Standard

BS EN 12953-6:2024

Shell Boilers - Requirements for equipment for the boiler

Current

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Published:

31 Dec 2024

1 Scope

This document specifies the minimum requirements for safety related equipment for shell boilers (generator and/or assemblies) as specified in EN 12953‑1:2012, to ensure the boiler operates within the allowable limits (pressure, temperature, etc.) and if the limits are exceeded the energy supply is automatically interrupted and locked out, irrespective of the degree of intervention.

NOTE 1 For this document, the term “boiler” is applicable for generator and/or assemblies.

NOTE 2 The maximum time of operation without manual (human) intervention can be specified for each boiler system.

NOTE 3 Annex C gives recommendations of operation and testing of the boiler system with a maximum time of operation without manual (human) intervention of 24 h and 72 h.

Product Details

Descriptors

Valves

Safety valves

Control devices

Fire-tube boilers

Pressure gauges

Heating equipment

Pressure control

Water heaters

Boilers

Safety devices

Temperature control

Flow regulators

Control equipment

Pressure regulators

Hot-water boilers

Electrically-operated devices

Design

Stop valves

Steam boilers

ICS Codes

23.020.01 Fluid storage devices in general

23.060.30 Gate valves

27.060.30 Boilers and heat exchangers

Committee

PVE/2

International relationships

Identical to:

EN 12953-6

ISBN

978 0 539 26418 0

Publisher

BSI