Typical Arrangement 3:

This shows the minimum equipment requirements for the highest level of automation,
i.e. lowest degree of supervision, where no boiler operators are on-site and with status
monitoring by a remote location/telemetry system.

Equipment for the boiler:

Steam
offtake Pressure
safety
valve

Pressure
Pressure gauge
control
Boiler water
TDS control
and high alarm

High pressure
cut out of burner.
Below safety High water level Level control,
valve setting One or alarm and and high integrity
two level independent self monitoring
indicators high integrity low water cut
self monitoring out of burner
low water lock
out of burner.

Time controlled
Flame automatic Feedwater pump.
monitor blowdown On-off or modulating
control

Combustion
control
system

New installations should be manufactured to BS EN 12953, which requires additional

limiters to be fitted.

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