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SS-EN 12952-7:2012
Fastställd/Approved: 2012-10-27
Publicerad/Published: 2012-10-29
Utgåva/Edition: 2
Språk/Language: engelska/English
ICS: 27.040; 27.060.40

Vattenrörspannor och hjälpinstallationer –

Del 7: Krav på pannans utrustning

Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations –

Part 7: Requirements for equipment for the boiler

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12952-7

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2012

ICS 27.040 Supersedes EN 12952-7:2002

English Version

Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 7:

Requirements for equipment for the boiler

Chaudières à tubes d'eau et installations auxiliaires - Partie Wasserrohrkessel und Anlagenkomponenten - Teil 7:
7: Exigences pour l'équipement de la chaudière Anforderungen an die Ausrüstung für den Kessel

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 September 2012.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
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Contents
Foreword .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
1 Scope ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................ 5
3 Terms and definitions ........................................................................................................................... 6
4 General requirements for steam boilers and hot water generators ................................................. 8
5 Special requirements for steam boilers ............................................................................................ 12
6 Special requirements for hot water generators ................................................................................ 15
7 Additional requirements for plants without manual intervention ................................................... 20 
8 Final inspection of the water tube boiler plant ................................................................................. 23
Annex A (normative) Chemical recovery boilers (Black liquor recovery boilers) ...................................... 24
Annex B (informative) Aspects of boiler operation ....................................................................................... 26
Annex C (informative) Alarms and monitoring from the boiler plant ........................................................... 30
Annex D (normative) Requirements for limiters based on analogue measurements ................................ 31
Annex E (normative) Access to internal parts ............................................................................................... 35
Annex F (normative) Final inspection of the water tube boiler plant .......................................................... 38
Annex G (informative) Drain and blowdown devices .................................................................................... 39
Annex H (informative) Significant technical changes between this European Standard and the
previous edition ................................................................................................................................... 40
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 97/23/EC ............................................................................................ 41
Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................... 42

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Foreword
This document (EN 12952-7:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 269 “Shell and
water-tube boilers”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by April 2013.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 12952-7:2002.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For relationship with EU Directive 97/23/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.

Annex H provides details of significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous
edition.

The European Standard series EN 12952 concerning water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations consists of the
following parts:

 Part 1: General;

 Part 2: Materials for pressure parts of boilers and accessories;

 Part 3: Design and calculation for pressure parts of the boiler;

 Part 4: In-service boiler life expectancy calculations;

 Part 5: Workmanship and construction of pressure parts of the boiler;

 Part 6: Inspection during construction, documentation and marking of pressure parts of the boiler;

 Part 7: Requirements for equipment for the boiler;

 Part 8: Requirements for firing systems for liquid and gaseous fuels for the boiler;

 Part 9: Requirements for firing systems for pulverized solid fuels for the boiler;

 Part 10: Requirements for safeguards against excessive pressure;

 Part 11: Requirements for limiting devices of the boiler and accessories;

 Part 12: Requirements for boiler feedwater and boiler water quality;

 Part 13: Requirements for flue gas cleaning systems;

 Part 14: Requirements for flue gas DENOX-systems using liquified pressurized ammonia and ammonia
water solution;

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 Part 15: Acceptance tests;

 Part 16: Requirements for grate and fluidized-bed firing systems for solid fuels for the boiler;

 CR 12952 Part 17: Guideline for the involvement of an inspection body independent of the manufacturer;

 Part 18: Operating instructions.

Although these parts may be obtained separately, it should be recognised that the parts are inter-dependent.
As such, the design and manufacture of water-tube boilers requires the application of more than one part in
order for the requirements of this European Standard to be satisfactorily fulfilled.

NOTE 1 Part 4 and Part 15 are not applicable during the design, construction and installation stages.

NOTE 2 A "Boiler Helpdesk" has been established in CEN/TC 269 which may be contacted for any questions regarding
the application of European Standards series EN 12952 and EN 12953, see the following website:
http://www.boiler-helpdesk.din.de

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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1 Scope

This part of this European Standard specifies the essential requirements for equipment and protective devices
for a water-tube boiler plant as defined in EN 12952-1, to ensure the boiler operates safely within the
allowable limits (pressure, temperature, etc.).

NOTE 1 Additional requirements specially needed for boilers without manual intervention are specified in Clause 7.

NOTE 2 Requirements for equipment for chemical recovery boilers are given in Annex A.

2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispen-
sable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest
edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 837-1, Pressure gauges — Part 1: Bourdon tube pressure gauges — Dimensions, metrology,
requirements and testing

EN 12952-1:2001, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 1: General

EN 12952-3:2011, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 3: Design and calculation for pressure
parts of the boiler

EN 12952-8:2002, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 8: Requirements for firing systems for
liquid and gaseous fuels for the boiler

EN 12952-9:2002, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 9: Requirements for firing systems for
pulverized solid fuels for the boiler

EN 12952-10:2002, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 10: Requirements for safeguards
against excessive pressure

EN 12952-11:2007, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 11: Requirements for limiting devices
of the boiler and accessories

EN 12952-12:2003, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 12: Requirements for boiler
feedwater and boiler water quality

EN 12952-13, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 13: Requirements for flue gas cleaning
systems

EN 12952-14, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 14: Requirements for flue gas DENOX-
systems using liquefied pressurized ammonia and ammonia water solution

EN 12952-16:2002, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 16: Requirements for grate and
fluidized-bed firing systems for solid fuels for the boiler

EN 12952-18, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations ― Part 18: Operating instructions

EN 50156-1:2004, Electrical equipment for furnaces and ancillary equipment — Part 1: Requirements for
application design and installation

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3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 12952-1:2001, EN 12952-8:2002,
EN 12952-9:2002, EN 12952-11:2007, EN 12952-12:2003 and EN 12952-16:2002 and the following apply.

3.1
Types of steam boilers and hot water generators

3.1.1
natural circulation steam boilers and hot water generators
steam boilers and hot water generators in which the water to be evaporated/heated circulates due to the
differences in density

3.1.2
forced or assisted circulation steam boilers and hot water generators
steam boilers and hot water generators in which the water to be evaporated/heated is circulated by means of
pumps

3.1.3
once-through steam boilers and hot water generators
steam boilers, with or without separating vessels, where the water flow is determined by the feedwater pump,
and the water is evaporated completely or in a major portion during one single passage

Note 1 to entry: Hot water generators, where the water flow is effected by the circulating pump of the heating system
and is heated during one single passage, e.g. once-through hot water generator where there is no contact between hot
and cold water in the drum (two-way drum) once-through hot water generator with header distributing water from below.

3.1.4
waste heat steam boilers and hot water generators
boilers and generators utilising heat recovered from outside sources, e.g. gas turbines, blast furnaces

3.2
limits of steam boilers and hot water generators
boundaries of the steam and water spaces located between the shut-off devices of the steam boilers and hot
water generators in the inlet, outlet, pressure retaining, overflow, and drain lines

Note 1 to entry: The bodies of the shut-off devices are considered to be within these limits.

3.3
steam boiler and hot water generating plant
plant consists of one or more water-tube boilers and their equipment as defined in EN 12952-1

3.4
heat supply system
assembly of components in which the energy of the fuel (including electrical and waste-heat energy) is
supplied to the steam boilers and hot water generators

3.5
classification of pressure generation systems (Hot water generators)

3.5.1
internally pressurised systems
systems where the pressure is generated by the saturation pressure corresponding to the flow temperature

3.5.2
externally pressurised systems
systems where the pressure is generated by methods such as gas cushion or pressure pumps

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3.6
expansion vessels
containers to compensate for temperature related changes in water volume

 closed expansion vessels are pressurised

 open expansion vessels are vented to atmospheric pressure and are not pressurised

3.7
maximum continuous rating (MCR)
maximum continuous steam output that can be generated during continuous operation

3.8
allowable heat output
maximum heat output (water mass flow times the difference between outlet and inlet enthalpy) that can be
generated during continuous operation and at which hot water generators may be operated

3.9
maximum allowable pressure (PS)
maximum pressure for which equipment is designed, as specified by the manufacturer, and at a location
specified by the manufacturer

Note 1 to entry: This may be the location of connection of protective and/or limiting devices or the top of equipment or,
if not applicable, any point specified.

3.10
maximum allowable temperature (TS)
maximum temperature of the fluid for which equipment is designed by the manufacturer, and at a location
specified by the manufacturer

Note 1 to entry: Typically, this is at the outlet of the generator.

3.11
controls
devices used for holding the variable to be controlled (e.g. water level, pressure, temperature) at a specified
value (set point)

3.12
limiter
limiting device that, on reaching a fixed value (e.g. pressure, temperature, flow, water level) is used to
interrupt and lock-out the heat supply and requires manual unlocking before restart

Limiting device requires:

 a measuring or detection function, and

 an activation function for correction, or shutdown, or shutdown and lockout,

and which is used to carry out safety related functions as defined in the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
97/23/EC [1], either on its own or as part of a protective system (e.g. sensors, limiters, etc.) (see also
Figure 1). If this is achieved by multi-channel systems, then all items or limiters for safety purposes are
included within the protective system.

Note 1 to entry: Manual resetting can be realised as a part of the limiter or as a part of the safety logic. This will be
achieved by the responsible operator taking into account the physical situation.

Note 2 to entry: For limiters based on on analogue measurements, see Annex D.