IS 9444 : 2007 Code of Practice for Installation of Oil Supply Units for Fuel - Fired Furnaces

1 SCOPE

1.1 This standard covers the requirements of fuel oilsupply installation for the furnaces in the followingcategories:

a) Transfer of oil from the transport vehicle to astorage tank, and

b) Equipment to filter strain and preheat the oil,as may be required and pump it from the storage to the burners either directly from a pipeline ring system or through a service tankand secondary oil ring.

The above two are most important but often-neglectedsections of any fuel oil supply system for firingapplication. A portion of the fuel oil is often left in thestorage tanks in the form of sludge or emulsion.

Since this standard deals particularly with theinstallation of oil supply units, oil burning equipmentand related accessories for combustion control areexcluded from its scope. This standard broadly pointsout what is necessary in a good fuel oil storage andhandling system.

1.2 All oil storage installation shall also conform tothe Petroleum Rules 1976, and its subsequentamendments and shall require necessary license fromChief Inspector of Explosives, India.

2 References

The following standards contain provisions, whichthrough reference in this text, constitute provisions ofthis standard. At the time of publication, the editionsindicated were valid. All standards are subject torevision and parties to agreement based on this standardare encouraged to investigate the possibility of applyingthe most recent editions of the standards indicatedbelow: