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BS EN 16795:2015

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Plastics. Method for estimating heat build up of flat surfaces by simulated solar radiation

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-12-2015

$380.41
Including GST where applicable

European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Principle
6 Apparatus
7 Test specimens
8 Exposure conditions
9 Procedure
10 Test report
Bibliography

Defines a method for estimating the temperature increase of a flat polymer surface, due to its solar radiant energy absorption, compared to the ambient temperature.

Committee
PRI/21
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 14/30311508 DC. (01/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This European Standard specifies a method for estimating the temperature increase of a flat polymer surface, due to its solar radiant energy absorption, compared to the ambient temperature.

For that purpose, a specimen and black and white reference plates are exposed to simulated solar radiation under specified conditions (simulated solar radiation, ambient air temperature, convective flow). For opaque specimens, a thermally sensitive electrical element at the backside or a pyrometer is used to measure the surface temperature. For translucent specimens, a pyrometer is used to measure surface temperature.

NOTE Some specific polymeric materials are translucent (transparent) and might have a transmittance window in a wavelength range where the used pyrometer is sensitive (e.g. polyethylene). The surface temperature of these materials cannot be measured with the contact and the contactless method.

Standards Relationship
EN 16795:2015 Identical
I.S. EN 16795:2015 Equivalent

ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 1: General guidance
EN 16465:2015 Plastics - Methods for the calibration of black-standard and white-standard thermometers and black-panel and white-panel thermometers for use in natural and artificial weathering
EN ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance (ISO 4892-1:2016)
ASTM E 408 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Total Normal Emittance of Surfaces Using Inspection-Meter Techniques
ISO 9370:2017 Plastics — Instrumental determination of radiant exposure in weathering tests — General guidance and basic test method

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