Test Chambers / Apparatus for testing protection against Water Jets and powerful Water Jetsback

 

 

 

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APPARATUS FOR TESTING PROTECTION AGAINST WATER JETS AND POWERFUL WATER JETS


  • Allows to evaluate electric material, electrical equipments, motors resistance against the effects of water jets, powerful jets, rain and water spraying

     

  • Allows to define the protection degree provided by enclosures of electrical equipments (second characteristic numeral IP CODE) against water infiltration in form of rain spray and jets

 

STANDARDS


CEI EN 60529, DIN 40050 and IEC 60529

Tests for the second characteristic numeral 3 4 5 6

 

Protection against the access to dangerous parts and protection against solid impurities, dust proof (first characteristic numeral), protection against water jets (second characteristic numeral)

 

CEI EN 60529

  • protected against spraying water: second characteristic numeral 3

    test carried out with spray nozzle

  • protected against splashing water: second characteristic numeral 4

    test carried out with spray nozzle

  • protected against water jets: second characteristic numeral 5

    test carried out with 6,3 mm hose nozzle

  • protected against powerful water jets: second characteristic numeral 6

    test carried out with 12,5 mm hose nozzle

 

DIN 40050

  • protection against nebulized water: second characteristic numeral 3

    by spray nozzle

  • protection against sprayed water: second characteristic numeral 4 

    by spray nozzle

  • protected against water jets: second characteristic numeral 5

    by 6,3 mm hose nozzle

  • protected against powerful water jets: second characteristic numeral 6

    by 12,5 mm hose nozzle

 

IEC 60529

  • protected against spraying water: second characteristic numeral 3

    test mean: spray nozzle

  • protected against splashing water: second characteristic numeral 4

    test mean: spray nozzle

  • protected against water jetting: second characteristic numeral 5

    test mean:  6,3 mm water jet hose nozzle

  • protected against powerful water jetting: second characteristic numeral 6

    test mean: 12,5 mm water jet hose nozzle

 

FEATURES

 

Apparatus formed by a forkable base equipped with:

  • TANK
  • Horizontal centrifugal PUMP
  • FLOW METER
  • Max and min LEVEL 
  • SOLENOID VALVE for automatic tank fill-up
  • MANOMETER
  • FLEXIBLE PIPE complete with fast clutches for test nozzles
  • Flow control VALVE
  • Spraying NOZZLE complete with counterbalance (tests for the second characteristic numeral 3-4)
  • NOZZLE internal Ø 6,3 (tests for the the second characteristic numeral 5)
  • NOZZLE internal Ø 12,5 (tests for the second characteristic numeral 6)