API 538 : 2015
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INDUSTRIAL FIRED BOILERS FOR GENERAL REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL SERVICE
Hardcopy , PDF
05-02-2024
English
12-10-2015
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1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
4 Boilers - Equipment Overview
5 Water Tube Boiler Components
6 Combustion, Burners, and Igniters
7 Instrumentation, Control, and Protective Systems
8 Centrifugal Fans and Drivers
9 Boiler Feedwater Preparation
10 Boiler Water Quality and Internal Chemical Treatment
11 Steam Purity
12 Boiler Piping
13 Boiler Trim and Instruments
14 Tube Cleaning
15 Structure, Setting, and Casing
16 Flue Gas Sampling Connections
17 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Cold Flow Modeling
Annex A (informative) - Equipment Data Sheets
Annex B (informative) - Purchaser's Checklist
Annex C (informative) - Air Preheat Systems for Boilers
Annex D (informative) - Performance Measurement
Annex E (informative) - Emission Controls
Annex F (informative) - Procedures
Annex G (informative) - Inspection Test Plans
Annex H (informative) - Functional Diagrams
Bibliography
Provides requirements and gives recommendations for design, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting considerations for industrial fired boilers used in refineries and chemical plants.
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Standard
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| Pages |
360
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
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| ISO 10437:2003 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Steam turbines — Special-purpose applications |
| NFPA 325 : 1994 | FIRE HAZARD PROPERTIES OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, GASES, AND VOLATILE SOLIDS |
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| API MPM CH14.3.3 : 2013 | ORIFICE METERING OF NATURAL GAS AND OTHER RELATED HYDROCARBON FLUIDS - CONCENTRIC, SQUARE-EDGED ORIFICE METERS - PART 3: NATURAL GAS APPLICATIONS |
| FCI 70-2 : 2013 | CONTROL VALVE SEAT LEAKAGE |
| ASME B31.3:2016 | PROCESS PIPING |
| ASTM D 3483 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Accumulated Deposition in a Steam Generator Tube |
| ASHRAE 51 : 2016 | LABORATORY METHODS OF TESTING FANS FOR CERTIFIED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE RATING |
| AMCA 210 : 2016 | LABORATORY METHODS OF TESTING FANS FOR CERTIFIED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE RATING |
| EN 12952-8:2002 | Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 8: Requirements for firing systems for liquid and gaseous fuels for the boiler |
| ASME PV CODE 2D METRIC : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - PROPERTIES (METRIC) |
| AMCA 201 : 2002(R2011) | FANS AND SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 85 : 2015 | BOILER AND COMBUSTION SYSTEMS HAZARDS CODE |
| API 553 : 2012 | REFINERY VALVES AND ACCESSORIES FOR CONTROL AND SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS |
| API 551 : 2016 | PROCESS MEASUREMENT |
| ASME PV CODE 1 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF POWER BOILERS |
| ASME PV CODE 7 : 2017 | BPVC Section VII-BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR THE CARE OF POWER BOILERS |
| EN 60079-20-1:2010 | Explosive atmospheres - Part 20-1: Material characteristics for gas and vapour classification - Test methods and data |
| API 612 : 2014 | PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL, AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - STEAM TURBINES - SPECIAL-PURPOSE APPLICATIONS |
| ISO 10438-1:2007 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems and auxiliaries — Part 1: General requirements |
| ASME PV CODE 2B : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - NONFERROUS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS |
| API 574 : 2016 | INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS |
| API STD 541 : 2014 | FORM-WOUND SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTORS - 375 KW (500 HORSEPOWER) AND LARGER |
| API 673 : 2014 | CENTRIFUGAL FANS FOR PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRY SERVICES |
| ASME PV CODE 2A : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - FERROUS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS (BEGINNING TO SA-450) AND (SA-451 TO END) |
| API 570 : 2016 | PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS |
| ASME PV CODE 2D CUSTOMARY : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - PROPERTIES (CUSTOMARY) |
| ASTM D 1888 : 1978 | Methods of Test for Particulate and Dissolved Matter in Water (Withdrawn 1989) |
| API 536 : 2017 | POST-COMBUSTION NO[X] CONTROL FOR FIRED EQUIPMENT IN GENERAL REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL SERVICES |
| API 555 : 2013 | PROCESS ANALYZERS |
| API 547 : 2017 | GENERAL PURPOSE FORM-WOUND SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTORS - 185 KW (250 HP) THROUGH 2240 KW (3000 HP) |
| ASME PV CODE 2C : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - MATERIALS - SPECIFICATIONS FOR WELDING RODS, ELECTRODES, AND FILLER METALS |
| ASTM D 4519 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for On-Line Determination of Anions and Carbon Dioxide in High Purity Water by Cation Exchange and Degassed Cation Conductivity |
| API 556 : 2011 | INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL, AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS FOR GAS FIRED HEATERS |
| ISA 77.41.01 : 2005 | FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANT BOILER COMBUSTION CONTROLS |
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