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20 Outline of EN 12953 European harmonized standard

on shell boilers
EN 12953 Part
1 General
2 Materials
3 Design
4 Workmanship and construction
5 Inspection, documentation, and
marking
6 Requirements for equipment
7 Requirements for firing systems
8 Requirements for safeguards
against excessive pressure
9 Requirements for control and
limiting devices and safety
circuits
10 Requirement for feedwater and
boiler quality
11 Acceptance tests
12 Requirements for firing systems
for boiler solid fuels
13 Special requirements for
stainless steel sterilizer boilers
Comments
Describes the general scope and types
of boilers covered.
Lists acceptable EN materials and the
procedures for using alternative
materials.
Explains design materials with some
significant technical changes from BS
2790.
Similar content to BS 2790, but with
changes in material stress relief
requirements.
Contains inspection requirements
during manufacture and coordination of
activities of the Responsible Authority
under the PED modules.
Covers equipment such as level alarms,
pressure limits, etc. fitted to boilers.
More comprehensive than BS 2790.
Covers various parts of the combustion
system, e.g. fuel handling (but excluding
burners).
Covers the requirements of boiler safety
valves to comply with (other) relevant
EN standards.
Supports Part 6 of the standard.
Covers a similar area to the existing
standard BS 2486.
Replaces BS 845, covering acceptance
tests carried out on new boilers.
Covers solid fuels such as wood.
An extension to the scope of shell
boilers which are generally constructed
of carbonmanganese steel.