Indian Standard

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STEEL

CHIMNEY - CODE OF PRACTICE
PART t

MECHANICAL ASPECT

( First Revision)
1 SCOPE

4 TERMINOLOGY

1.1 This standard (Part 1) covers design,

construction, maintenance and inspection of
mechanical aspects of steel chimneys. The
mechanical aspects include lining, draft calculations, considerations of dispersion of pollutants
and ash disposal.
2 REFERENCES

4.0 For the purpose of this standard termlno10BY as defined in 4.1 to 4.21 shall apply. For
definitions not covered in this part, a reference
shall be made to Part 2 of the standard.

2.1 The following Indian Standards

necessary adjuncts to this standard:

are

4.1 ActualDraft
The suction produced at the base of a chimney
minus the drop in draft due to frictional resistanee in ftue gas passages.

4.2 Blaakiag Off Plate

An imperforate plate fitted immediately
IS 6 : 1983
Specification for the mode- beneath the inlet of a chimney to prevent the
rate heat duty fireclay re- waste gases reaching the lower portion of the
fractories, group 'A' (fourth chimney.
revision)
4.3 Boller EfticieDcy
Specification for high heat
IS 8: 1983
duty fireclay refractories, The ratio of heat used in the boiler to the
available heat.
group 'B' (fourth revision)
IS 460
Specification for test sieves: 4.4 Boiler-Mounted ChilDDey
( Part 1 ): 985 Part 1 Wire cloth test sieves
A chimney supported by a boiler and its
( thirdrevision )
foundation.
IS 460
Specification for test sieves:
( Part 2) : 1985 Part 2 Perforated plate test 4.5 Drart Loss
sieves ( thirdrevision)
Drop in static pressure of gas between two
IS 2042 : 1972 Specification for insulating points in a system.
bricks (first revision)
4.6 Efflux Velocity
IS No.

Title

lS 4041 : 1987

Glossary of terms relating The speed of discharge of gases from the top
to refractory materials (first of the chimney.
revision )
4.7 Flux GISTemperature
IS 8829 : 1978 Guidelines for micrometeorological techniques in air Temperature of flue gas at the chimney outlet.
pollution studies
4.8 Forced Dr.ft
3 STATUTORY PROVISIONS
System which maintains the products of
3.1 Compliance with this code does not relieve combustion, when flown to or through it, at a
anyone from the responsibility of observing pressure above atmospheric.
provisions as may have been promulgated by 4.9 Ground Leyel CODceDtratloD
any statutory bodies and/or observing provincial
building by-laws and the civil aviation require- Concentration of air pollutant in ma/ m l in the
meats pertaining to such structures.
breathing zone.
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