(Published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India dt. 14-10-2000) Go ern!ent of India "inistr# of $o!!

erce and Industr# %e&art!ent of Industrial Polic# and Pro!otion ($entral 'oilers 'oard) (e) %elhi, the 2*th Se&te!ber, 2000. (otification G.S.+.,,,,,,,,.- -hereas certain draft re.ulations, further to a!end the Indian 'oiler +e.ulations, 1*/0, )ere &ublished, as re0uired b# sub-section (1) of section 31 of the Indian 'oilers 1ct, 1*23 (/ of 1*23), at &a.es 1021 to 102* in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, dated the 3 rd 3une, 2000 ide notification of the Go ern!ent of India in the "inistr# of $o!!erce and Industr# (%e&art!ent of Industrial Polic# and Pro!otion) ($entral 'oilers 'oard) nu!ber G.S.+. 1*1, dated the 22nd "a#, 2000 for in itin. ob4ections and su..estions fro! &ersons li5el# to be affected thereb# till the e6&ir# of fort#-fi e da#s fro! the date on )hich co&ies of the Gazette containin. the said notification )ere !ade a ailable to the &ublic7 1nd )hereas the co&ies of the said Gazette )ere !ade a ailable to the .eneral &ublic on the *th da# of 3une, 20007 1nd )hereas no ob4ections or su..estions )ere recei ed )ithin the s&ecified &eriod7 (o), therefore, in e6ercise of the &o)ers conferred b# section 28 of the Indian 'oilers 1ct, 1*23, the $entral 'oilers 'oard hereb# !a5es the follo)in. re.ulations further to a!end the Indian 'oiler +e.ulations, 1*/0, na!el#91. (1) :hese re.ulations !a# be called the Indian 'oiler (1!end!ent) +e.ulations, 2000. (2) :he# shall co!e into force on the date of their &ublication in the ;fficial Gazette. 2, In the Indian 'oiler +e.ulations, 1*/0 (hereinafter referred to as the said re.ulations), in re.ulation 3, after sub-re.ulation (4), the follo)in. shall be added, na!el# 9-

2 <(41) :he tubes of boilers and heat e6chan.ers !ade of :itaniu! and other e6otic !etals !a# be a&&ro ed as &er international codes, includin. 1S"=, 'S, %I(, :="1 )ith the !ini!u! thic5ness s&ecified in those codes of !anufacture.<.

3. In the said re.ulations, in re.ulation 10, for clause (d), the follo)in. shall be substituted, na!el#9<(d) Plates ha in. thic5ness of 12 !! and less than that, not intended for hot for!in., can be su&&lied in unnor!alized or as rolled condition sub4ect to the condition that the code of !anufacture &ro ides for the sa!e. >or &lates ha in. thic5ness !ore than 12!!, not intended for hot for!in., shall be su&&lied in the nor!alized conditions9 Pro ided that the nor!alizin. !a# be e6e!&ted if it is de!onstrated b# the !anufacturer that e0ui alent &ro&erties can be &roduced b# the rollin. subse0uent coolin..< 4. In the said re.ulations, for re.ulation 382, the follo)in. shall be substituted, na!el#9<382.- =n.ra in. of re.istr# nu!ber.- (a) :he re.istr# nu!ber of e er# boiler shall, )ithin a &eriod of one !onth fro! the date of recei&t thereof be cut in the front &late or an# such &osition as shall be &ointed out b# the Ins&ector. :he de ice for each State and ?nion territor# shall be distin.uished b# the follo)in. letters 91nda!an and (icobar Islands 1ndhra Pradesh 1ssa! 'ihar %adra @ (a.ar Aa eli %a!an @ %iu %elhi Goa Gu4arat Aar#ana Ai!achal Pradesh Barnata5a Berala Caccadi e, "inico# @ 1!inidi i Islands "adh#a Pradesh "aharashtra "ani&ur "e.hala#a (a.aland ;rissa Pondicherr# Pun4ab 1@( 1P 1 '+ %(A %? % G G: A1 AP B:B B CI "P "+ "1 "C (C ;+ PD PI

3 +a4asthan :a!ilnadu :ri&ura ?ttar Pradesh -est 'en.al +3 : :+ ?P -'C

:he distin.uishin. letters shall be en.ra ed abo e a nu!ber and se&arated therefro! b# a horizontal line E4 !! in len.th. :he letters and fi.ures shall be 2/ !! in hei.ht and of suitable breadth, &ro ided that in the case of s!all boilers the letters and fi.ures of the de ice !a#, in the discretion of the $hief Ins&ector, be reduced to 10 !! in hei.ht. :he )hole shall be enclosed in a rectan.le, the u&&er and lo)er sides of )hich shall be 2E !! a&art and E !! clear of the to& of the letters and the botto! of the fi.ures res&ecti el# as indicated belo) 9"+ --------------1234 In the case of re.istration of s!all industrial boilers, the letter <S< shall be added as a &refi6 to the re.istration nu!ber belo) the distin.uishin. letters for State or ?nion territories as indicated belo) 7 ,,,,?P,,,, S - FF :he side lines shall be at e0ual distance clear fro! the fi.ures. :he en.ra in. shall not be less than 0.4 !! in de&th. (b) :he en.ra in. shall be co!&lete and read# for erification )ithin one !onth fro! the date of recei&t of re.istr# nu!ber, and the fact shall be re&orted to the $hief Ins&ector of 'oilers )ithin this &eriod. (c) 'oilers ha in. re.istr# de ices different fro! those &rescribed herein shall ha e such de ices altered or crossed out and en.ra ed a ne) one in confor!it# )ith those &rescribed abo e. :he ori.inal nu!bers of such boilers shall be retained in the ne) de ice, &ro ided that in the case of boilers )hich )ere re.istered in a State or ?nion :erritor# )hich has since beco!e e6tinct, a ne) nu!ber shall be .i en b# the State or ?nion :erritor# )here the boiler is o&eratin.. 1 nu!ber once allotted to a boiler shall not be used a.ain for another boiler.<. /. In the said re.ulations, re.ulation 3*31 shall be o!itted.

E.

In the said re.ulations, for $ha&ter GH, the follo)in. shall be substituted, na!el#9<$A1P:=+ GH FEED WATER FOR BOILER

623. Scope - (a) :his cha&ter la#s do)n s&ecifications for feed )ater and boiler )ater for lo) and !ediu! &ressure boilers (boilers o&eratin. u& to E0 5.Ic!2). (b) >or boilers o&eratin. at &ressures hi.her than E0 5.Ic!2, better 0ualit# of )ater to IS9104*E-1*83 !a# be ado&ted.

624.

Requirements - :he )ater shall co!&l# )ith the re0uire!ents .i en in :able 1 )hen tested b# the !ethods &rescribed in col. E and 2 of the table.

625. S mp!in" - Sa!&lin. shall be done follo)in. .eneral directions .i en in 2 of IS9302/-1*E4J. In &articular, the follo)in. &oints shall be obser ed 9 a) It is necessar# that a stainless steel or !onel !etal coil is fitted on the sa!&lin. coc5 so that the te!&erature of the )ater sa!&le )ill be )ell belo) the boilin. &oint at at!os&heric &ressure and there is no ris5 of aeration and concentration due to flashin. into stea!7 and b) Sa!&les of feed )ater shall be collected fro! the deli er# of the boiler feed &u!&, sa!&les of boiler )ater fro! the to& dru!, and sa!&les of condensate fro! the deli er# of the condensate e6traction &u!&.

626. Test #et$o%s - :ests shall be carried out as &rescribed in the a&&ro&riate clauses of IS9 302/-1*E4J and IS 9 3//0-1*E/K as indicated a.ainst the characteristics in table 1.

TABLE & '(E#I'AL RE)*IRE#E+TS OF FEED WATER A+D BOILER WATER FOR LOW A+D #EDI*# ,RESS*RE BOILERS (Regulation 624 and 626) ----------------------------------------------------------------------Sl.. $A1+1$:=+S:I$ +=L?I+="=(: >;+ ';IC=+ "=:A;% ;> :=S: (o. P+=SS?+= (+ef. to $l. (o. of) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?& to 2.0 2.1 to 3.* 4.0 to /.* IS 9 3//0- IS 9 302/2 2 2 "(I! "(I! "(I! 1*E/J 1*E4K (1) (2) (3) (4) (/) (E) (2) i) Feed Water a) :otal hardness 10 1.0 0./ -1E.1

(as $a$;2 ), !.Il, Max b) pA alue c) %issol ed ;6#.en, !.I1, Max d) Silica (as Si;2), !.Il, Max

8./ to *./ 0.1 --

8./ to *./ 0.02 /

8./ to *./ 0.01 0./

-2/ 1E

8 ---

ii) Boiler Water a) :otal hardness -------- (ot detectable ------------(of filtered sa!&le) (as $a $;3), !.Il, b) :otal al5ali200 /00 300 nit# (as $a $;3), !.Il, Max c) $austic al5ali3/0 200 E0 nit# (as $a $;3), !.Il Max d) &A alue 11.0 to 12.0 11.0 to 12.0 10./ to 11.0 e) +esidual sodi30 to /0 20 to 30 -u! sul&hite (as

--

1E.1

--

13

--

1/

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8 21

E (a2S;3) !.Il f) +esidual h#drazine (as (2A4), !.Il

0.1 to 1 (if added)

0 .1 to 0./ (if added)

0.0/ to 0.3

2E

--

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) (2) (3) (4) (/) (E) (2), .) +atio (a2S;4I ------------ abo e 2./ ----------------$austic al5alinit# (as (a;A) or +atio (a(;3I ------------- abo e 0.4 -----------------total al5alinit# (as (a;A) h) Phos&hates (as P;4), !.Il (if added ) i) :otal dissosl ed solids !.I1, Max 20 to 40 1/ to 30 / to 20 -20.2 and 1/ 48 and 13 --

--

14

3/00

2/00

1/00

12

5) Silica (as Cess than 0.4 of caustic 1/ 1E 30 Si;2), !.I1 al5alinit# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(ote 1- Recovery Boilers - :he boiler feed )ater used shall be co!&letel# de-!ineralized and also the boiler feed )ater and boiler )ater shall be conditioned in accordance )ith hi.h &ressure boilers )or5in. at E0 5.Ic!2 and abo e (see IS 9 4343-1*E2JJ) (ote 2 - -hen feed )ater heaters are of co&&er or co&&er allo# constructions, the pA of the feed )ater shall be !aintained bet)een 8./ and *.2 )hile )hen feed )ater heaters are of iron constructions, the pA of the feed !a# be !aintained bet)een 8./ and *./. (ote 3 - Silica in Boiler Water - Co)er concentration of silica !a# be ad isable for stea! of turbines, )hich .enerall# re0uires less than 0.02 !.I1 silica in stea!. J "ethods of test for routine control for )ater used in industr#. K "ethods of sa!&lin. and test (&h#sical and che!ical) for )ater used in industr#. :otal al5alinit# should &referabl# be about 20 &ercent of total dissol ed solids. Shall not a&&l# if reducin. a.ents other than sodiu! sul&hite are used. >or ri eted boilers onl#. >or shell t#&e boilers de&endin. on &ara!eters, the li!its can be rela6ed.

2 JJ $ode of &ractice for treat!ent of )ater for hi.h &ressure boilers (under re ision).<.

(H.B. G;=C) Secretar#, $entral 'oilers 'oard (>ile (o. E(8)I**-'oilers)

>ootnote9- :he &rinci&al re.ulations )ere &ublished in the Gazette of India ide S.;. E00, dated the 1/th Se&te!ber, 1*/0 and subse0uentl# a!ended ide notifications M (i) (ii) (iii) (i ) ( ) ( i) ( ii) ( iii) (i6) (6) (6i) (6ii) (6iii) (6i ) (6 ) (6 i) (6 ii) (6 iii) (6i6) (66) (66i) (66ii) (66iii) G.S.+. 128, dated the 24th "arch, 1**07 G.S.+. 12*, dated the 24th "arch, 1**07 G.S.+. 488, dated the *th ;ctober, 1**37 G.S.+. /1E dated the 23rd ;ctober, 1**37 G.S.+. E34 dated the 2/th %ece!ber, 1**37 G.S.+. 102 dated the 2Eth >ebruar#, 1**47 =rrata G.S.+. 223 dated the 14th "a#, 1**47 G.S.+. 2/0 dated the 4th 3une, 1**47 G.S.+. 402 dated the13th 1u.ust, 1**47 G.S.+. 422 dated the 20th 1u.ust, 1**47 G.S.+. /E2 dated the12th (o e!ber, 1**47 G.S.+. E02 dated the10th %ece!ber, 1**47 G.S.+. 83 dated the 2/th >ebruar#, 1**/7 G.S.+. *3 dated the 4th "arch, 1**/7 G.S.+. 488 dated the *th (o e!ber, 1**E7 G.S.+. /82 dated the 28th %ece!ber, 1**E7 G.S.+. /* dated the 2/th 3anuar#, 1**27 G.S.+. 112 dated the 1st "arch, 1**27 G.S.+. 122 dated the 2*th "arch, 1**2. G.S.+. 221 dated the 21st (o e!ber, 1**8. G.S.+. 131 dated 1st "a#, 1***. G.S.+. 13* dated 8th "a#, 1***. G.S.+. 232 dated 31st 3ul#, 1***. G.S.+. 34/ dated 23rd ;ctober, 1***.

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