SIST EN 17116-3:2020

Specifications for industrial laundry machines - Definitions and testing of capacity and consumption characteristics - Part 3: Continuous tunnel washer

This draft European standard defines the characteristics of continuous tunnel washer and gives the usual test methods for these characteristics with regard to machine capacity, power consumption and productivity. It is applicable for use as a reference in the drafting of purchasing orders for continuous tunnel washer. In addition it is recommended for determination of energy consumption and productivity according to Directive 2009/125 EC. This standard excludes the energy consumption for dewatering of the load. Furthermore, the standard describes standard methods for measuring principal performance characteristics of continuous tunnel washer. It does not cover safety requirements (see EN ISO 10472-3).

Anforderungen an industrielle Wäschereimaschinen - Definition und Prüfung von Kapazitäts- und Verbrauchsmerkmalen - Teil 3: Durchlaufwaschanlagen

Dieser Europäische Normentwurf definiert die Gebrauchseigenschaften von Waschstraßen und gibt die üblichen Verfahren zur Prüfung dieser Eigenschaften mit Bezug auf die Maschinenbeladung, den Energieverbrauch und die Produktionsmenge an. Er dient zur Orientierung bei der Erstellung von Kaufaufträgen für Waschstraßen. Außerdem wird er zur Bestimmung des Energieverbrauchs und der Produktionsmenge entsprechend der Richtlinie 2009/125/EG empfohlen. Diese Norm behandelt nicht den Energieverbrauch für die Entwässerung der Beladung. Darüber hinaus beschreibt die Norm Standardverfahren für die Messung grundlegender Gebrauchseigenschaften von Waschstraßen. Sie behandelt keine Sicherheitsanforderungen (siehe EN ISO 10472-3).

Spécifications pour les machines de blanchisserie industrielles - Définitions et contrôle des caractéristiques de capacité et de consommation - Partie 3 : Tunnels de lavage

Le présent projet de Norme européenne définit les caractéristiques des tunnels de lavage et spécifie les méthodes d'essai usuelles pour la détermination de ces caractéristiques, relatives à la capacité, à la consommation d'énergie et à la production horaire de ces machines. Elle sert de référence pour la rédaction des offres d'achat et des commandes pour les tunnels de lavage. De plus, elle est recommandée pour la détermination de la consommation d'énergie et de la production horaire conformément à la Directive 2009/125 CE. La présente norme exclut la consommation d'énergie liée à l'essorage de la charge. Par ailleurs, la norme décrit des méthodes normalisées pour mesurer les principales caractéristiques de performance des tunnels de lavage. Elle ne traite pas des exigences de sécurité (voir l'EN ISO 10472-3).

Specifikacije za industrijske pralnice strojev - Definicije in preskušanje zmogljivosti ter značilnosti porabe - 3. del: Pralni tuneli

Ta osnutek evropskega standarda določa značilnosti pralnih tunelov in podaja običajne preskusne metode za te značilnosti v zvezi z zmogljivostjo strojev, porabo energije in produktivnostjo. Uporablja se kot referenca pri pripravi naročilnic za pralne tunele. Poleg tega se priporoča za določanje porabe energije in produktivnosti v skladu z Direktivo 2009/125/ES. Ta standard ne vključuje porabe energije za odstranjevanje vode iz pralnega tunela. Standard opisuje standardne metode za merjenje glavnih značilnosti delovanja pralnih tunelov. Ne vključuje varnostnih zahtev (glej standard EN ISO 10472-3).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 13-Jul-2017
• Publication Date: 02-Dec-2019
• ICS: 97.060 - Laundry appliances
• Technical Committee: VSN - Safety of machinery
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 12-Jul-2019
• Due Date: 16-Sep-2019
• Completion Date: 03-Dec-2019
• Directive: 2009/125/EC - Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Mandate: M/539 - [C(2015)8756] Standardization request on Ecodesign and energy labelling of non-household washing machines, dryers and dishwashers
• Ref Project: EN 17116-3:2019 - Specifications for industrial laundry machines - Definitions and testing of capacity and consumption characteristics - Part 3: Continuous tunnel washer

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 17116-3:2020
01-januar-2020
Specifikacije za industrijske pralnice strojev - Definicije in preskušanje
zmogljivosti ter značilnosti porabe - 3. del: Pralni tuneli
Specifications for industrial laundry machines - Definitions and testing of capacity and
consumption characteristics - Part 3: Continuous tunnel washer
Anforderungen an industrielle Wäschereimaschinen - Definition und Prüfung von
Kapazitäts- und Verbrauchsmerkmalen - Teil 3: Durchlaufwaschanlagen
Spécifications pour les machines de blanchisserie industrielles - Définitions et contrôle
des caractéristiques de capacité et de consommation - Partie 3 : Tunnels de lavage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17116-3:2019
ICS:
97.060 Aparati za nego perila Laundry appliances
SIST EN 17116-3:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 17116-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

July 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.060
English Version

Specifications for industrial laundry machines - Definitions
and testing of capacity and consumption characteristics -
Part 3: Continuous tunnel washer
Spécifications pour les machines de blanchisserie Festlegungen für Wäschereimaschinen - Definition und
industrielles - Définitions et contrôle des Prüfung der Beladung und Verbrauchsmerkmale - Teil
caractéristiques de capacité et de consommation - 3: Waschstraßen
Partie 3: Tunnels de lavage
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 September 2018.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.





EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 17116-3:2019 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and symbols . 9
3.1 Terms and definitions . 9
3.2 List of symbols . 12
4 Requirements . 16
4.1 General . 16
4.2 Nominal load (of a compartment) . 17
5 General test conditions . 17
5.1 General . 17
5.2 Reference machine . 17
5.3 Ambient conditions . 17
5.3.1 Ambient temperature and humidity . 17
5.3.2 Water supply . 17
5.3.3 Energy supply . 18
5.3.4 Electricity supply . 18
5.3.5 Compressed air supply . 18
5.3.6 Steam supply . 18
5.3.7 Condition of the machine . 18
5.4 Machine/test load . 18
5.4.1 General . 18
5.4.2 Amount of load . 19
5.4.3 Number of test loads . 19
5.4.4 Nature of nominal load. 19
5.4.5 Stain and soil monitors . 20
5.4.6 Wash process control sheets . 21
5.4.7 Rinse performance fabrics . 21
5.4.8 Addition of the test fabrics. 21
5.5 Preparation for testing . 22
5.5.1 General . 22
5.5.2 Installation of the continuous tunnel washer . 22
5.5.3 Washing programme . 22
5.5.4 Preparation of the continuous tunnel washer for a test series . 22
5.5.5 Preparation of the continuous tunnel washer for a test run . 23
5.6 Reference machine . 23
5.7 Preparation of the nominal load . 23
5.7.1 General . 23
5.7.2 Bone dry-conditioning . 24
5.8 Detergent . 24
5.8.1 General . 24
5.8.2 Specification of detergent system . 24
6 Determination of wash performance effects . 25
6.1 General . 25
6.2 Determination of moisture content mc of the soiled load . 25
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6.3 Determination of the corrected weight of the nominal load W . 26
c
6.4 Test procedure . 26
6.5 Primary wash performance . 27
6.5.1 General . 27
6.5.2 Expression of results . 28
6.6 Secondary wash performance . 30
6.6.1 General . 30
6.6.2 Expression of results . 30
6.7 Rinse performance . 31
6.7.1 General . 31
6.7.2 Expression of results . 31
6.8 Washing conditions in reference machine . 31
6.8.1 General . 31
6.8.2 Expression of results . 32
7 Determination of energy consumption. 33
7.1 General . 33
7.2 Test procedure . 34
7.3 Determination of electrical energy . 34
7.4 Determination of steam and gas consumption . 34
7.5 Expression of results . 34
8 Determination of water consumption . 36
8.1 General . 36
8.2 Test procedure . 36
8.3 Expression of results . 36
9 Determination of detergent consumption . 37
9.1 General . 37
9.2 Test procedure . 38
9.3 Expression of results . 38
10 Determination of hourly production output . 39
10.1 General . 39
10.2 Test procedure . 39
10.3 Expression of results . 39
11 Machine information . 40
11.1 Identification . 40
11.2 Specifications . 40
Annex A (normative) Specification of reference washing machine . 42
A.1 General . 42
A.2 Installation of the reference machine . 43
A.3 Regular maintenance . 43
A.3.1 General . 43
A.3.2 Before test series . 43
A.3.3 During a test series . 44
Annex B (normative) Specification of test pieces with standardized stains/soiling . 45
B.1 Stains/soils. 45
B.2 Supporting fabric for stain/soil . 45
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B.3 Multi stain/soil monitor (test set) . 45
B.4 Marking of stain/soil test monitors and accompanying data . 46
B.5 Advice for users . 46
Annex C (normative) Specification of the wash process control sheet for secondary wash
performance. 47
C.1 General . 47
C.2 Specification . 47
Annex D (normative) Specification of the rinse performance fabrics . 48
D.1 General . 48
D.2 Specification . 48
Annex E (normative) Type and dosage of detergents for the reference machine . 49
E.1 General . 49
E.2 Detergent composition . 49
E.3 Bleach agent . 49
Annex F (normative) Washing conditions in reference machine . 50
F.1 General . 50
F.2 Specification of the cotton nominal load items . 50
F.3 Reference programme . 53
F.4 Specification of washing programme in reference machine . 53
Annex G (normative) Continuous tunnel washer process parameters . 62
G.1 General . 62
G.2 Machine design . 62
G.3 Technical data of the continuous tunnel washer . 63
G.4 Constant process parameters during the test runs . 63
G.5 Wash process description . 64
G.6 Design of the continuous tunnel washer . 64
Annex H (normative) Type and dosage of detergents and wash additives for the continuous
tunnel washer . 65
H.1 General . 65
H.2 Registration of type and dosage. 65
H.3 Calculation of real total detergent consumption . 66
Annex I (normative) Steam measurement system . 67
I.1 Specification of supplied steam . 67
I.2 Steam measurement equipment. 67
I.3 Quality Standard for the supply of steam . 67
I.4 Instruments . 67
I.5 Measurements . 68
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I.6 Calculation of steam consumption . 68
Annex J (normative) Gas consumption measurement . 69
J.1 General . 69
J.2 Installation, testing procedure and calculation of supplied gas energy . 69
J.3 Specification of supplied gas . 69
J.4 Specification of gas consumption meter . 69
J.5 Calculation of the supplied gas heating energy . 69
Annex K (normative) Required water quality characteristics . 73
Annex L (informative) Determination of nominal load . 74
L.1 General . 74
L.2 Example for determination of nominal load . 74
Annex M (informative) Data loggers for measuring the liquor temperature . 75
M.1 General . 75
M.1.1 Introduction. 75
M.1.2 Specification of the loggers . 75
M.2 Preparation of the loggers before measurement . 75
M.3 Measuring the temperature . 75
M.4 Presenting the result . 75
Annex N (informative) Measurement Tolerances . 76
Annex O (informative) Testing procedure to prepare the load to the correct nominal load . 77
Annex P (normative) Test tolerances . 78
Annex Q (normative) Declaration of energy consumption and productivity of continuous
tunnel washers . 79
Bibliography . 80

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European foreword
This document (EN 17116-3:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 214 “Textile
machinery and accessories”, the secretariat of which is held by SNV.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
This document is based on ISO 9398-3 extended by the application of the state of the art methodology
to measure performance and has been prepared by the EUP Lot 24 Working Group of VDMA — ETCT
European Textile Care Technology and CEN/TC 214 in collaboration with wfk-Cleaning Technology
Institute, Germany.
The standard testing procedure for continuous tunnel washer is based on ISO 9398-3. It includes among
others the references EN ISO 10472-1 and EN ISO 10472-3.
EN 17116-3:2019 enhances the second edition of ISO 9398-3, i.e. ISO 9398-3:2003, to comply with
European Standard requirements.
ISO 9398-3:2003 is extended by state of the art methodology to measure performance. Significant
technical differences from ISO 9398-3:2003 are:
a) more detailed description of testing procedure;
b) changed test conditions under practical in situ laundry conditions;
c) introduction of a new type of test load;
d) implementation of energy consumption of various heat sources;
e) implementation of air compressor energy consumption;
f) implementation of detergent consumption;
g) implementation of washing performance, as stain/soil removal, secondary wash performance and
rinse performance;
h) comparison of wash performance with reference washing machine.
Contrary to washer extractors, dewatering of the load is carried out in separate machines, like presses
or centrifuges. Therefore, these machines are not content of this standard.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
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Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
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1 Scope
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Specifications for industrial laundry machines - Definitions and testing of capacity and
consumption characteristics - Part 3: Continuous tunnel washer
Anforderungen an industrielle Wäschereimaschinen - Definition und Prüfung von
Kapazitäts- und Verbrauchsmerkmalen - Teil 3: Durchlaufwaschanlagen
Spécifications pour les machines de blanchisserie industrielles - Définitions et contrôle
des caractéristiques de capacité et de consommation - Partie 3 : Tunnels de lavage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17116-3
ICS:
97.060 Aparati za nego perila Laundry appliances
oSIST prEN 17116-3:2017 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17116-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

May 2017
ICS 97.060
English Version

Specifications for industrial laundry machines - Definitions
and testing of capacity and consumption characteristics -
Part 3: Continuous tunnel washer
Spécifications pour les machines de blanchisserie Anforderungen an industrielle Wäschereimaschinen -
industrielles - Définitions et contrôle des Definition und Prüfung von Kapazitäts- und
caractéristiques de capacité et de consommation - Verbrauchsmerkmalen - Teil 3:
Partie 3 : Tunnels de lavage Durchlaufwaschanlagen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 214.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2017 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17116-3:2017 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and symbols . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 List of symbols . 11
4 Requirements . 15
4.1 General . 15
4.2 Nominal load (of a compartment) . 16
5 General test conditions . 16
5.1 General . 16
5.2 Reference machine . 16
5.3 Ambient conditions . 16
5.3.1 Ambient temperature and humidity . 16
5.3.2 Water supply . 16
5.3.3 Energy supply . 17
5.3.4 Electricity supply . 17
5.3.5 Compressed air supply . 17
5.3.6 Steam supply . 17
5.3.7 Condition of the machine . 17
5.4 Machine/test load . 17
5.4.1 General . 17
5.4.2 Amount of load . 18
5.4.3 Number of test loads . 18
5.4.4 Nature of nominal load. 18
5.4.5 Stain and soil monitors . 19
5.4.6 Wash process control sheets . 20
5.4.7 Rinse performance fabrics . 20
5.4.8 Addition of the test fabrics. 20
5.5 Preparation for testing . 21
5.5.1 General . 21
5.5.2 Installation of the continuous tunnel washer . 21
5.5.3 Washing programme . 21
5.5.4 Preparation of the continuous tunnel washer for a test series . 21
5.5.5 Preparation of the continuous tunnel washer for a test run . 22
5.6 Reference machine . 22
5.7 Preparation of the nominal load . 22
5.7.1 General . 22
5.7.2 Bone dry-conditioning . 23
5.8 Detergent . 23
5.8.1 General . 23
5.8.2 Specification of detergent system . 23
6 Determination of wash performance effects . 24
6.1 General . 24
6.2 Determination of moisture content mc of the soiled load . 24
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6.3 Determination of the corrected weight of the nominal load W . 25
c
6.4 Test procedure . 25
6.5 Primary wash performance . 26
6.5.1 General . 26
6.5.2 Expression of results . 27
6.6 Secondary wash performance . 29
6.6.1 General . 29
6.6.2 Expression of results . 29
6.7 Rinse performance . 30
6.7.1 General . 30
6.7.2 Expression of results . 30
6.8 Washing conditions in reference machine . 30
6.8.1 General . 30
6.8.2 Expression of results . 31
7 Determination of energy consumption. 32
7.1 General . 32
7.2 Test procedure . 33
7.3 Determination of electrical energy . 33
7.4 Determination of steam and gas consumption . 33
7.5 Expression of results . 33
8 Determination of water consumption . 35
8.1 General . 35
8.2 Test procedure . 35
8.3 Expression of results . 35
9 Determination of detergent consumption . 36
9.1 General . 36
9.2 Test procedure . 37
9.3 Expression of results . 37
10 Determination of hourly production output . 38
10.1 General . 38
10.2 Test procedure . 38
10.3 Expression of results . 38
11 Machine information . 39
11.1 Identification . 39
11.2 Specifications . 39
Annex A (normative) Specification of reference washing machine . 41
A.1 General . 41
A.2 Installation of the reference machine . 42
A.3 Regular maintenance . 42
A.3.1 General . 42
A.3.2 Before test series . 42
A.3.3 During a test series . 43
Annex B (normative) Specification of test pieces with standardized stains/soiling . 44
B.1 Stains/soils. 44
B.2 Supporting fabric for stain/soil . 44
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B.3 Multi stain/soil monitor (test set) . 44
B.4 Marking of stain/soil test monitors and accompanying data . 45
B.5 Advice for users . 45
Annex C (normative) Specification of the wash process control sheet for secondary wash
performance. 46
C.1 General . 46
C.2 Specification . 46
Annex D (normative) Specification of the rinse performance fabrics . 47
D.1 General . 47
D.2 Specification . 47
Annex E (normative) Type and dosage of detergents for the reference machine . 48
E.1 General . 48
E.2 Detergent composition . 48
E.3 Bleach agent . 48
Annex F (normative) Washing conditions in reference machine . 49
F.1 General . 49
F.2 Specification of the cotton nominal load items . 49
F.3 Reference program . 52
Annex G (normative) Continuous tunnel washer process parameters . 53
G.1 General . 53
G.2 Machine design . 53
G.3 Technical data of the continuous tunnel washer . 54
G.4 Constant process parameters during the test runs . 54
G.5 Wash process description . 55
G.6 Design of the continuous tunnel washer . 55
Annex H (normative) Type and dosage of detergents and wash additives for the continuous

tunnel washer . 56
H.1 General . 56
H.2 Registration of type and dosage. 56
H.3 Calculation of real total detergent consumption . 57
Annex I (normative) Steam measurement system . 58
I.1 General . 58
I.2 Specification of supplied steam . 58
I.3 Steam measurement equipment. 58
I.4 Quality Standard for the supply of steam . 58
I.5 Instruments . 58
I.6 Measurements . 59
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I.7 Calculation of steam consumption . 59
Annex J (normative) Gas consumption measurement . 60
J.1 General . 60
J.2 Installation, testing procedure and calculation of supplied gas energy . 60
J.3 Specification of supplied gas . 60
J.4 Specification of gas consumption meter . 60
J.5 Calculation of the supplied gas heating energy . 60
Annex K (normative) Required water quality characteristics . 64
Annex L (informative) Determination of nominal load . 65
L.1 General . 65
L.2 Example for determination of nominal load . 65
Annex M (informative) Data loggers for measuring the liquor temperature . 67
M.1 General . 67
M.1.1 Introduction. 67
M.1.2 Specification of the loggers . 67
M.2 Preparation of the loggers before measurement . 67
M.3 Measuring the temperature . 67
M.4 Presenting the result . 67
Annex N (informative) Measurement Tolerances . 68
Annex O (informative) Testing procedure to prepare the load to the correct nominal load . 69
Annex P (normative) Test tolerances . 70
Annex Q (normative) Declaration of energy consumption and productivity of continuous
tunnel washers . 71
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the
requirements of Directive 2009/125/EC establishing a framework for the setting of
ecodesign requirements for energy-related products . 72
Bibliography . 73

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oSIST prEN 17116-3:2017
prEN 17116-3:2017 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 17116-3:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 214 “Textile
machinery and accessories”, the secretariat of which is held by SNV.
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
This draft is based on ISO 9398-3 extended by the application of the state of the art methodology to
measure performance and has been prepared by the EUP Lot 24 Working Group of VDMA — ETCT
European Textile Care Technology and CEN/TC 214 in collaboration with wfk-Cleaning Technology
Institute, Germany.
The standard testing procedure for continuous tunnel washer is based on ISO 9398-3. It includes among
others the references EN ISO 10472-1 and EN ISO 10472-3.
prEN 17116-3 enhances the second edition of ISO 9398-3, i.e. ISO 9398-3:2003, to comply with
European Standard requirements.
ISO 9398-3:2003 is extended by state of the art methodology to measure performance. Significant
technical differences from ISO 9398-3:2003 are:
a) more detailed description of testing procedure;
b) changed test conditions under practical in situ laundry conditions;
c) introduction of a new type of test load;
d) implementation of energy consumption of various heat sources;
e) implementation of air compressor energy consumption;
f) implementation of detergent consumption;
g) implementation of washing performance, as stain/soil removal, secondary wash performance and
rinse performance;
h) comparison of wash performance with reference washing machine.
Contrary to washer extractors, dewatering of the load is carried out in separate machines, like presses
or centrifuges. Therefore, these machines are not content of this standard.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.
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oSIST prEN 17116-3:2017
prEN 17116-3:2017 (E)
1 Scope
This draft European standard defines the characteristics of continuous tunnel washer and gives the
usual test methods for
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