Maintenance of Industrial Boilers, level B of triennial periodicity
What is the maintenance of industrial boilers level B ? Today we are talking about level B of mandatory periodic inspections and tests of the boiler
The maintenance of level B industrial boilers is carried out on a triennial basis and requires the intervention of the OCA, that is, an Authorized Control Body. In addition to the actions indicated for Level A, Level B also carries out a complete inspection of the documentation and the condition of the boiler.
List of Industrial Boiler Maintenance tasks, level B:
- Verification of the documentation of the boiler and the installation plate in periodic inspections
- Inspection of the boiler elements
- Visual inspection before and after cleaning
- Supplementary tests
- Deformation Check
- Checking Weld Beads
- Thickness measurement by OCA
- Supervision of Accessories and safety valves
- Pressure gauges and thermometers
- Fireplace and flue
- Refractory review
- Electric circuit
- In fire-tube boilers: check of shafts and tie rods; Reinforcement gussets; Tubes, tube plates and manifolds; Smoke boxes
- In water-tube boilers: checking of structure and fixing of tubes to drums and collectors and tube bundles or coils
- Operational and safety tests in the company of the OCA: Regulation and sealing of safety and relief valves
- Checking the regulation automatisms
- Security automation
- Burner check, with a complete equipment overhaul and combustion analysis and adjustment
In any case, it should not be forgotten that the maintenance process is vital to achieve the optimal functioning of all the equipment -especially the boilers- in the industrial process facilities, and thus avoid incidents and unnecessary stops that affect the production of the plant. Especially at a time complicated by rising energy prices and high climatic challenges, an optimal set-up is required to maintain the competitiveness of companies.
Sectors of application of Industrial Boilers
Industrial boilers are used in a wide variety of industrial sectors, including Food and Beverage, Paper Industry , , Textile Sector, Hospitals and Hotels, Building Materials, Heating, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry …