TS EN 17248
District heating and district cooling pipe systems - Terms and definitions
This document compiles a vocabulary of terms, with their definitions, applied in the field of district heating and district cooling pipe systems with factory made system components. Only terms which are particular to the pertinent field in CEN/TC 107 are included.
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TS EN 17248 is a terms-and-definitions standard for the common technical language used in district heating and district cooling pipe systems. It brings together the vocabulary relevant to pipe systems built with factory made system components, helping designers, suppliers and operators use the same terms in the same way.
What this vocabulary covers
Rather than prescribing a test method or a construction procedure, this document functions as a controlled vocabulary for a specific engineering field. District heating refers to the distribution of heated water or another heat-transfer medium from a central source to multiple users; district cooling applies the same distribution concept to cooling services. Pipe systems are the physical network that carries that medium, and the distinction between factory made system components and other forms of pipework matters because terminology in prefabricated district energy products can differ from generic piping language.
Why standardised terms matter in practice
Consistent terminology reduces ambiguity in design specifications, procurement documents, installation guidance and maintenance records. In district energy systems, terms such as pipe, joint, insulation layer or ancillary component may carry precise technical meanings, so a shared vocabulary supports clearer communication across the supply chain. TS EN 17248 is limited to the field-specific terms used in CEN/TC 107, so it complements broader piping vocabulary rather than replacing it.
- Publication Date: 16.12.2019
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 01.040.23 Genel Amaçlı Akışkan Sistemleri ve Bileşenleri (Terimler); 23.040.07 Merkezi ısıtma için boru hatları ve parçaları
- Pages: 25
- Source Standard: EN 17248:2019
- International Equivalents: EN 17248--
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