What is BS EN 17175-Gas-fired overhead radiant strip heaters about?

BS EN 17175 discusses gas-fired overhead radiant strip heaters and multiburner continuous radiant tube heater systems. BS EN 17175 specifies the requirements and test methods for the construction, safety, classification, marking, and efficiency of non-domestic gas-fired overhead radiant strips heaters and multi-burner continuous radiant tube heater systems (referred to in the body of the text as the “system”) with each burner unit under the control of an automatic burner control system.

For radiant strip heaters incorporating a single burner, BS EN 17175 is applicable to Type B22, B23, B52, B53, C12, C13, C32, C33 C52, and C53 appliances intended for use in other than domestic dwellings, in which the supply of combustion air and/or the evacuation of the products of combustion is achieved by mechanical means.

For multi-burner continuous radiant tube heater systems, BS EN 17175 is applicable to type B22, B52, and C52 appliances intended for use in other than domestic dwellings, in which the supply of combustion air and/or the evacuation of the products of combustion is achieved by mechanical means. BS EN 17175 also includes appliances incorporating a secondary heat exchanger in the flue system. BS EN 17175 is applicable to appliances that are intended to be type tested.

Note: BS EN 17175 is not applicable to:

Appliances designed for use in domestic dwelling
Outdoor appliances
Radiant strip heaters where the heat input is in excess of 300 KW (based on the net calorific value
Of the appropriate reference test gas)
Continuous radiant tube heater systems where the heat input of any individual burner unit is in excess of 70 kW (based on the net calorific value of the appropriate reference test gas)
Appliances having combustion products evacuation ducts that are non-metallic in the flue system – except ducts downstream of a possible additional condensing exhaust gas heat exchanger

Note 2: In addition, for heater systems incorporating multiple tube heaters BS EN 17175 is not applicable to:

Appliances that are designed for continuous condensation within the flue system under normal operating conditions – except downstream a possible additional exhaust gas heat exchanger.

Who is BS EN 17175-Gas-fired overhead radiant strip heaters for?

BS EN 17175 on gas-fired overhead radiant strip heaters and multiburner continuous radiant tube heater systems is useful for:

Gas-fired heater manufacturers
Quality control personnel

Why should you use BS EN 17175-Gas-fired overhead radiant strip heaters?

A radiant strip is a gas-fired appliance intended for installation above the head level which is designed to heat the space beneath by radiation by means of a strip of large tubes with diameters from 105 – 400 mm, heated by the internal passage of recirculated combustion products, producing a max. surface temperature of the radiant strip tube of 400°C, the radiant strip tubes being thermally insulated on the top with a suitable and durable thermal isolation and thermally protected on the side.

Single burner heaters are radiant tube heaters that employ a single combustion appliance incorporating independent flame monitoring and combustion air fan. Multi-burner continuous radiant tube heater systems are gas-fired appliances intended for installation above the head level which is designed to heat the space beneath by radiation by means of a tube or tubes, heated by the internal passage of combustion products.

BS EN 17175 guides you with the classification of appliances, constructional requirements, operational requirements, energy efficiency, risks assessment, marking, and instructions. BS EN 17175 helps you to manufacture high-quality gas-fire appliances.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS EN 17175:2019 supersedes it supersedes BS EN 416‑1:2009 and BS EN 416‑2:2006. BS EN 17175:2019 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 416‑1:2009 and BS EN 416‑2:2006. These include:

Aspects of safety and energy efficiency of appliances are brought together
Incorporation recent state of art of overhead radiant strips heaters and multi-burner continuous radiant tube heater systems
Unique and more detailed description of method to determine radiant factor
Incorporating terms and calculation scheme of Ecodesign Regulation (EU) No. 2015/1188
Minimum requirements of an optional flue gas heat exchanger

BS EN 17175:2019

Gas-fired overhead radiant strip heaters and multi-burner continuous radiant tube heater systems for non-domestic use. Safety and energy efficiency

Current

Published:

29 Feb 2020