PREN 17116-3 : DRAFT 2017

European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Requirements
5 General test conditions
6 Determination of wash performance effects
7 Determination of energy consumption
8 Determination of water consumption
9 Determination of detergent consumption
10 Determination of hourly production output
11 Machine information
Annex A (normative) - Specification of reference washing
        machine
Annex B (normative) - Specification of test pieces with
        standardized stains/soiling
Annex C (normative) - Specification of the wash process
        control sheet for secondary wash performance
Annex D (normative) - Specification of the rinse
        performance fabrics
Annex E (normative) - Type and dosage of detergents for
        the reference machine
Annex F (normative) - Washing conditions in reference
        machine
Annex G (normative) - Continuous tunnel washer process
        parameters
Annex H (normative) - Type and dosage of detergents and
        wash additives for the continuous tunnel washer
Annex I (normative) - Steam measurement system
Annex J (normative) - Gas consumption measurement
Annex K (normative) - Required water quality characteristics
Annex L (informative) - Determination of nominal load
Annex M (informative) - Data loggers for measuring the
        liquor temperature
Annex N (informative) - Measurement Tolerances
Annex O (informative) - Testing procedure to prepare the load
        to the correct nominal load
Annex P (normative) - Test tolerances
Annex Q (normative) - Declaration of energy consumption and
        productivity of continuous tunnel washers
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the requirements of
         Directive 2009/125/EC establishing a framework
         for the setting of ecodesign requirements for
         energy-related products
Bibliography

Specifies the characteristics of continuous tunnel washer and gives the usual test methods for these characteristics with regard to machine capacity, power consumption and productivity.