EVS-EN 15632-4:2022

This document specifies requirements and test methods for flexible, factory made, buried district heating pipe systems with metallic service pipes and bonding between the layers of the pipe assemblies and thermal insulation materials of polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam, the casing being made of polyethylene.
It is only applicable in conjunction with part 1.
This document is applicable to pipes, fittings, their joints and to joints with components made of non-plastics materials intended to be used for district heating installations.
This document is applicable to a continuous operating temperature up to 120 °C and a maximum operating temperature of 140 °C for maximum 300 h/a, and a design pressure up to 2,5 MPa for a design service life of at least 30 years.
This document does not apply to cover surveillance systems.
NOTE  For higher temperatures or for the transport of other fluids, for example potable water, additional requirements and testing is needed. Such requirements are not specified in this document.