ASME Section VI - 2019 - Amin Forouzesh

Table of Contents......Page 5
 List of Sections......Page 8
Foreword......Page 10
 Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking to Identify Manufactured Items......Page 12
 Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees......Page 13
 Personnel......Page 16
Summary of Changes......Page 38
List of Changes in Record Number Order......Page 39
 Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code......Page 40
ARTICLE 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 41
ARTICLE 2 GLOSSARY......Page 42
3.3.1 Fabricated Boilers......Page 46
3.4.2 Condensing Boilers......Page 47
4.1.2 Liquid Fuels......Page 51
4.1.3 Solid Fuels......Page 52
4.2.2 Liquid-Burning Equipment......Page 53
4.2.3 Solid-Fuel-Burning Equipment......Page 54
5.3.1 Combustion Air......Page 55
5.9.3 Steam Boiler Return Pipe Connections......Page 56
5.9.7 Stop Valves......Page 62
Table 5.9.5-1 Size of Bottom Blowoff Piping, Valves, and Cocks......Page 63
Figure 5.9.8-2 Modules Connected With Primary–Secondary Piping......Page 64
5.13.3 Maintenance Schedules and Records......Page 65
Figure 6.1.1-1 Official Certification Mark......Page 66
Figure 6.1.3-1 Safety Relief Valve......Page 67
6.7 TRY-LEVER TEST FOR SAFETY VALVES (STEAM BOILERS)......Page 68
6.8 TRY-LEVER TEST FOR SAFETY RELIEF VALVES (WATER BOILERS)......Page 70
Figure 7.1.1-1 Thermostatic Trap......Page 71
Figure 7.1.1-4 Bucket Trap With Trap Closed......Page 72
Figure 7.1.2.3-1 Typical Return Loop......Page 73
Figure 8.1.1-1 Float-Type Low-Water Cutoff......Page 74
8.3.5 Limit Controls......Page 76
8.4.3 Water Gauge Glasses......Page 77
8.5.1 Low‐Water Fuel Cutoff (Hot Water)......Page 78
8.5.6 Air for Pneumatically Operated Controls......Page 79
9.1.5 Second Boil-Out for Stubborn Cases......Page 80
9.4 CUTTING IN AN ADDITIONAL BOILER......Page 81
9.5.5 Water-Level Fluctuation......Page 82
9.7.2 Draining......Page 83
9.7.9 Limit Control Maintenance......Page 84
9.7.16 Maintenance Schedule for Boilers in Service......Page 85
10.2.1 Procedure......Page 86
10.6.2 Cleaning......Page 87
10.7.5 Safety Relief Valves......Page 88
10.7.12 Use of Flashlight for Internal Examinations......Page 89
10.7.16 Maintenance Schedule for Boilers in Service......Page 90
11.2 INSPECTION OF THE BOILER BY THE INSPECTOR......Page 91
12.4 SAFETY......Page 92
13.5.4 Foaming, Priming, and Carryover......Page 93
13.8.3 Mixing and Handling Chemicals......Page 94
14.3 WET METHOD......Page 95
Figure 3.3.1.1.2-1 Gas Flow Patterns of Scotch-Type Boilers......Page 48
Figure 3.3.1.1.3-2 Three-Pass Firebox Boiler......Page 49
Figure 3.3.2.1-2 Vertical Sectional Cast Iron Boiler......Page 50
Figure 5.9.1-1 Single Hot Water Heating Boiler — Acceptable Piping Installation......Page 57
Figure 5.9.1-2 Hot Water Heating Boilers in Battery — Acceptable Piping Installation......Page 58
Figure 5.9.1-3 Single Steam Boilers — Acceptable Piping Installation......Page 59
Figure 5.9.1-4 Steam Boilers in Battery — Pumped Return — Acceptable Piping Installation......Page 60
Figure 5.9.1-5 Steam Boilers in Battery — Gravity Return — Acceptable Piping Installation......Page 61
Figure 6.4.1-1 Safety Relief Valve Discharge Pipe......Page 69
Figure 8.1.2-1 Probe-Type Low-Water Cutoff......Page 75
Figure I-1-1 Exhibit A......Page 97
Figure I-1-2 Exhibit B......Page 99
I-2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL......Page 96