EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12792
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2003
ICS 01.040.91; 01.075; 91.140.30 Supersedes CR 12792:1997
English version
Ventilation for buildings - Symbols, terminology and graphical
symbols
Ventilation des bâtiments - Symboles, terminologie et Lüftung von Gebäuden - Symbole, Terminologie und
symboles graphiques graphische Symbole
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 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
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels
© 2003 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 12792:2003 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
EN 12792:2003 (E)
Contents
Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................3
1 Scope ..............................................................................................................................................................5
2 Normative references ....................................................................................................................................5
3 Terms and definitions....................................................................................................................................6
4 Symbols and units .......................................................................................................................................31
5 LINE GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS......................................................................................................................38
5.1 Diffusion........................................................................................................................................................38
5.2 Distribution ...................................................................................................................................................39
5.3 Treatment......................................................................................................................................................42
5.4 Controls and instruments ...........................................................................................................................43
Annex A......................................................................................................................................................................44
Possible structure of terms and definitions for database ....................................................................................44
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EN 12792:2003 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 12792:2003) 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 February 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by February 2004.
This document supersedes CR 12792:1997.
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, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
