NFPA 37-2015 Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines (Effective Date 7 29 2014).pdf

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29、ll NFPA codes and standards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.Copyright 2014 National Fire Protection Association. All Rights Reserved.NFPA37Standard for theInstallation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines andGas Turbines2015 EditionThis edition of NFPA 37, Standard for the In

30、stallation and Use of Stationary Combustion Enginesand Gas Turbines, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Internal Combustion Enginesand acted on by NFPA at its June Association Technical Meeting held June 912, 2014, inLas Vegas, NV. It was issued by the Standards Council on July 14, 2014, wit

31、h an effective date ofJuly 29, 2014, and supersedes all previous editions.This edition of NFPA 37 was approved as an American National Standard on July 29, 2014.A Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) to 6.6.3 was issued on August 14, 2014. For furtherinformation on Tentative Interim Amendments, see Sec

32、tion 5 of the Regulations Governing theDevelopment of NFPA Standards, available at http:/www.nfpa.org/regsOrigin and Development of NFPA 37This project was initiated in 1904 as “Rules and Requirements for the Construction andInstallation of Gas and Gasolene sic Engines” by the Committee of Consultin

33、g Engineers ofthe National Board of Fire Underwriters. Editions of NBFU No. 37 were published in 1905and 1910.The project was turned over to the NFPA Committee on Explosives and Combustibles, whoproduced the 1915 edition by combining the 1910 edition of NFPA 37 with the 1908 edition ofNBFU No. 37A,

34、“Rules and Requirements for the Construction, Installation and Use of CoalGas Producers (Pressure and Suction Systems).” The 1915 edition was designated NFPA 37 37A, Installation and Use of Internal Combustion Engines (Gas, Gasolene sic, Kerosene, Fuel Oil) alsoCoal Gas Producers (Pressure and Sucti

35、on Systems). Responsibility for the project was later trans-ferred to the Committee of Gases, which produced revised editions of NFPA 37 37A in 1922and 1934.In 1955, responsibility for the standard was transferred to the Committee on InternalCombustion Engines, which eliminated the provisions addres

36、sing coal gas producers. Revisededitions of the document were issued in 1959, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1984, 1990, 1994,1998, and 2002.The 1998 edition incorporated the following major amendments:(1) Major restructuring of the document(2) Removal of the 7500 hp limitation in the scope of the st

37、andard(3) Clarification of the definition for an “engine enclosure” and addition of a definition for“engines for emergency use”(4) Clarification of requirements for fuel tanks and fuel supply for liquid-fueled engines(5) Inclusion of guidance for the installation of gas trains for gaseous-fueled eng

38、ines(6) Addition of requirements for engine exhaust systemsThe 2002 edition incorporated the following major amendments:(1) The entire document was revised and restructured to comply with the Manual of Style forNFPATechnical Committee Documents.(2) Definitions in Chapter 3 were reviewed for consiste

39、ncy with definitions in other NFPAdocuments, systematically aligned, and individually numbered.(3) Paragraph structuring was revised with the intent of one mandatory requirement persection, subsection, or paragraph.(4) Information that was considered explanatory or advisory was relocated to Annex A,

40、 Ex-planatory Material.371NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.(5) Exceptions were deleted or rephrased in mandatory text, unless the exception represented an allowance orrequired alternate pr

41、ocedure to a general rule when limited specific conditions exist.(6) New requirements were added for containment of fuel spills.(7) New requirements were added for spill prevention and containment through provisions for glass sight gauges orsight feeds for lubricating oil.The 2006 edition incorporat

42、ed the following major amendments:(1) New definitions were added for “gas train” and certain components thereof.(2) The requirements in 4.1.2.1 for engine rooms for engines located inside structures were revised.(3) New requirements were added to 4.1.2.2 for detached structures used specifically for

43、 housing engines or turbinesand their appurtenances.(4) Spill control requirements in 4.1.3.2 were clarified.(5) A completely new and more comprehensive Section 5.2 describing the required components of the gas train wasadded, along with a diagram and appropriate annex text.(6) More comprehensive re

44、quirements were added to Sections 5.3 and 5.4 for gas regulators and manual shutoffvalves, respectively, including appropriate and necessary annex text.The 2010 edition incorporated the following major amendments:(1) Sections on Retroactivity (1.4) and Equivalency (1.5) were added.(2) Enhanced/new d

45、efinitions were added for “automatic safety shutoff valve,” “automatic safety vent valve,” “ventvalve,” and “secondary containment tank.”(3) Paragraph 4.1.1.5 was revised regarding allowable types of air filters for engine combustion air.(4) Subsection 4.1.4 was revised to clarify that either altern

46、ative to the minimum separation required between anengine and a structure can be used.(5) Section 5.2 was revised regarding the safety components required in a gas train.(6) A new subsection 5.4.4, Automatic Safety Shutoff Valves for Gas Turbines, was added to establish specific require-ments for th

47、ese safety components as applied to gas turbines that are distinct from those for internal combustionengines.(7) Paragraph 6.3.4.2 was revised to allow double-wall fuel storage tanks for roof-top installation.(8) New paragraph 6.8.3.1 was added to require a double block valve arrangement in liquid f

48、uel lines as a fire andexplosion mitigation measure.(9) Chapter 9, Control and Instrumentation, was completely revised to establish the minimum required protectivecontrol devices for engines and turbines; to present the requirements in a more logical sequence; to identify, forconstantly attended ins

49、tallations, those devices that can safely be replaced by alarms and required proceduresthat must be in place to direct proper operator response; and to incorporate necessary explanatory informationin the Annex.(10) Chapter 11, Fire Protection Features, was completely revised to present the requirements in a more logicalsequence and to incorporate necessary explanatory information in the Annex.(11) The explanatory information in A.5.2 on calculating the fuel input rating was revised.The 2015 edition incorporates the following major amendments:(1) Paragraph 4.1.1.5 has bee