API RP 538

Description

This Recommended Practice specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the design, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting for industrial fired boilers used in refineries and chemical plants. It covers waterside control, combustion control, burner management systems, feedwater preparation, steam purity, emissions, etc. This Recommended Practice is based on the accumulated knowledge and experience of manufacturers and users of industrial fired boilers. It directly meets the business needs of refining and petrochemical industry operator-users, equipment vendors and manufacturers, and contractors. This Recommended Practice reflects prevailing technical expertise. This Recommended Practice does not apply to fire tube boilers, gas turbine exhaust boilers, or fluidized bed boilers. It does not cover boiler mechanical construction, nor does it cover forced circulation boilers.