CEN/TS 15597-2:2012

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2012
Oprema za zimsko vzdrževanje - Trosilniki (stroji za trosenje peska) - 2. del:
Zahteve za raztros in njegovo preskušanje
Winter maintenance equipment - Spreading machines (gritting machines) - Part 2:
Requirements for distribution and its test
Winterdienstausrüstung - Streumaschinen - Teil 2: Anforderungen an die
Streustoffverteilung und deren Prüfung
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 15597-2:2012
ICS:
43.160 Vozila za posebne namene Special purpose vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 15597-2
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
January 2012
ICS 43.160
English Version
Winter maintenance equipment - Spreading machines (gritting
machines) - Part 2: Requirements for distribution and its test
Winterdienstausrüstung - Streumaschinen - Teil 2:
Anforderungen an die Streustoffverteilung und deren
Prüfung
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 29 August 2011 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

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promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Definition of spreader type .7
5 Test materials .7
6 Certification procedure .8
6.1 Principle of qualification procedure .8
6.2 Identification and requirements on spreader types .8
6.3 Procedure of the static test .9
6.3.1 General .9
6.3.2 Description of static qualification tests per spreader type .9
6.3.3 Method of the static test . 11
6.3.4 Requirements on performance . 12
6.3.5 Development of the tests . 12
6.4 Dynamic test procedure . 12
6.4.1 Test parameters . 12
6.4.2 Dynamic test method . 16
Annex A (normative) Components having an influence on the spreading parameters . 22
A.1 Type of spreader with solid thawing media . 22
A.2 Type of spreader with liquid thawing media . 22
Bibliography . 23

Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 15597-2:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 337 “Winter
maintenance and road service area maintenance equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This European standard comprises two parts:
 EN 15597-1, Winter maintenance equipment — Spreading machines (gritting machines) — Part 1:
General requirements and definitions for spreading machines;
 CEN/TS 15597-2, Winter maintenance equipment — Spreading machines (gritting machines) — Part 2:
Requirements for distribution and its test.
This Technical Specification was prepared with the aim of having a 3-year lifetime.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Introduction
This document is meant to assess the demands made on mobile spreading machines operated in traffic.
Spreading machines (spreaders/gritters) are to be operated in such way that homogeneous distribution of
spreading media is given within the set spreading dosage, width and spreading pattern track.
Due to the different kind of thawing materials used and a lack of experience to detect the exact quantity of
thawing material spread on the road, CEN/TC 337 decided to publish a Technical Specification giving the
possibility to all the operators to test different methods to determine the precision of the spreading pattern.
Therefore the test methods have not been specified in detail in this Technical Specification. But the required
accuracy of the measuring methods is given.
1 Scope
This Technical Specification gives the possibility to certify a model of vehicle-mounted or (trailer-)dragged
spreading machines for winter service with standard parameters, leaving the possibility for the manufacturer to
evolve performance. At the same time, information is given on the minimum content required for operating
manuals.
This Technical Specification is valid for machines which are used to spread the following media:
 solid thawing media with or without pre-wetted media;
 liquid thawing media.
The following points are not covered by this Technical Specification:
 requirements for registration and approval;
 requirements made by automobile manufacturers;
 requirements on safety – these are dealt with in EN 13021.
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.
EN 15431, Winter and road service area maintenance equipments — Power system and related controls —
Interchangeability and performance requirements
EN 15597-1, Winter maintenance equipment — Spreading machines (gritting machines) — Part 1: General
requirements and definitions for spreading machines
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
machine model
machine model that includes a spreader of thawing material for road maintenance and its control box
3.2
spreader types
spreader types as defined by using different spreading parameters according to Tables 1 and 2
3.3
test materials
test materials as defined in Clause 5
3.4
test
test realised with different spreading parameters (dosage, spreading width and vehicle speed), for a machine
model, a test material and a spreader type
3.5
qualification
qualification of a machine model that states the conformity to the requirements defined in this standard
NOTE The compliance with these requirements is verified by a series of static and dynamic tests defined for a type of
spreader and a test material.
3.6
test report
document in which the whole conditions and test results for a qualification are recorded
3.7
technical certificate
technical certificate that is set for a qualified machine model
NOTE If several qualifications of the same model are realised with different combinations of "test material / spreader
type", the whole test results of the different qualifications will be reported on the same technical certificate.
3.8
measurement points
whole measured data in the static test, which are calculated or set according to the frequency
3.9
outer strips
two strips of 1 m width which border the left and right side of a theoretical measurement area
3.10
measurement area
area, in the dynamic test, corresponding to the defined spreading length multiplied by the set theoretical
spreading width, and which is the effective area for collecting the spreading agent
3.11
total collecting area
measurement area plus the two outer strips
3.12
effective average dosage
ratio of the total mass collected on the measurement area
3.13
theoretical dosage
value set on the control box in g/m
3.14
theoretical total amount
theoretical dosage multiplied by the measurement area
3.15
total amount
complete mass collected on a measurement area
3.16
effective average dosage in a strip
total amount of test material collected in this strip, divided by the strip surface area
4 Definition of spreader type
Some spreaders types are defined by using the following range of minimum and maximum parameters:
spreading width, dosage and vehicle speed ranges.
The dosages and quantity given for the different test materials are defined in Clause 5 (NaCl).
Table 1 — Spreader types for solid thawing media
Type Spreading Spreading Vehicle speed Maximum
width dosage quantity
m g/m² km/h kg/min
A 1 to 6 5 to 30 5 to 40 120
B 2 to 8 5 to 30 5 to 60 240
C 3 to 12 5 to 30 5 to 80 300
Table 2 — Spreader type for liquid thawing media
Type Spreading Width Spreading dosage Vehicle speed Maximum
width step  quantity
m m g/m² km/h kg/min
A 1 to 6 1 10 to 40 5 to 40 160
B 3,75 to 11,25 3,75 10 to 70 5 to 80 750
C 3 to 12 1 10 to 70 5 to 80 750

5 Test materials
The materials used in Europe for winter maintenance are very different. The sodium chloride (NaCl) has
different granulometries according to the mine or production type, the humidity of these products is very
variable too. For this reason, the test can be done with any kind of sodium chloride for solid material; the
following characteristics shall be indicated in the report:
 NaCl content (%);
 humidity (%);
 granulometry (3 sieves minimum for a vacuum salt and 5 sieves minimum for rock salt and sea salt);
 anti-caking agent (nature and concentration).
The characteristics of materials shall be determined in laboratory by using a sample of material used for the
test. An official certificate of material delivered by material supplier shall be attached to the test report.
The de-icing material shall be protected from atmospheric moisture agent, during storage, to avoid changes in
the original characteristic during storage period.
The salt solution (sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride) shall have a concentration between
18 % and 23 % of weight.
In case of spreader type for liquid thawing media the kind of salt solution (brine) used for test shall be
described:
 sodium chloride, calcium chloride or magnesium chloride, or other de-icing material;
 salt concentration, in percentage of weight;
 density, in kg/dm .
6 Certification procedure
6.1 Principle of qualification procedure
The qualification procedure of the spreaders includes two test types, one static and one dynamic.
The static test ena
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