En 12237 (2003) (E)

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 12237
NORME EUROPENNE
EUROPISCHE NORM
April 2003
ICS 91.140; 91.140.30
English version
Ventilation for buildings - Ductwork - Strength and leakage of

circular sheet metal ducts
Ventilation des btiments - Rseau de conduits Rsistance et tanchit des conduits circulaires en tle
Lftung von Gebuden - Luftleitungen - Festigkeit und

Dichtheit von Luftleitungen mit rundem Querschnitt aus
Blech
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This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 December 2002.

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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG
Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
2003 CEN
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worldwide for CEN national Members.
B-1050 Brussels
Ref. No. EN 12237:2003 E
EN 12237:2003 (E)
Contents
page
Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1
Scope.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Normative references ................................................................................................................................... 4
3
3.1
3.2
Terms, definitions and symbols .................................................................................................................. 4

Terms and definitions................................................................................................................................... 4
Symbols ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Classification ................................................................................................................................................. 6
5
5.1
5.2
Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Leakage .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Strength.......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Test rig specification .................................................................................................................................... 7
7
7.1
7.2
7.3
Test procedure strength and leakage ......................................................................................................... 7

Test sample.................................................................................................................................................... 7
Test method ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Correction of leakage test result ................................................................................................................. 8
Test report...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Annex A (informative) Recommended procedure if the permitted air leakage rate is exceeded when
testing a specific installation ..................................................................................................................... 10
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................................. 11
EN 12237:2003 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 12237:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN /TC 156 "Ventilation for
buildings", the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
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 October 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by October 2003.
Annex A is informative.
The standard is one of a series of standards for ductwork used for ventilation and air conditioning of buildings for
human occupancy. The position of this standard in the field of mechanical building services is shown in Figure 1.
Mechanical building services
Control Systems
Ventilation and air

conditioning systems
Air handling units
Heating Systems
Ductwork
Installation
Sheet metal
air ducts with
circular cross
section Dimensions
Circular sheet
metal air ducts
Requirements for
strength and
leakage
Rectangular sheet
metal air ducts
Requirements for
strength and
leakage
Sheet metal
air ducts with
rectangular
cross section
-Dimensions
Measurement of
duct surface area
Requirements for
ductwork
components to
facilitate
maintenance
Determination of
mechanical energy
loss
Flexible
ducts
Ductwork
hangers and
supports
Requirements
for strength
Flanges
Ductwork made of
insulation ductboards
Figure 1 Position of EN 12237 in the field of mechanical building services

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EUROPEAN STANDARD

ICS 91.140; 91.140.30

Ventilation for buildings - Ductwork - Strength and leakage of

Lftung von Gebuden - Luftleitungen - Festigkeit und

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This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 December 2002.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36

All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved

Ref. No. EN 12237:2003 E

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Normative references ................................................................................................................................... 4

Terms, definitions and symbols .................................................................................................................. 4

Test rig specification .................................................................................................................................... 7

Test procedure strength and leakage ......................................................................................................... 7

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Mechanical building services

Ventilation and air

Air handling units

Figure 1 Position of EN 12237 in the field of mechanical building services

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