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  • NFPA 85 : 2015

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    BOILER AND COMBUSTION SYSTEMS HAZARDS CODE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy

    Superseded date:  09-02-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  National Fire Protection Association

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    Chapter 1 - Administration
    Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
    Chapter 3 - Definitions
    Chapter 4 - Fundamentals
    Chapter 5 - Single Burner Boilers
    Chapter 6 - Multiple Burner Boilers
    Chapter 7 - Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Boilers
    Chapter 8 - Heat Recovery Steam Generators and Other
                 Combustion Turbine Exhaust Systems
    Chapter 9 - Pulverized Fuel Systems
    Chapter 10 - Stokers
    Annex A - Explanatory Material
    Annex B - Multiple Burner Boiler Supervised Manual Systems
    Annex C - Multiple Burner Boiler Low NO[x] Operation - Special
              Considerations
    Annex D - Fluidized Bed Boilers Supplemental Information
    Annex E - Common Pulverized Fuel System Designs
    Annex F - Supplemental Information on Stoker-Fired Boilers
    Annex G - Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 85
    Annex H - Safety
    Annex I - Fuel Hazards
    Annex J - Origin and Development of NFPA 85
    Annex K - Informational References
    Index

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    Pertains to the following: (1) Single burner boilers, multiple burner boilers, stokers, and atmospheric fluidized bed boilers with a fuel input rating of 3.7 MWt (12.5 million Btu/hr) or greater (2) Pulverized fuel systems at any heat input rate and (3) Fired or unfired steam generators used to recover heat from combustion turbines [heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs)] and other combustion turbine exhaust systems at any heat input rate.

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    Development Note Supersedes NFPA 8501, NFPA 8502, NFPA 8503, NFPA 8504, NFPA 8505 and NFPA 8506. (01/2002)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Fire Protection Association
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    B149.3-15 Code for the field approval of fuel-related components on appliances and equipment
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    NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
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    NFPA 31 : 2016 INSTALLATION OF OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT
    NFPA 851 : 2010 FIRE PROTECTION FOR HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS
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    14/30244780 DC : 0 BS ISO 19859 - GAS TURBINE APPLICATIONS - REQUIREMENTS FOR POWER GENERATION
    ICC 2009 INT. RESI.CODE & COMM.-I1 : 2009 2009 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE & COMMENTARY - VOLUME 2: CHAPTERS 12 TO 44
    IEC 61511-2:2016 RLV Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector - Part 2: Guidelines for the application of IEC 61511-1:2016
    ICC 2015 INT. SOLAR ENERGY PRO. & COMM. : 2015 2015 (ISEP[TM]) INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY PROVISIONS[TM] COMMENTARY
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    NFPA 120 : 2015 FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN COAL MINES
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    S.R. CLC/TR 62685:2011 INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - PROFILES - ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE FOR SAFETY DEVICES USING IEC 61784-3 FUNCTIONAL SAFETY COMMUNICATION PROFILES (FSCPS) (IEC/TR 62685:2010 (EQV))
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    ICC IRC CODE AND COMMENTARY VOLUME 2 : 2015 IRC® Code and Commentary, Volume 2
    ICC IBC CODE AND COMMENTARY VOLUME 2 : 2015 IBC® Code and Commentary, Volume 2
    ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
    ICC IFGC CODE AND COMMENTARY : 2015 IFGC® Code and Commentary
    ICC IMC Code and Commentary : 2015 IMC® Code and Commentary
    ICC IFC CODE & COMMENTARY VOLUME 1 & 2 : 2015 IFC® Code and Commentary
    ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE : 2012 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE
    ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL RESI. CODE : 2012 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS
    ASHRAE HDBK REFRIGERATION : 2014 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - REFRIGERATION
    UFC 3-430-07 : Change 4 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF BOILERS AND UNFIRED PRESSURE VESSELS
    ISA 77.41 : 1992 FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANT BOILER COMBUSTION CONTROLS
    NFPA 97 : 2003 GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATING TO CHIMNEYS, VENTS, AND HEAT-PRODUCING APPLIANCES
    IEC 61511-2:2016 Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector - Part 2: Guidelines for the application of IEC 61511-1:2016
    ISO 23551-4:2005 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances Particular requirements Part 4: Valve-proving systems for automatic shut-off valves
    IEC 61511-2 REDLINE : 2ED 2016 FUNCTIONAL SAFETY - SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS FOR THE PROCESS INDUSTRY SECTOR - PART 2: GUIDELINES FOR THE APPLICATION OF IEC 61511-1: 2016
    ANSI/CSA-B149.6-15 Code for digester gas, landfill gas, and biogas generation and utilization
    BS ISO 19859:2016 Gas turbine applications. Requirements for power generation
    NFPA 654 : 2017 PREVENTION OF FIRE AND DUST EXPLOSIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, AND HANDLING OF COMBUSTIBLE PARTICULATE SOLIDS
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    CFR 29(PTS1920-END) : 1986 LABOR - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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    ANSI K61.1 : 1999 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
    NFPA 68 : 2013 EXPLOSION PROTECTION BY DEFLAGRATION VENTING
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    API 505 : 1997 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS I, ZONE 0, ZONE 1, AND ZONE 2
    ISA 77.44.01 : 2007 FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANT - STEAM TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
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    NFPA 499 : 2017 CLASSIFICATION OF COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS AND OF HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN CHEMICAL PROCESS AREAS
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    NFPA 40 : 2016 STORAGE AND HANDLING OF CELLULOSE NITRATE FILM
    NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
    NFPA 77 : 2014 STATIC ELECTRICITY
    NFPA 54 : 2018 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE
    ANSI/ISA-18.2:2016 MANAGEMENT OF ALARM SYSTEMS FOR THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
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    ISA TR18.2.4 : 2012 ENHANCED AND ADVANCED ALARM METHODS
    ISA 77.41.01 : 2005 FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANT BOILER COMBUSTION CONTROLS
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