What is BS EN 12953-3-Shell boilers about?
The EN 12953 series is a European Standard that discusses shell boilers. The main objective of EN 12953 is to specify various requirements of shell boilers and assist in the design, development, and manufacturing of shell boilers in various industrial applications.
BS EN 12953-3 is the third part of the series that specifies requirements for the design and calculation of pressure parts of shell boilers as defined in EN 12953-1.
For other components such as water tube walls reference should be made to EN 12952 series.
Who is BS EN 12953-3-Shell boilers for?
BS EN 12953-3 on shell boilers is useful for:
- Operating steam engines
- Chemical Industry
- Operating steam turbines
- Operating reciprocating pumps
- Industrial process work in chemical engineering
- For producing hot water required to be supplied to room in very cold areas.
- Thermal power stations
Why should you use BS EN 12953-3-Shell boilers?
Shell boilers are also known as 'fire tube' or smoke tube' boilers because the combustion products pass through the boiler tubes, transferring heat to the surrounding boiler water. Because they deal with high pressures, safe design considerations are necessary.
BS EN 12953-3 provides you with specified requirements for the design and calculation of pressure parts of shell boilers for various industrial applications.
Adopting BS EN 12953-3 can help you meet best-industry standards for the design and calculation of pressure parts in shell boilers.
Overall, BS EN 12953-3 can assist you in achieving the reliability and durability of the shell boiler design.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 12953-3:2016 supersedes BS EN 12953-3:2002 which is withdrawn. BS EN 12953-3:2016 has the informative Annex E technically changed with respect to BS EN 12953-3:2002.