ASME QFO-1:1998 pdf download STANOARD FOR THE QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF OF HIGH CAPACITY OPERATORS FOSSIL FUEL FI RED PlANTS
1.1 Scope
1.1.1 This Standard specifies the requirements leadingto certification as a fossil combustion operator of ahigh capacity fossil fuel fired plant as appropriate tothe Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, for a fossilfuel fired boiler with an input equal to or greater than10E + 06 Btu/hr (10,550 E + 06 J/r).
1.1.2 This Standard provides a procedure for qualifi-cation. examination. and certification of the operator.Due to the diversity of size, operation, and process ofthe organizations and plants affected, this Standarddocs not identify which specific position(s) or whichindividual(s) will be certified.
1.2 Exclusions
1.2.1 This Standard does not cover plants (boilers)exclusively firing:
(a) wood;
(b) wood residuc:
(c) industrial waste;
(d) municipal waste:
(e) combustion turbine exhaust
1.3 Purpose
1.3.1 This Standard provides requirements to beused in certifying an individual as a fossil combustionoperator. These requirements recognize the knowledge.training, and experience in the physical operation of aplant needed to comply with the plant’s air qualityoperating permits and related environmental criteria.
1.3.2 This Standard does not cover the certificationor validation of plant operating procedures, operatingpractices，facility performance. nor compliance withpermit requtrements.
1.4 Definitions
boiler: a closed vessel in which water is heated, steamis generated,steam is superheated. or any combinationthereof by direct application of heat. The term boilershall include fired units for heating or vaporizing liquidsother than water where these systemms are completewithin themselves.
coal: solid hydrocarbons resulting from the decomposition of vegetable material under the influence of timetemperature，pressure,and micro-organisms,as definedby ASTM D 388.
Continuous Monitoring Systems (CMS): the totalequipment, required under the applicable emission moni-toring sections of Title 40 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, used to sample and condition (if applicable), toanalyze and to provide a permanent record of emission.or process parameter. This includes Continuous Emis-sion Monitoring Systems, Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems.or Alternative Monitoring Systems approved per the requirements of 40 CFR Parts 60 and 75
criteria: the standard EPA has established for certainpollutants. which limits both the concentration and thenumber of violations per year.
cyclone coal burner: a scroll, vortex, or radial burnerfiring crushed coal into a cyclone furnace consistingof a horizontal water cooled cylinder attached to theside of the boiler furnace.
cclone furnace: a water-cooled horizontal cylinderinto which fuel is fed and mixed with air: combustion iscompleted in a minimum of time with high temperatures2450°F to 2550°F (1345°C to 1400°C) generated inthe burner. Combustion is virtually completed in thecyclone.Cyclone bumners are adaptable for burningbark, oil gas, and coal or a combination of these fuels.