ASME BPVC Section VII: Care of Power Boilers, 2023

ASME BPVC Section VII – 2023 provides comprehensive, nonmandatory guidelines for the safe and efficient care, operation, and maintenance of power boilers. It supports operators, maintenance personnel, and engineers by offering practical recommendations that enhance boiler safety, reliability, and service life without prescribing fixed requirements.

Highlights:

• Covers fundamentals, operating principles, and start-up/shutdown procedures for watertube and firetube boilers
• Includes maintenance protocols for auxiliary systems, fuel equipment, feed pumps, fans, and draft systems
• Details appurtenances like safety valves, gage glasses, blowdown equipment, and water level indicators
• Addresses boiler instrumentation, control systems, and interlocks
• Provides examination practices, pressure testing, and routine inspection strategies
• Offers preventative guidance to reduce corrosion, overheating, and structural failures
• Contains care standards for electric and solid-fuel-fired boilers, including coal-fired equipment
• Features extensive appendices with checklists, operating procedures, and maintenance forms
• Aligns with related ASME Sections (I, VI, IX, and XIII) for integrated boiler system management

Who It’s For:
Power plant engineers, boiler operators, inspectors, and maintenance teams managing power boilers under ASME guidance. Aids in implementing best practices for longevity, reliability, and code-adjacent compliance.

BPVC.VII-2023