BS 5978-2:1989
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Safety and performance of gas-fired hot water boilers (60 kW to 2 MW input) Specification for additional requirements for boilers with atmospheric burners
Hardcopy , PDF
English
08-31-1989
Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General requirements for boilers
4 Design and construction
5 Combustion
6 Ignition
7 Flame stability
8 Flue system
9 Dampers
10 Controls
11 Flame supervision and ignition sequence
12 Facilities for testing during commissioning and
maintenance
13 Identification and marking
Appendix
A Examples of safety shut-off valve systems
Tables
1 Heat inputs
2 Inlet pressure ranges
3 Test gases for ignition tests
4 Test gases for reduced pressure tests
5 Tests gases for ignition performance tests
6 Test gases for still air test
7 Test gases for abnormal draught test
8 Values required for boilers with atmospheric burners
Figures
1 Boiler input 150 kW and below
2 Boiler input above 150 kW up to 600kW
3 Boiler input above 600kW up to 2 MW
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