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Boliers and Pressure Vessels
Boliers and Pressure Vessels
Boliers and Pressure Vessels
Vessels
pressure
vessel
External heat
source
Unfired
pressure
vessel
No external heat
source
Pressure Calculations
Longitudinal
Stress versus
Hoop Stress
American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
rules for the design, fabrication, and
inspection of boilers and pressure vessels
NBIC Code
National
Electric Boilers
A power
boiler,
heating boiler,
high or low
temperature
water boiler in
which the source
of heat is
electricity.
boiler
intended for
operations at
pressures in
excess of 160 psig
or temperatures in
excess of 250
degrees F.
A vessel or system of
vessels comprised of
one or more drums
and one or more heat
exchange surfaces
as used in waste
heat or heat recovery
type steam boilers.
A vessel or system
of vessels intended
for operation at a
pressure in excess
of 15 psig for the
purpose of
producing and
controlling an output
of thermal energy.
External Inspection
As
Internal Inspection
Safety Appliances
Safety Appliances
Relief Valve
Boilers In Use
Fire Protection
Boiler Maintenance
Blowoff Equipment
Welding
Repairs or alterations by
welding should be approved
beforehand by an authorized
inspector.
All welding repairs or
alterations must be in
accordance with the repairs
and alterations to boilers and
pressure vessels by welding,
of the NB code.
All welding should be done
by an organization holding a
national board R stamp.
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