NFPA 87:2024

Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. 1.4 Retroactivity. 1.5 Equivalency. 1.6 Units and Formulas. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 General 4.1 Approvals, Plans, and Specifications. 4.2 Safety Labeling. 4.3 Thermal Fluids and Process Fluids. Chapter 5 Location and Construction 5.1 Location. 5.2 Fluid Heater Design. 5.3 Explosion Mitigation. 5.4 Ventilation and Exhaust System. 5.5 Mountings and Auxiliary Equipment. Chapter 6 Heating System Hardware Design 6.1 General. 6.2 Fuel Gas–Fired Units.6.3 Liquid Fuel–Fired Units. 6.4 Oxygen Enhanced Fuel–Fired Units. 6.5 Flue Product Venting. 6.6 Heat Baffles and Reflectors. 6.7 Electrically Heated Units. Chapter 7 Fluid Circuit Hardware Design 7.1 General. 7.2 Auxiliary Equipment. Chapter 8 Commissioning, Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing 8.1 Scope. 8.2 Commissioning. 8.3 Training. 8.4 Operations. 8.5 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance. 8.6 Record Retention. 8.7 Procedures. Chapter 9 Heating System Safety Equipment and Application 9.1 Scope. 9.2 Safety Devices. 9.3 Burner Management Systems and Logic. 9.4 Programmable Logic Controller Systems. 9.5 Safety Control Application for Fuel-Fired Heating Systems. [86:8.4] 9.6 Combustion Air Safety Devices. 9.7 Safety Shutoff Valves (Fuel Gas or Liquid Fuel). 9.8 Fuel Pressure Switches (Gas or Liquid Fuel). 9.9 Flame Supervision. 9.10 Liquid Fuel Atomization (Other than Mechanical Atomization). 9.11 Liquid Fuel Temperature Limit Devices. 9.12 Multiple Fuel Systems.9.13 Air–Fuel Gas Mixing Machines. 9.14 Ignition of Main Burners — Fuel Gas or Liquid Fuel. 9.15 Quiescent Bath Heater Interlock. Chapter 10 Fluid Circuit Safety Logic and Interlock Application 10.1 Scope. 10.2 General. 10.3 Standard Controls and Interlocks. 10.4 Interlocks Pertaining to Fired Heaters. 10.5 Electrical Heating Systems. Chapter 11 Solid Fuel–Fired Heating Systems 11.1 Scope. 11.2 Air System Safeguards. 11.3 Solid Fuel Supply System Safeguards. 11.4 Solid Fuel Combustion Safeguards. 11.5 Heat Transfer System Safeguards. 11.6 Exhaust Gas System Safeguards. 11.7 Ash-Handling System Safeguards. 11.8 Fire Protection for Solid Fuel–Fired Fluid Heaters. 11.9 Other Safeguards for Solid Fuel–Fired Fluid Heaters. Chapter 12 Electric Heaters (Reserved) Chapter 13 Fire Protection 13.1 General. 13.2 Types of Fire Protection Systems. 13.3 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Example Maintenance Checklist Annex C Steam Extinguishing Systems Annex D Informational References

This standard covers fluid heaters and related equipment.