Test Programme for AC

coaches
ELPS/TP/AC/01’JAN 94
 Tests to be carried out on RMPU
coaches
• Conditioned air leakage test
• Air delivery test
• Pre-cooling test
• Pull down test
• Spare capacity test
• Test for safety devices
• Generation test (SG AC coaches)
 Tests on RMPU coaches
• Conditioned air leak test
– To be conducted after completion and cleaning of Ducts &
filters.
– Install Return air and Fresh air filters and adjust Fresh air
quantity
– Run both the Blowers
– Traverse a smoke of Agarbatti/Dhoopbatti near
• Evaporator chambers
• Canvas and main duct
• Fresh and return air duct
• Detected air escape routes to be blocked.
 Tests on RMPU coaches
• Air delivery test
– Calculated from Fresh air requirements (0.7
(smoking)/0.35 (non-smoking) m3/min/passenger)
– Velocity measured with anemometer using hoods (FA)
– FA=Exhaust air (max)
– Conditions
• Voltage 130+/-1 V DC/ 415+/- 5% V AC
• Both side blowers running
• Fans OFF
• Readings taken after ½ hour
• Coach under shed
• FA & EA to be regulated (FA set value = EA (-10%))
 Tests on RMPU coaches
• Pre-cooling test
– Conducted to record time taken for cooling the coasch
without passengers, FA blocked, Light & Fans ON and
temperature of AC compartment raised to 45 0C.
– Coach placed under shed
– FA intake openings blocked
– DB & WB temperature of Ambient taken
– Calculate & provide Electrical compensating load from
chart
– Raise AC compartment temp to 45 0C by switching
RMPU heaters ON in manual mode and compensating
load.
 Tests on RMPU coaches
• Pre-cooling test (contd….)
– Switch ON lights and fan and Run both the plants in
Auto mode (Thermostat working to be ensured)
– In earlier built coaches time to be recorded with each
High/Med/Low settings
– Record the timings of each RMPU
• Total time taken by each plant to cool the coach to
lowest setting to be < 1 hour.
 Tests on RMPU coaches
• Pull down test
– Conducted to see the AC plant capability to cool the
fully occupied coach inextreme summer conditions.
• Adjust FA openings as per requirements
• Switch ON electrical compensating load (duly reduced @ 120
W/person present inside )and RMPU heaters in Manual mode
and raise temp to 45 0C.
• Switch ON all light and fan
• Run both the plants in Auto mode
• Record time taken for cut-off
– Time taken to be < 2 hrs
 Tests on RMPU coaches
• Spare Capacity test
– Run both plants in Auto mode
– Record total OFF & ON time over a period of 1 hr
– Calculate % spare capacity =Total OFF time/Total
time*100
• Test for safety devices
– HP (by switching OFF condensers)/LP (by switching
OFF blower) cut-outs and running compressors by
bypassing condenser/AC1 interlocks
– Should operate within +/- 5% of set value
– Vane relay
– OHPs
– Thermostats
 Tests on RMPU coaches
• Generation test (SG coaches)
– Run the alternators with the help of Dyna drive
– Record cut-in speeds (to be < 400 RPM)
– Run alternators at 800, 1500 and 2000 RPM with both
RMPUs running and battery in circuit and record load
being shared by each alternator (Difference not to
exceed 30 Amp)
• Commissioning test