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Boiler room

Boiler room

Boiler room

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The Spanish regulation of boilers (RD 2060/2008 ITC EP-1) establishes that the boiler room must have reinforced concrete walls of 20 cm thickness. Doors can not exceed 1.2 x 2.1 m. The roof has to be of light material. The objective is to protect the people outside the room, in case of boiler explosion.

I would like to know what boiler room regulations are in the countries of my esteemed colleagues.

Note: I use boiler in the sense of steam generators and superheated water generators. The measures mentioned do not apply to small boilers, for example shell boilers with P x V <15000 bar.litre

RE: Boiler room

I have worked at a facility with steam generators inside a containment vessel (5 ft thick walls since it was designed for nuclear containment). All the other plant I have worked at have boilers located outdoors (HRSGs at combined cycles, conventional boilers at a district energy plant, and coal and gas fired boilers at older power stations). None of them had any provisions in case of explosion.

RE: Boiler room

In the USA, the boiler room has ventilation and egress requirements. Beyond these it is owner specific requirements.

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