NFPA 87:2021

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. 5.6 Heating Elements and Insulation. 5.7 Heat Baffles and Reflectors. Chapter 6 Heating Systems 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 Electrically Heated Units. Chapter 7 Commissioning, Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing 7.1 Scope. 7.2 Commissioning. 7.3 Training. 7.4 Operations. 7.5 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance. 7.6 Record Retention. 7.7 Procedures. Chapter 8 Heating System Safety Equipment and Application 8.1 Scope. 8.2 General. 8.3 Burner Management System Logic. 8.4 Programmable Logic Controller Systems. 8.5 Safety Control Application for Fuel-Fired Heating Systems. [86:8.5] 8.6 Combustion Air Safety Devices. 8.7 Safety Shutoff Valves (Fuel Gas or Liquid Fuel). 8.8 Fuel Pressure Switches (Gas or Liquid Fuel). 8.9 Flame Supervision. 8.10 Liquid Fuel Atomization (Other than Mechanical Atomization). 8.11 Liquid Fuel Temperature Limit Devices. 8.12 Multiple Fuel Systems. 8.13 Air–Fuel Gas Mixing Machines. 8.14 Ignition of Main Burners — Fuel Gas or Liquid Fuel. 8.15 Stack Excess Temperature Limit Interlock. 8.16 Fluid Excess Temperature Limit Interlock. 8.17 Electrical Heating Systems. 8.18 Additional Interlocks. Chapter 9 Heaters 9.1 General. 9.2 Auxiliary Equipment. Chapter 10 Solid Fuel–Fired Heating Systems 10.1 Scope. 10.2 Air System Safeguards. 10.3 Solid Fuel Supply System Safeguards. 10.4 Solid Fuel Combustion Safeguards. 10.5 Heat Transfer System Safeguards. 10.6 Exhaust Gas System Safeguards. 10.7 Ash-Handling System Safeguards. 10.8 Fire Protection for Solid Fuel–Fired Fluid Heaters. 10.9 Other Safeguards for Solid Fuel–Fired Fluid Heaters. Chapter 11 Fire Protection 11.1 General. 11.2 Types of Fire Protection Systems. 11.3 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.