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Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BRITISH STANDARD Feather and down Ð Test methods Ð Determination of the filling power (massic volume) The European Standard EN 12130:1998 has the status of a British Standard ICS 59.040 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW | BS EN | | | 12130:1998 | | Incorporating | | Corrigendum No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BS EN 12130:1998 Issue 2, April 1999 National foreword Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI This British Standard is the English language version of EN 12130:1998 It supersedes BS 5334:1976, which is withdrawn The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee TCI/67, Household textiles, which has the responsibility to: Ð aid enquirers to understand the text; Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the ªFindº facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Sector Board for Materials and Chemicals, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 November 1998 BSI 04-1999 ISBN 580 29880 Amendments issued since publication Amd No Date 10425 April 1999 Corrigendum Text affected Supersession details added to National foreword BS EN 12130:1998 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Issue 1, April 1999 Summary of pages The following table identifies the current issue of each page Issue indicates that a page has been introduced for the first time by amendment Subsequent issue numbers indicate an updated page Vertical sidelining on replacement pages indicates the most recent changes (amendment, addition, deletion) Page Issue Page Issue Front cover Inside front cover a b 2 blank EN title page EN foreword to Back cover original original original original BSI 04-1999 a b blank Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 12130 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPEÂENNE Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EUROPAÈISCHE NORM April 1998 ICS 59.040 Descriptors: stuffings, feathers, tests, determination, density (mass/volume), testing conditions English version Feather and down Ð Test methods Ð Determination of the filling power (massic volume) Plumes et duvets Ð MeÂthodes d'essais Ð DeÂtermination du pouvoir gonflant (volume massique) Federn und Daunen Ð PruÈfverfahren Ð Bestimmung der FuÈllkraft (FuÈllvolumen) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 March 1998 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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat 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, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ CEN European Committee for Standardization Comite EuropeÂen de Normalisation EuropaÈisches Komitee fuÈr Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels 1998 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN nateional members Ref No 12130:1998 E Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Page EN 12130:1998 Foreword This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 222, Feather and down as filling material for any article, as well as finished articles filled with feather and down, the secretariat of which is held by UNI 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 1998, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 1998 Annex A is informative According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ BSI 1998 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Page EN 12130:1998 Scope Apparatus This European Standard specifies the procedure for determining the filling power (massic volume) This method is applicable to finished down and/or feather, fit for or constituting filled manufactured articles (e.g anoraks, quilts, etc.) It is allowed to use any kind of apparatus on condition that it gives the same results, within experimental error, like the one described below These alternative apparatus should be of such design to give satisfactory performance, particularly for a good air blowing of the test specimen Normative references 5.1 Tester (see Figure 1) which consists of: This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter For dated references, subsequent amendments or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies prEN 1883, Feather and down Ð Sampling in view of tests EN 20139, Textiles Ð Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139:1973) EN 20187, Paper, board and pulps Ð Standard atmosphere for conditioning and testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples (ISO 187:1990) 5.1.1 Cylinder, with flat bottom standing on a base capable of being levelled by adjustable legs, with internal diameter of (289 ± 1) mm and (500 ± 5) mm high The cylinder shall be made from smooth, antistatic and transparent material (e.g acrylic) 5.1.2 Plunger and measuring rod, of mass giving a pressure of (14,8 ± 0,2) Pa The plunger, suspended by measuring rod, with diameter (282 ± 3) mm shall have its underside flat and smooth and made of a rigid material, so that it does not become deformed in use The measuring rod, marked in millimetres, shall be at zero when the plunger is resting on the bottom of the cylinder Instead of the measuring rod, it is possible to use any kind of device on condition that the pressure exerted on the material is of (14,8 ± 0,2) Pa ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ NOTE A vacuum cleaner can be used as a suitable blower Definitions For the purposes of this standard the following definitions apply 3.1 filling power (fp) height of the volume occupied by filling material subjected to a specific pressure, expressed in millimetres NOTE The volume comprises internal pores of elements and pore spaces between elements 3.2 massic volume volume occupied by a given mass of filling material, when subjected to a specific pressure; it is expressed in cubic centimetres per gram 5.1.3 Cover, mounted in a frame which fits over the cylinder, consists of a wire screen of nominal aperture size 180 mm and a wire diameter 125 mm (see ISO 3310-1) In the centre of the cover is inserted a blow nozzle (5.1.4) 5.1.4 Blow nozzle, (see Figure 2) equipped with an adjustable valve in order to regulate the amount of the air injected 5.1.5 Device regulating the descent of the plunger and measuring rod at (520 ± 20) mm/min 5.2 Blower, with a suitable tube connected to its exhaust vent and capable of guaranteeing an air flow, measured at a distance of 400 mm from the inlet nozzle, of (310 ± 50) l/min 5.3 Stop watch 5.4 Balance, sensitive to 0,05 g Principle A test specimen, suitably prepared, having a specified mass is placed in a cylinder and the material is aerated by blowing for a set period Pressure by way of a platen is then applied to the filling material at a constant speed and after a stipulated time the level of the platen is noted The massic volume is calculated with regard to the height and the known diameter of the graduated cylinder BSI 1998 5.5 Sample preparation box of wire net, having dimensions which will contain a sample up to at least 50 g with the height of material less than 150 mm Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Page EN 12130:1998 Preparation and conditioning of sample and equipment 7.8 Repeat steps 7.3 to 7.7 for the duplicate test specimen 6.1 A mass of at least 50 g is obtained from the material to be tested, in accordance with the procedure described in prEN 1883 The sample is placed in an adequate container (substituting for the cylinder in 5.1.1) and the cover is applied With the valve aperture set for maximum air flow, air is blown into the container for (60 ± 5) s 6.2 The sample is then removed from the container and conditioned in the atmosphere as defined in EN 20139, and controlling the relative humidity in accordance with EN 20187 by storing it loose to a maximum height of 150 mm in sample preparation box (5.5) for at least 48 h 6.3 It is necessary to wash the cylinder after 30 measurements (15 test specimens) with warm water prepared with anionic-active detergent (concentration: 0,4 ml/l) followed by two rinses with cold distilled water To ensure reliability of the procedure, and if doubtful of the influence of static electricity on the result, proceed as follows Record the height of the plunger at the end of the first test and leave the plunger in place for at least h Measure again the height of the plunger If the new measurement differs from the first by more than cm, repeat the procedure starting at 6.2 Calculation and expression of results Procedure 7.1 Conditioning is carried out according to EN 20139 and the temperature and relative humidity are measured according to EN 20187 7.2 Ensure that the cylinder is vertical by adjusting the legs and that the measuring rod is at zero when the plunger is standing on the bottom of the cylinder 7.3 Weigh out (20,0 ± 0,1) g of two test specimens each extracted from the sample (6.1) and place the first test specimen in the cylinder and apply the cover 7.4 The test specimen is loosened by blowing for (60 ± 5) s It is essential that blowing is halted immediately 7.5 Insert the plunger and measuring rod into the top of cylinder and lower mechanically or manually towards the test specimen at a constant speed of (520 ± 20) mm/min until the plunger is standing horizontally or almost horizontally on the test specimen If not, repeat the blowing on the same test specimen 7.6 Read from on the measuring rod the height of the material after a period of (60 ± 2) s As far as possible, position the plunger in the centre of the cylinder for the whole test 7.7 Repeat steps 7.4, 7.5 and 7.6 using the same test specimen which is loosened by blowing for (7 ± 3) s, as described above prior to each reading Note the average of the values, in millimetres 8.1 Filling power: Recorded in millimetres Calculate the mean of the results obtained on the two test specimens and report them with the symbol, fp 8.2 Massic volume 8.2.1 From the mean results of fp obtained for each test specimen, calculate the massic volume (V) in cubic centimetres per gram with the approximation to the first decimal with the formula: H3a V= m 1000 where: H is the mean height of two determinations (7.7), obtained on one test specimen, expressed in millimetres; a is the test surface area of the cylinder expressed in square millimetres; m is the mass of the test specimen, in grams ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ 8.2.2 Calculate the average of the bulk density obtained for the two test specimens Precision of the method Based on data from one interlaboratory test carried out by eleven laboratories on five different samples and two determinations for sample, and from another interlaboratory test carried out by ten laboratories on nine samples and two determinations for a sample, the following precision data were found for the filling power: Repeatability: The 95 % probability of the repeatability limit (r) for the difference between two test results within a single laboratory was about mm for different filling samples Reproducibility: The 95 % probability of the reproducibility limit (R) for the difference between two test results from different laboratories was about 15 mm for different filling samples 10 Test report The test report shall include at least the following information: Ð the reference to this standard; Ð the description of the test material; Ð the mass of the test specimen in grams; Ð the filling power in millimetres; Ð the massic volume, in cubic centimetres per grams, if required; Ð any deviation from the standard procedure and any other circumstances that may have affected the result BSI 1998 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Page EN 12130:1998 Dimensions in millimetres ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ Figure Ð Filling power tester BSI 1998 Page EN 12130:1998 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sat Oct 28 08:38:05 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Dimensions in millimetres ｗｗｗ．ｂｚｆｘｗ．ｃｏｍ All holes 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