SPECIFICATIONS FOR NOVATHERMS eVoFlex PACKAGED WATERTUBE

HIGH PRESSURE STEAM BOILER

A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
1. Supply, a quantity of ______ Steam Boiler(s) from Novatherm. Each steam boiler
shall be complete with all components and accessories, as indicated. Each
boiler unit shall be a Novatherm eVoFlex Model _______ from the PowerFlexhe
family.
2. The capacity of each boiler unit is rated for a nominal output of _____ HP or
_____ lb/hr of saturated steam from and at 212 F. The operating pressure of the
boiler shall be ______ PSIG. The boiler design and construction shall be in
accordance with ASME Code, Section I, latest edition for power boilers
requirements, meeting a design pressure of 150 PSIG.
3. Each Packaged boiler shall meet the local codes and ordinances, including the
Canadian Registration Number (CRN) for the Province of operation.
4. Each unit shall be furnished as a packaged steam boiler, consisting of boiler,
burner, forced draft fan, controls, and accessories. Each unit shall be furnished
with required wiring and piping, and factory-assembled on a structural steel base
as a self-contained unit. The burner and boiler package must meet CSA
requirements for field approval.
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Special Low Water Volume requirements for Model A, B, C and for the
Province of Ontario
5. The boiler is a Low Water Volume boiler for the province of Ontario in Canada,
and is to be constructed in accordance with the Ontario regulation 219 / 01 made
by the Technical Standards and Safety Acts, 2000 and certified for unattended
operation.

B. BOILER DESIGN
1. Boiler shall be of the flexible water tube type with one lower drum and one upper
drum.
2. Tubes patterns must ensure a perfectly balanced heat distribution across the
boiler to produce an even flow of water.
3. Top, bottom and sides of furnace shall be water cooled. Use of water cooled
front and/or rear wall shall not be permitted.
4. The fireside of the boiler shall have five (5) longitudinal gas passes to improve
the efficiency of the unit. Each passes will be separated with water wall tubes to
ensure maximum linear gas travel.
5. Flue gas passes shall be free of any baffles. The boiler shall have an in-line tube
arrangement. For ease of service, staggered arrangement is not acceptable.

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6. All tubes shall be exposed to radiant luminous heat in the boiler furnace which
creates high water flow rates at all loads and substantially increases heat transfer
in the convection zones outside the furnace.
7. All boiler tubes shall be attached to the drums by means of ferrules to be easily
removable and replaceable with standard tools without requiring expanding or
welding at the attachment to the drums. Boiler tubes welded to drums or headers
are not acceptable.
8. Boiler shall have two down comers of sufficient size, one at the front and one at
the rear outside the flue gas section to provide natural circulation without being
dependent on external pumps. Down comers should not in any case be in
contact with hot gases.
9. The boiler drums shall be furnished with handholes to facilitate boiler inspection
and cleaning.
10. Boiler shall have a vent connection at the highest point on the upper drum.
11. The boiler end walls shall be constructed with 2,100F alumina-silica fibreboard
insulation and 2,600F high temperature castable refractory, and shall be capable
of running immediately upon cold start-up on high fire without sustaining any
permanent damage.
12. The boiler inner casing shall be fabricated of 11-gauge steel and 2" thick 1,900F
insulation. The casing shall be constructed with bolts and gaskets to ensure that
the products of combustion are contained within the boiler and the boiler is easily
serviceable.
13. The boiler outer casing shall consist of 24 gauge panels. The outer steel casing
shall be removable sections painted as an available option. There shall be a 2"
air space between the inner and outer casings.
14. The boiler shall have a 12 inch x 16 inch furnace access refractory lined door at
the back of the boiler with hinges for ease of use. Two (2) observation ports shall
be provided. A front flame observation port shall be provided at the burner
enclosure and a furnace observation port shall be provided on the rear back door.
15. The entire inner casing shall be easily removed and replaced for inspection and
maintenance, with standard tools without requiring welding.
16. Tube removal and replacement shall be readily accomplished from both sides of
the boiler.
17. Round flanged smoke outlet to be located at top of boiler with top outlet position.
No loads shall be applied on the stack outlet. The use of a self supported stack
shall be required.
18. Lifting lugs, attached to the boiler base, shall be provided to facilitate installation.
19. The boiler shall be equipped with an integral, factory installed steam separation
system within the upper drum. The boiler shall produce a steam quality of
99,5%.

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20. Bottom blow down connection shall be provided such that the blow down effluent
shall be drawn from the lower drum entire length.
21. All boiler parts must be easy to procure in order to facilitate the maintenance of
the boiler. Use of proprietary parts shall not be allowed
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Special Optional High Efficiency Package (Model eVoFlexhe)

22. Boiler shall be supplied with an integral steaming natural circulation economizer
to reach an efficiency of 85% at 100%MCR with a minimum water inlet
temperature of 180 F at the normal operating pressure of the boiler.
23. The economizer shall be able to work without continuous feedwater by using the
natural circulation of the boiler.
24. Feedwater shall enter the unit through the boiler downcomer. The feedwater
pumps could operate on an on/off basis.
25. The economizer shall be made of carbon steel tubes and fins. The arrangement
of the economizer must prevent condensation of the flue gasses at all loads.
26. The economizer unit must be easily accessible by the rear of the unit and can be
easily removed and replaced or repaired.
27. The use of an external economizer shall not be allowed.
28. Water content of the economizer and the boiler, when combined, must not be
above the limitation for the certified low water boiler for unattended operation.

C. BOILER TRIM
1. Safety valves, size, and quantity, shall be in strict accordance with ASME Code
requirements.
2. Steam gauge, complete with siphon and cock, mounted on the boiler.
3. Water column shall be piped on boiler at factory, complete with gauge glass, and
drain valve. Gauge glass shall be shipped loose for field assembly to prevent
transport breakage.
4. Feed water pump control shall be piped and wired on boiler at the factory to
automatically activate feed water pump for makeup water. For Model A, B, C :
Pump control shall be of On/Off type. For Model D, E, F, G : Pump control shall
be of modulating type with a pneumatic feed water assembly piped on boiler at
factory complete with flow control valve, with bypass and isolating valves. A feed
water stop valve, a check valve and a strainer will complete the assembly.
5. Primary low water cut off shall be piped and wired on boiler at the factory to stop
burner operation when water falls below its set level.
6. Auxiliary low water cut off of the probe type shall be mounted and wired on the
boiler at the factory.

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7. Operating steam pressure limit control with auto reset and excess steam
pressure limit control with manual reset shall be piped and wired on boiler at the
factory.
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Special Low Water Volume requirements for Model A, B, C and for the
Province of Ontario
8. The boiler is supplied with the following necessary trims for Guarded Plant status
for the Ontario Regulation for unattended operation:

Pilot lights for: low and high water, high steam pressure and flame failure,
Alarm with acknowledge push-button,
Low fire proven start switch,
Low water cut-off relay manual reset,
Auxiliary low water cut-off relay manual reset,
High water cut-off relay manual reset,
Key-lock control cabinet.

D. BURNER EQUIPMENT
1. Each boiler shall be supplied with a complete burner firing natural gas and/or
no.2 light oil. Burner shall be mounted, piped and wired to the boiler in factory as
a packaged unit. Burner shall be a PowerFlame.
2. The gas burner shall burn the specified quantity of fuel without objectionable
vibration, noise, or pulsation, with not more than 15% excess air and less than
100 ppm (corrected to 3% O2) CO in the products of combustion. In addition,
when firing gas, the burner shall be guaranteed to produce less than __ ppm
(corrected to 3% O2) NOx emissions.
3. The light oil burner shall burn the specified quantity of fuel without objectionable
vibration, noise, or pulsation, with not more than 15% excess air and a maximum
of No. 1 smoke spot, as measured on the Bacharach Scale.
4. Each burner shall guarantee to meet the emissions regulations. The use of flue
gas recirculation (FGR) is allowed to meet these regulations.
5. The burner is capable to operate automatically under Full Modulation and proven
low fire start. The burner modulation should be a minimum of 4:1 turndown on
Natural Gas.
6. Flame safeguard system shall be Honeywell RM 7800 Series installed and wired
at factory in a Nema-1A control cabinet.
7. The control cabinet shall include the blower motor starter and overload relay
along with numbered terminal blocks and colour coded wires
8. The control cabinet shall have mounted on panel the pilot lights for Power on,
fuel on and call for heat. A manual-auto firing rate selector switch shall be also
mounted on panel.

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9. The burner shall include a manual firing potentiometer, to operate the boiler on
manual firing on cold start up.
10. The burner shall be equipped with an integral forced draft fan of the centrifugal
type, with a direct-connected ODP motor. Air flow shall be controlled by mean of
an air inlet damper. A minimum air flow switch shall be mounted on the fan
housing.
11. The burner shall be equipped with gas-electric ignition. The ignition system shall
be factory-mounted and consists of gas pilot, ignition transformer, pilot gas
regulator and pilot gas solenoid valve and pilot gas shutoff cock.
12. Burner air to fuel control mix can be furnished with either a linkage system or
optional linkage less system.
13. The boiler fuel train to include a gas regulator to accept a gas pressure of 5 psig
at the inlet of the regulator.
14. Main gas train, complete with one motorized gas valve, and, if required, one
main gas solenoid valve, gas metering valve, gas pressure regulator, two
lubricated gas cocks, high and low gas pressure interlocks, and proof-of-closure
switch.
15. Burner shall be equipped with a UV type flame scanner.
16. The oil burner shall be of the mechanical pressure atomizing type.
17. A two-stage oil pump shall be provided for each burner as an integral part of the
burner.
18. Two approved automatically operated safety shutoff valves shall be provided in
the oil supply line to the burner valves to be piped in series but wired parallel.
19. One oil pressure gauge is provided to indicate the discharge oil pump pressure.
E. CONTROLS
1. Each unit shall be equipped with necessary controls and safety devices to
operate automatically. The combustion safety control shall be of the electronic
type with timed programming sequences, and with safety lockout control in the
event of a flame failure. Safety lockout shall require manual reset before
automatic recycling can continue.
2. The burner control cabinet shall be mounted on the equipment supplied with a
key lock, and shall contain the necessary fuses, motor contactor and circuit
transformer. The control cabinet shall also contain the electronic flame safeguard
and programmer, control circuit switch, necessary switching relays and indicating
lights, all wired to a numbered terminal strip.
3. All electrical equipment, wiring devices and operating sequences shall meet CSA
requirements.
4. Power supply: ______ volts, 3 phases, 60 Hertz. Control voltage: 110 volts, 1
phase, 60 Hertz.

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5. Pressure controls, for regulation and modulation of burner, shall be mounted on

the boiler and the sensing element shall be located adjacent to the boiler outlet.
6. The full modulation of the burner shall be limited by means of a pressure control.
7. An additional high limit safety pressure control of the manual reset type shall be
provided to control the burner.
F. TESTS
1. Boiler inspection shall include hydrostatic test in the presence of an Authorized
Inspector. He shall certify a data report which shall be delivered with the boiler as
evidence of ASME compliance. The boilers shall bear a registration number.
2. A factory electrical panel test shall be performed. An operational check shall be
evidenced on adjustment of controls and check of all safety devices.
G. EFFICIENCY
1. Each packaged boiler shall be adjusted on site to operate at a maximum
efficiency at all firing rates.
2. Predicted performances shall be provided by the manufacturer at the proposal
stage.
Manufacturer must guarantee to meet or exceed the predicated
performances at 100% MCR or shall pay the owner 1% of the equipment
acquisition cost for each efficiency percentage bellow the predicted efficiency.
For the performances calculations, manufacturer must use the following
information:

Elevation : _____ ft above sea level

Fuel type and high heating value : _______ BTU/lb
Boiler capacity at 100% MCR : _________ lb/hr
Operating pressure : ________ psig
Feedwater temperature : ____ F
Blowdown rate : ____ %
Excess air : _____ %
FGR : _____ %

3. The flue gas exit temperatures shall not fall below the dew point of the flue gases
to prevent condensation corrosion within the boiler.
H. WARRANTIES
1. Each packaged boiler shall be warranted against defects in workmanship and
material for a period of eighteen (18) months from date of shipment (or offer to
ship), or twelve (12) months from date of start-up, whichever occurs first.
2. The boiler pressure vessel shall be warranted against thermal stress cracking for
a period of twenty (20) years from date of shipment providing the boiler is
operated and maintained in accordance with the conditions specified in the
Owner's Manual. This warranty shall cover in full all leaks in headers and down
comers caused by any conditions other than corrosion, FOB manufacturer.

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I.

START-UP AND SERVICE

1. Start-up and service of each packaged boiler shall be provided by experienced
and trained technicians or by regional authorized representative.
2. Provision shall be made for the start-up of each packaged boiler, as well as
instruction to owner's personnel concerning operation and maintenance.
3. The customer is to provide a chemical boil out compound to remove oil residue at
time of commissioning of the boiler.
4. The start-up and commissioning of the boilers will require a minimum of 8 10
hours to fully cure the refractory. The refractory curing procedure must follow the
manufacture procedure shown in the manufacturer manual.
5. Start-up reports, produced by the start-up technician, using the start-up form
found in the operating and maintenance manual shall be sent back to the
manufacturer for approval and warranty activation.

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