BS EN 14037 discusses free-hanging heating and cooling surfaces for water with a temperature below 120°C. BS EN 14037-5 is the fifth part of BS EN 14037 multi-series and discusses the test method for thermal output for open or closed heated ceiling surfaces.
BS EN 14037-5 describes the test method and the test installation for determining the thermal output of ceiling-mounted heating surfaces. BS EN 14037-5 applies to determine thermal output when chilled ceilings according to EN 14240 are also used for heating.
Note: Test results according to BS EN 14037-5 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.
BS EN 14037-5 on open or closed heated ceiling surfaces is useful for:
Open or closed active and non-active elements of chilled ceilings, which are additionally used for heating, are part of suspended ceilings and generally constructed modularly from industrially prefabricated elements.
BS EN 14037-5 provides you with a test procedure to assess the thermal output of open or closed heated ceiling surfaces. The test is carried out in a testing system, which consists of a closed booth with controlled temperatures of the inside surfaces plus a set of two master panels built according to EN 14037-2:2016.
BS EN 14037-5 guides you the testing of thermal output, testing methods, carrying out the measurement, upper insulation, and test report. BS EN 14037-5 also provides examples for the determination of the active length of different ceiling-mounted heating surfaces.
EN 14037-5:2016