Test report - Data to be reported
Annex E (normative) - Procedure to determine test load size
        where rated capacity is not declared
Annex F (normative) - Flexible initial moisture content
        method
Annex G (normative) - Performance testing of steam heated
        tumble dryers
Annex H (informative) - Performance testing of gas heated
        tumble dryers
Annex I (informative) - Measurement of exhaust air volume
Annex J (normative) - Measurement of the textile drying
        temperature
Bibliography

This Technical Specification is applicable to tumble dryers for commercial use of the automatic and non-automatic type, incorporating an electric or steam heating device. It also includes tumble dryers which use gas as a heating source with a reference to appropriate EN gas standards.The object is to state and define the principal performance characteristics of tumble dryers for commercial use of interest to users and to describe standard methods for measuring these characteristics.NOTEIt does not apply to transfer tumble dryers or dryers with automatic loading and unloading.