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NFPA 85 - Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code

Scope
This code shall apply to single burner boilers, multiple burner boilers, stokers, and atmospheric fluidized-bed boilers with a fuel input rating of 3.7 MWt (12.5 million Btu/hr) or greater, to pulverized fuel systems, and to fired or unfired steam generators used to recover heat from combustion turbines [heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs)].

Purpose
The Purpose of this code shall be to contribute to operating safety and to prevent uncontrolled fires, explosions, and implosions in equipment described in Section 1.1.

Referenced Publications
The documents or portions thereof listed in this chapter are referenced within this code and shall be considered part of the requirements of this document.

NFPA Publications. National Fire Protection Association

• NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, 2003 edition.
• NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment, 2001 edition.
• NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 2002 edition.
• NFPA 69, Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems, 2002 edition.
• NFPA 70, National Electrical Code®, 2002 edition.

AISC Publications. American Institute of Steel Construction

• AISC ASD, Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings-Allowable Stress Design and Plastic Design, 1989, including supplement No. 1, 2001.
• AISC LRFD, Load and Resistance Factor Design for Structural Steel Buildings, 1999.

ANSI Publication. American National Standards Institute

• ANSI K61.1, Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, 1999.

ASCE Publication. American Society of Civil Engineers

• ASCE 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, 2002.

ASME Publications. American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• ASME B31.1, Power Piping, 1998.
• ASME B31.3, Process Piping, 1999.

ASTM Publications. American Society for Testing and Materials

• ASTM D 388, Standard Classification of Coals by Rank, 1999.
• ASTM D 396, Standard Specification for Fuel Oils, 1998.
• ASTM D 409, Standard Test Method for Grindability of Coal by the Hardgrove-Machine Method, 1997.
• ASTM D 1655, Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels, 1998.
• ASTM D 2880, Standard Specification for Gas Turbine Fuel Oils, 1998.