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BS EN 14175-3:2019:2024 Edition

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Fume cupboards – Type test methods

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This document specifies type test methods for the assessment of safety and performance of fume cupboards connected to an exhaust air system. Relevant requirements are specified in EN 14175-2.

For terms and their definitions, EN 14175-1 applies. For safety and performance requirements of fume cupboards, EN 14175-2 applies. For on-site test methods of fume cupboards, EN 14175-4 applies. For the type testing and on-site testing of variable air volume (VAV) fume cupboards, EN 14175-6 applies in addition to this standard. For fume cupboards for high heat and acidic load, EN 14175-7 applies.

For the testing of recirculation filtration fume cupboards, EN 17242:—1 applies.

For the testing of microbiological safety cabinets, EN 12469 applies.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 undefined
6 Contents Page
8 European foreword
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
10 4 Test room and general test conditions
4.1 Dimensions and construction
11 4.2 Test room conditions
4.3 Fume cupboard installation
4.4 Test conditions
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Test sash positions
4.4.2.1 Vertical sash fume cupboards
4.4.2.2 Horizontal sash fume cupboards
12 4.4.2.3 Combination sash(es)
4.4.3 General procedure
5 Air flow tests
5.1 Extract volume flow rate
5.2 Face velocity
5.2.1 Test equipment
5.2.1.1 Anemometer
5.2.1.2 Data recording
5.2.2 Probe positions
13 5.2.3 Test procedure
5.2.4 Data analysis and results
5.3 Containment
5.3.1 Test equipment
5.3.1.1 General
5.3.1.2 Tracer gas
5.3.1.3 Test gas
5.3.1.4 Test gas flow regulator
14 5.3.1.5 Test gas injector
5.3.1.6 Sampling probe
5.3.1.7 Sampling manifold
5.3.1.8 Connecting tubing
5.3.1.9 Sampling pump
5.3.1.10 Gas analyser
5.3.1.11 Time constant of the test system
5.3.1.12 Data recording
5.3.2 Test conditions
5.3.3 Positioning of test equipment for inner measurement plane
16 5.3.4 Positioning of test equipment for outer measurement plane
5.3.4.1 Injector grid
5.3.4.2 Sampling probe grid
17 5.3.5 Test procedure
5.3.5.1 Preparation
5.3.5.2 Inner measurement plane test procedure
18 5.3.5.3 Outer measurement plane test procedure
5.3.6 Data analysis and results
5.3.6.1 Inner measurement plane data analyses and results
5.3.6.2 Outer measurement plane data analyses and results
19 5.3.6.3 Optional result presentation
5.4 Robustness of containment
5.4.1 Test equipment
5.4.2 Test conditions
5.4.3 Positioning of test equipment
20 5.4.4 Test procedure
5.4.5 Data analysis and results
5.5 Air exchange efficiency
5.5.1 Test equipment
5.5.1.1 Test gas
5.5.1.2 Test gas flow regulator
5.5.1.3 Test gas volume flow rate
5.5.1.4 Test gas injector
5.5.1.5 Sampling probe
21 5.5.1.6 Connecting tubing
5.5.1.7 Time constant
5.5.1.8 Data recording
5.5.2 Positioning of injector grid and sampling probe
5.5.3 Procedure
5.5.3.1 Preparation
5.5.3.2 Test procedure
5.5.4 Data analysis and results
22 5.6 Pressure drop
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Test equipment
5.6.3 Test sash positions
5.6.4 Positioning of pressure taps
5.6.5 Test procedure
5.6.6 Expression of results
6 Sash tests
6.1 Sash suspension test
6.2 Sash displacement test
6.3 Protection against splashes
6.4 Sash stop and alarm test
23 7 Air flow indicator tests
8 Construction and materials tests
9 Illuminance test
24 10 Test report
25 Annex A (informative)Sound tests
26 Annex B (informative)A–deviations
27 Bibliography
BS EN 14175-3:2019
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