EN 14037-5:2013
(Main)Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below 120 °C - Part 5: Test method for thermal output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces
Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below 120 °C - Part 5: Test method for thermal output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces
This European Standard describes the test method and the test installation for determining the thermal output of ceiling mounted heating surfaces according to the specifications of prEN 14037-1:2011, 3.3.2, 3.3.3 and 3.3.4.
This part applies to determine thermal output when chilled ceilings according to EN 14240 are also used for heating.
NOTE Test results according to this part cannot be compared with results according to EN 14037-2 because great discrepancies are given at open ceilings, convective components and heating surfaces without upper insulation.
An der Decke frei abgehängte Heiz- und Kühlflächen für Wasser mit einer Temperatur unter 120 °C - Teil 5: Prüfverfahren für die Wärmeleistung von offenen oder geschlossenen Deckenheizflächen
Diese Europäische Norm legt die Prüfverfahren und die Prüfeinrichtung zur Bestimmung der Wärmeleistung von offenen und geschlossenen Deckenheizflächen nach prEN 14037-1:2011, 3.3.2, 3.3.3 and 3.3.4. fest.
Diese Norm gilt für Kühldecken nach EN 14240, die im Einzelfall auch zur Deckung des Raumwärmebedarfs genutzt werden.
ANMERKUNG Prüfergebnisse nach dieser Norm sind nur dann mit Ergebnissen nach EN 14037-2 vergleichbar, wenn vergleichbare Bedingungen hinsichtlich des Strahlungsanteils und der oberen Wärmedämmung bestehen. Große Abweichungen sind gegeben, bei offenen Deckenflächen, konvektiv wirkenden Bauelementen und nicht rückseitig wärmegedämmten Heizflächen.
Panneaux rayonnants de chauffage et de rafraîchissement alimentés avec une eau à une température inférieure à 120 °C - Partie 5: Méthode d'essai pour la détermination de la puissance thermique des panneaux rayonnants de plafond chauffés ouverts ou fermés
Stropne sevalne plošče za ogrevanje in hlajenje površin za vodo s temperaturo pod 120°C - 5. del: Preskusna metoda toplotne moči odprtih ali zaprtih ogrevalnih stropnih površin
General Information
Overview
EN 14037-5:2013 is a European Standard developed by CEN that specifies the test method for determining the thermal output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces. It applies to free-hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water at temperatures below 120 °C. This part focuses on ceiling-mounted heating surfaces, including chilled ceilings used for heating according to EN 14240. The standard ensures consistent and reliable measurement of thermal output, facilitating fair comparison and rating of radiant ceiling heating systems.
Key Topics
- Test installation and setup: The standard describes a controlled test booth with insulated ceilings and walls, designed to simulate real conditions for radiant ceiling heating panels.
- Measurement principles: Thermal output is obtained by measuring the mass flow and enthalpy difference of water flowing through the heating surface using precise weighing methods.
- Test conditions:
- Steady state conditions must be maintained for water and air temperatures, and water flow.
- Measurements are taken at three mean water temperatures (approximately 30°C, 40°C, and 50°C).
- Reference room temperature is maintained at 20 ± 0.5 °C.
- Installation requirements:
- The active heating surface should cover at least 15% of the test booth ceiling area (~2.2 m²).
- The distance between the heated panel and the insulated ceiling must not exceed 300 mm.
- Characteristic equation: Thermal output is expressed as a function of temperature difference via a characteristic equation with coefficients derived from regression analysis.
- Normalization: Standard thermal output is related to the active surface area and calculated for a temperature difference of 15 K.
- Upper insulation: Insulating the upper side of heating surfaces is recommended to improve energy efficiency by reducing undesired convective losses.
- Test reporting: Detailed data must be included such as test conditions, test sample description, active area ratio, characteristic equations, and measured thermal output values linked to the active surface.
Applications
EN 14037-5:2013 is particularly useful for:
- Manufacturers of ceiling mounted heating and cooling panels who require standardized procedures to verify and report thermal output performance.
- Laboratories and testing facilities performing certification testing in compliance with European norms.
- Design engineers and HVAC professionals selecting radiant ceiling heating systems and seeking validated thermal output data for system design and energy efficiency assessment.
- Building regulators and certification bodies that need harmonized test results for product evaluation and compliance purposes.
- Comparison and evaluation of radiant ceiling heating products in building projects to ensure appropriate heating capacities and optimized energy use.
By following this standard, stakeholders ensure that test results for radiant ceiling heating surfaces are accurate, consistent, and comparable across European markets.
Related Standards
- EN 14037-1: Technical specifications and requirements for free hanging heating and cooling surfaces with water below 120 °C.
- EN 14037-2: Test method for thermal output of ceiling mounted radiant panels (note that results of EN 14037-5 and EN 14037-2 are not directly comparable for open ceilings).
- EN 14037-3: Rating and evaluation method of radiant thermal output.
- EN 14037-4: Test method for cooling capacity of ceiling mounted radiant panels.
- EN 14240: Ventilation for buildings - Chilled ceilings - Testing and rating.
- EN ISO/IEC 17025: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
Following EN 14037-5:2013 helps ensure reliable measurement of thermal output from radiant ceiling heating surfaces, promoting better product performance, system design, and energy efficiency in heating applications below 120 °C.
Standards Content (Sample)
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Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below 120°C -
Part 5: Test method for thermal output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces
An der Decke frei abgehängte Heiz- und Kühlflächen für Wasser mit einer Temperatur
unter 120°C - Teil 5: Prüfverfahren für die Wärmeleistung von offenen oder
geschlossenen Deckenheizflächen
Panneaux rayonnants de plafond alimentés en eau à une température inférieure à 120°C
- Partie 5:Méthode d'essai pour la détermination de la puissance thermique des surfaces
de chauffe
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 14037-5
ICS:
91.140.10 Sistemi centralnega Central heating systems
ogrevanja
91.140.65 Oprema za ogrevanje vode Water heating equipment
oSIST prEN 14037-5:2012 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 14037-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2011
ICS 91.140.10
English Version
Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a
temperature below 120°C - Part 5: Test method for thermal
output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces
Panneaux rayonnants de plafond alimentés en eau à une An der Decke frei abgehängte Heiz- und Kühlflächen für
température inférieure à 120 °C - Partie 5:Méthode d'essai Wasser mit einer Temperatur unter 120 °C - Teil 5:
pour la détermination de la puissance thermique des Prüfverfahren für die Wärmeleistung von offenen oder
surfaces de chauffe geschlossenen Deckenheizflächen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 130.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents
Foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Testing of thermal output . 5
5 Test methods . 7
6 Carrying out the measurement . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 Test design . 7
6.3 Connection of the test sample to the measuring circuit . 7
6.4 Mass flow . 7
6.5 Test temperature . 8
6.6 Reference room temperature . 8
6.7 Steady state conditions . 8
6.8 Heat output . 8
6.9 Result of measurement – characteristic equation . 8
6.10 Standard output . 9
6.11 Interpolation of values of the thermal output . 9
7 Upper insulation . 9
8 Test report . 9
8.1 General . 9
8.2 Data . 9
9 Examples for the determination of the active length of different ceiling mounted heating
surfaces . 11
Annex A (informative) Specimen of the test report for heating capacity . 16
Bibliography . 18
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Foreword
This document (prEN 14037-5:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 130 “Space heating
appliances without integral heat sources”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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Introduction
This European Standard results from the recognition that the ceiling mounted heating and cooling surfaces falling
into the field of application hereinafter stated are traded of the basis of their thermal and cooling output. For evalu-
ating and comparing different ceiling mounted radiant panels it is therefore necessary to refer to a single stipulated
value.
The European Standard EN 14037, Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below
120°C consists of the following parts:
- Part 1: Technical specifications and requirements
- Part 2: Test method for thermal output of ceiling mounted radiant panels
- Part 3: Rating method and evaluation of radiant thermal output of ceiling mounted radiant panels
- Part 4: Test method for cooling capacity of ceiling mounted radiant panels
- Part 5: Test method for thermal output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces
1 Scope
This European Standard describes the test method and the test installation for determining the thermal output of
ceiling mounted heating surfaces according to the specifications of prEN 14037-1, clause 3.3.2, 3.3.3 and 3.3.4.
This part applies to determine thermal output when chilled ceilings according to EN 14240 are also used for heat-
ing.
NOTE Test results according to this part can not be compared with results according prEN 14037-2 because great dis-
crepancies are given at open ceilings, convective components and heating surfaces without upper insulation.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references,
only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
prEN 14037-1, Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below 120°C - Part 1:
Technical specifications and requirements
prEN 14037-2, Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below 120°C - Part 2: Test
method for thermal output of ceiling mounted radiant panels
EN ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
(ISO/IEC 17025:2005)
EN 14240, Ventilation for buildings – Chilled ceilings – Testing and rating
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prEN 14037-5:2011 (E)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 14037-1 apply.
4 Testing of thermal output
The test is carried out in a testing system, which consists of a closed booth with controlled temperatures of the in-
side surfaces plus a set of two master panels built according to prEN 14037-2, Clause 6.
Differing from the definitions of the test booth according to prEN 14037-2, the ceiling and the upper part of the ver-
tical walls of the test booth shall be insulated until 0,5 m (± 0,02 m) below the ceiling with a thermal resistance of ≥
-2
K)/W.
2,5 (m
The method for measuring the thermal output consists of the measurement of mass flow and enthalpy difference
between inlet and outlet (by weighing method). Other measurement methods shall guarantee in minimum the pre-
cision obtained by weighing method. The natural convection within the test booth must not be affected by additional
means.
All laboratories that make tests according to this standard have to make comparable measurements with the other
laboratories (according to prEN 14037-2, Clause 6).
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Key:
1 test booth
2 insulation
3 test specimen
4 Edge insulation plate
5 Measuring point of air temperature
6 Measuring point of Globe temperature
7 Measuring point of the wall temperature
Figure 1 — Example of a test room with arrangement of a closed heated ceiling and the temperature
measuring points
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5 Test methods
The test method shall be carried out according to prEN 14037-2, Clause 7.
6 Carrying out the measurement
6.1 General
The natural convection inside the test booth shall not be influenced by additional means.
6.2 Test design
The test sample shall be installed in the test cabin according to the instructions of the manufacturer. The arrange-
ment of the sample shall be symmetrical if possible otherwise as much regular as possible. In case of closed ceil-
ings (see prEN 14037-1, 3.3.2 an
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 14037-5:2013 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Free hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below 120 °C - Part 5: Test method for thermal output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces". This standard covers: This European Standard describes the test method and the test installation for determining the thermal output of ceiling mounted heating surfaces according to the specifications of prEN 14037-1:2011, 3.3.2, 3.3.3 and 3.3.4. This part applies to determine thermal output when chilled ceilings according to EN 14240 are also used for heating. NOTE Test results according to this part cannot be compared with results according to EN 14037-2 because great discrepancies are given at open ceilings, convective components and heating surfaces without upper insulation.
This European Standard describes the test method and the test installation for determining the thermal output of ceiling mounted heating surfaces according to the specifications of prEN 14037-1:2011, 3.3.2, 3.3.3 and 3.3.4. This part applies to determine thermal output when chilled ceilings according to EN 14240 are also used for heating. NOTE Test results according to this part cannot be compared with results according to EN 14037-2 because great discrepancies are given at open ceilings, convective components and heating surfaces without upper insulation.
EN 14037-5:2013 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 91.140.10 - Central heating systems. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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