EUROVENT Eurovent:
An underrated added value factor
The roots of the Eurovent organisations go back as far as 1958, but even today, quite a number of players in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry still have no real insight what is behind the term Eurovent and what advantages it can offer to every user. Peter Roth, head of test department, Güntner GmbH & Co. KG explains.
T
he term ‘Eurovent’ covers several organisations that all emerged from the same origins, yet perform different tasks.
The European Committee of Air Handling & Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers – or Eurovent Committee for short – acts as the representative of European manufacturers in the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heating industry and has a voice in both technical and political bodies. The committee members – one from each country – are all national institutions for the relevant industries. Germany is represented by the VDMA (German Engineering Federation). Through these member associations, the Eurovent Committee represents over 1,000 companies in 14 European countries.
The Eurovent Certification Company was founded in 1993 to provide equal competitive conditions within the market. Its remit is to promote fair competition and to guarantee to customers that the units available on the market are assessed correctly and can therefore be more readily compared. To this end, independent laboratories confirm the accuracy of manufacturers’ claims by regularly taking and checking measurements on randomly selected units. Over time, an increasing number of certification programmes for different categories of units were added. At present, there are 36 main certification programmes of which an overview can be found on the Eurovent website. Financing is provided exclusively by the members – in other words the companies that participate in the certification programmes. Güntner is involved in the HE programme (heat exchangers for refrigeration).
The HE programme for cooling and air conditioning equipment has been running since 2001. Güntner has been successfully participating in the programme continuously since then and without exception, all the units in the participating series have been certified for the last 16 years. The HE programme covers three categories of units: condensers, fluid coolers and DX evaporators. Naturally, to participate in the certification programme, each manufacturer must first complete an initial qualification process.
Depending on the variety of types in the series produced by the manufacturer, three to 10 units per series must be submitted for testing.
If these units all pass the test, then repeat measurements are carried out each year on at least one unit per series in order to renew the certification.
If one unit fails the test, the measurements must be repeated or, within four weeks, the information in all catalogues and any existing software must be corrected to state the measured value.
In addition, an extra unit must be submitted for testing the following year, and if the violation affects information about the thermal power then the penalty is two additional units.
It’s easy to imagine, depending on the number of series to be tested, how quickly this can turn into a major challenge for participants if several units fail to meet the requirements. On the other hand, having manufacturers’ claims confirmed in this way ensures that the customer can compare corresponding units and thus reliably plan their use in projects – any time and anywhere.
20 September 2017
www.acr-news.com
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