f.
Submit certificate of compliance with ASME BPVC SEC I for each
boiler to Contracting Officer.
3.6.6.4
Inner Casing Air Tests for Packaged Force Draft Boilers
Following installation, each packaged forced draft boiler shall be air
tested up to 2.5 kPa water gauge 10 inches water gauge. Soap foam shall be
applied to seams to detect leaks. The boiler shall not lose more than 1.3
kPa water gauge 5 inches water gauge in 10 minutes. This test shall be
performed prior to installing insulation.
3.6.6.5
Efficiency and Capacity Test
a.
Efficiency and capacity test shall be run on one boiler of each
size installed, conducted in strict accordance with ASME PTC 4,
abbreviated efficiency test.
b.
Measuring devices used for measuring feedwater evaporated and
amount of fuel burned shall be properly calibrated prior to test.
Water flow meter used in the test shall be suitable for hot water.
Instruments, test equipment, test personnel, and fuel oil required
to properly conduct tests shall be furnished by Contractor. The
Contactor shall submit a fuel oil analysis as specified in the
Submittals paaragraph.
c.
Calibration curves or test results furnished by an independent
testing laboratory of each instrument, meter, gauge, and
thermometer to be used in the efficiency and capacity test shall
be furnished prior to test.
d.
Necessary natural gas, water and electricity shall be obtained as
specified in paragraph SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. When fuel
oil is required for testing, Contractor shall provide minimum of
[_____] liters gallons of No. [_____] fuel oil. Performance test
shall in each case, cover a period of not less than that given in
the table below.
e.
Efficiency and general performance tests on boiler shall be
conducted by a qualified test engineer furnished by Contractor.
TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
Percent of Capacity
Waterwall
Cylindrical Furnace
Time
Watertube Boilers
Firetube Boilers
First 1 hour
50
50
Next 2 hours
75
75
Next 4 hours
100
100
f.
Efficiency tests may be conducted concurrently with operating
tests, or separately. Thermal efficiency shall be not less than
specified. Maximum moisture content of saturated steam leaving
boiler shall be as specified.
g.
Performance Test report including logs, heat balance calculations,
and tabulated results together with conclusions shall be submitted
to Contracting Officer in quadruplicate.
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