Boiler Mountings

Definition

Various valves and fittings are required for the safe and proper working of a boiler. Those attached directly to the pressure parts of the boiler are referred to as the boiler mountings.

Minimum requirements for boiler mountings

• Two safety valve's
• One steam stop valve
• Two independent feed check
• Two water gauge or equivalent
• One pressure gauge
• One salinometer valve or cock
• One blowdown/scum valve
• One low level fuel shut off device and alarm

Functions

SAFETY VALVE

Protect the boiler from over pressurization. DTI require at least two safety valve's but normally three are fitted ,two to the drum and one to the superheater. The superheater must be set to lift first to ensure a flow of steam through the superheater. These must be set to a maximum of 3% above approved boiler working pressure.

MAIN STEAM STOP

Mounted on supherheater outlet header to enable boiler to be isolated from the steam line if more than one boiler is connected. Valve must be screw down non return type to prevent back flow of steam from other boiler into one of the boilers which has sustained damage (burst tube etc) valve may be fitted with an emergency closing device.

AUXILLIARY STOP VALVE

Similar to main stops but connected to the auxiliary steam line

FEED CHECK VALVE'S

a SDNR valve so that if feed pump stops the boiler water will be prevented from blowing out the boiler. The main check is often fitted to the inlet flange of the economiser if no economiser fitted then directly connected to the boiler. The Auxiliary feed check is generally fitted directly to an inlet flange to the drum with crossovers to the main feed line. Usually fitted with extended spindles to allow remote operation which must have an indicator fitted.

WATER GAUGES

Usual practice is to fit two direct reading and at least one remote for convenient reading.

PRESSURE GAUGES

Fitted as required to steam drum and superheater header

SALINOMETER COCKS OR VALVE'S

Fitted to the water drum to allow samples to be taken. Cooling coil fitted for high pressure boilers.

BLOWDOWN COCK

Used to purge the boiler of contaminants.Usually two valve's fitted to ensure tightness . These valve's lead to an overboard valve.

SCUM VALVE

These are fitted where possibility of oil contamination exists. They are designed to remove water and/or contaminants at or close to normal working level.