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BS 6351-2:1983

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Electric surface heating Guide to the design of electric surface heating systems
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

09-30-2010

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-31-1983

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
PEL/27
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 78/29754 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, June 2007. (05/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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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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