SIST EN 17066-2:2025
(Main)Insulated means of transport for temperature sensitive goods - Requirements and testing - Part 2: Equipment
Insulated means of transport for temperature sensitive goods - Requirements and testing - Part 2: Equipment
The document is applicable to thermally insulated means of transport used for temperature sensitive goods equipped with a cooling and/or heating device.
This document is applicable to the terminology, the requirements for thermal insulation, air tightness, dimensioning of equipment with cooling and/or heating device for long distance and distribution transport.
This document does not apply to further land transport requirements with regard to dimensions, weights, etc. Further this document does not apply to safety requirements or special requirements for thermal containers covered by ISO 1496-2.
Wärmegedämmte Transportmittel für temperaturempfindliche Produkte - Anforderungen und Prüfung - Teil 2: Einrichtungen
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für alle wärmegedämmten Transportmittel mit oder ohne Kühl- und/oder Heizeinrichtung, die für temperaturempfindliche Produkte verwendet werden.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für die Terminologie, die Anforderungen an die Wärmedämmung, die Luftdichtheit und die Maße der Einrichtung mit Kühl- und/oder Heizeinrichtung für Fernverkehrs- und Verteilertransporte.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar für weitere Anforderungen an den Landtransport hinsichtlich der Maße, Gewichte usw. Dieses Dokument ist außerdem nicht anwendbar für Sicherheitsanforderungen oder Sonderanforderungen für thermische Container, die durch ISO 1496 2 abgedeckt werden.
Moyens de transport isothermes pour les marchandises sensibles à la température - Exigences et essais - Partie 2 : Equipement
Le document s'applique aux moyens de transport isothermes utilisés pour les marchandises sensibles à la température et équipés d'un dispositif de réfrigération et/ou de chauffage.
Le présent document s'applique à la terminologie, aux exigences en matière d'isolation thermique, d'étanchéité à l'air et de dimensionnement des équipements dotés d'un dispositif de réfrigération et/ou de chauffage pour le transport longue distance et la distribution.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux autres exigences relatives au transport terrestre en ce qui concerne les dimensions, le poids, etc. En outre, le présent document ne s'applique pas aux exigences de sécurité ou aux exigences spéciales pour les conteneurs à caractéristiques thermiques couverts par l’ISO 1496-2.
Izolirana prevozna sredstva za prevoz temperaturno občutljivega blaga - Zahteve in preskušanje - 2. del: Oprema
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Izolirana prevozna sredstva za prevoz temperaturno občutljivega blaga - Zahteve
in preskušanje - 2. del: Oprema
Insulated means of transport for temperature sensitive goods - Requirements and testing
- Part 2: Equipment
Wärmegedämmte Transportmittel für temperaturempfindliche Produkte - Anforderungen
und Prüfung - Teil 2: Einrichtungen
Moyens de transport isothermes pour les marchandises sensibles à la température -
Exigences et essais - Partie 2 : Equipement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17066-2:2025
ICS:
27.200 Hladilna tehnologija Refrigerating technology
55.180.10 Večnamenski kontejnerji General purpose containers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 17066-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 27.200; 55.180.10
English Version
Insulated means of transport for temperature sensitive
goods - Requirements and testing - Part 2: Equipment
Moyens de transport isothermes pour les Wärmegedämmte Transportmittel für
marchandises sensibles à la température - Exigences et temperaturempfindliche Produkte - Anforderungen
essais - Partie 2: Equipement und Prüfung - Teil 2: Einrichtungen
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
3.1 General. 4
3.2 Equipment . 5
3.3 Testing . 6
4 Requirements for equipment . 6
4.1 General (user instructions and limits) . 6
4.2 Non-mechanically refrigerated and/or heated equipment . 7
4.3 Internal air circulation . 7
4.3.1 General. 7
4.3.2 Air handling and distribution . 7
4.4 Temperature recording . 8
5 Requirements and dimensioning for the heating and/or cooling device . 9
5.1 Requirements for the cooling and heating device . 9
5.1.1 General. 9
5.1.2 Required heating or cooling capacity . 9
) and dry ice . 13
5.2 Liquefied gases (nitrogen, CO2
5.3 Eutectic elements . 13
6 Instruction for use of the equipment . 14
Annex A (informative) Locations of sensors for temperature recording (see Figures A.1 to A.5)15
Annex B (normative) Temperature conditions . 20
Annex C (informative) Air tightness . 21
Annex D (informative) Design air flow . 23
Annex E (informative) Ageing . 25
Bibliography . 26
European foreword
This document (EN 17066-2:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 413 “Insulated
means of transport for temperature sensitive goods with or without cooling and/or heating device”, the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.
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 April 2026, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2026.
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.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
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, 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, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document is applicable to thermally insulated means of transport used for temperature sensitive
goods equipped with a cooling and/or heating device.
This document is applicable to the terminology, the requirements for thermal insulation, air tightness,
dimensioning of equipment with cooling and/or heating device for long distance and distribution
transport.
This document does not apply to further land transport requirements with regard to dimensions,
weights, etc. Further this document does not apply to safety requirements or special requirements for
thermal containers covered by ISO 1496-2.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 12830, Temperature recorders for the transport, storage and distribution of temperature sensitive
goods — Tests, performance, suitability
EN 13485, Thermometers for measuring the ambient or internal temperature for the transport, storage and
distribution of temperature sensitive goods — Tests, performance, suitability
EN 13486, Temperature recorders and thermometers for measuring the ambient or internal temperature
for the transport, storage and distribution of temperature sensitive goods — Periodic verification
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1 General
3.1.1
compartment
insulated part of a container built for the carriage of the goods equipped or not with a cooling and/or
heating device
3.1.2
unconditioned compartment
compartment considered to have no evaporator or other cooling and/or heating devices or for which they
are inactive
3.1.3
distribution transport
tour including at least 2 locations of delivery and/or collection of goods
3.1.4
long-distance transport
uninterrupted transport of goods from a collection point to a delivery point without intermediate loading
and unloading
3.1.5
eutectic elements
elements (e.g. plates, tubes, etc.) intended for cold or heat charging, containing an inside eutectic solution
having the characteristic to change phase at a specific temperature
Note 1 to entry: Fixed eutectic elements are cooled or heated with a cooling and/or heating device.
Note 2 to entry: Movable eutectic elements are cooled or heated in a temperature-controlled space at a
temperature sufficient to achieve the phase change.
3.1.6
goods
temperature sensitive products to be transported within a defined temperature range
3.2 Equipment
3.2.1
equipment
container equipped with a cooling and/or heating device in one or more compartments
3.2.2
multi-temperature equipment
container divided by insulated partition walls in two or more compartments and equipped with a cooling
and/or heating device for maintaining different temperatures
3.2.3
non-mechanically refrigerated equipment
equipment which, using a source of cold (natural ice, with or without the addition of salt, eutectic plates,
dry ice, with or without sublimation control, liquefied gases, with or without evaporation control, etc.)
other than a mechanical or absorption cooling device is capable of lowering the inside temperature at a
nominal outside temperature of a compartment, and thereafter maintaining it, at the required inside
temperature
Note 1 to entry: Some nominal outside and inside temperature are proposed in in Annex B.
3.2.4
mechanically refrigerated equipment
equipment either fitted with a cooling device, or served jointly with other units of transport equipment
by such an appliance, (fitted with either a mechanical compressor, or an absorption cooling device etc.)
which is capable of lowering the inside temperature at a nominal outside temperature of a compartment,
and thereafter maintaining it, at the required inside temperature
3.2.5
heated equipment
equipment fitted with a heating device, which is capable of raising the inside temperature of a
compartment to, and thereafter maintaining it at a positive minimum temperature, with a nominal
outside temperature
Note 1 to entry: Inside and outside temperatures are indicated in Annex B, Table B.1.
3.2.6
cooling device
system which lowers and/or maintains temperature in a compartment
3.2.7
heating device
system which increases and/or maintains temperature in a compartment
3.2.8
start/stop operation
automatic and usually electronic process which stops the thermal engine of the refrigeration system
when one temperature limit is reached and starts when the other one is exceeded
Note 1 to entry: In this mode besides the controller the refrigeration compressor, fans of the condenser and
evaporator are stopped.
3.2.9
mean surface area
S
m
i
geometrical mean of the projected internal surface area S and the projected external surface area S in
e
m
S SS⋅ (1)
m i e
Note 1 to entry: See EN 17066-1.
3.3 Testing
3.3.1
cooling down
heating up
process by which the mean internal temperature of the equipment, including the internal surface layer
and half of the insulation thickness, is cooled down or heated up to the specified temperature
3.3.2
conditioned room
room where the test conditions can be maintained at a constant level
4 Requirements for equipment
4.1 General (user instructions and limits)
Instructions for use shall be prepared and supplied by the manufacturer of the container and by the
manufacturer of the cooling and/or heating device which may be mechanically refrigerated equipment
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