1.1.1 This Code applies to the facilities, technology and inspection for manufacturing of gas Stirling engine heat and power boilers (hereinafter referred to as “heat and power boilers”) coming under the following (1) and (2) among the heat and power boilers in conformity to the Enforcement Regulation of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (hereinafter referred to as “Enforcement Regulation”), Table 3, No. 14 and Table 7, No.4, m<Revised on November 4, 2015>:
(1) Heat and power boilers of which total heat input is not over 70 kW(60,000 kcal/h) on the basis of gross heating value (gross heating value based on 0℃ and 1 atm; hereinafter the same shall apply unless otherwise specified), and
(2) The Stirling engine is used as the prime mover for power generation
1.1.2 Combustion facilities excluded from gas appliances to be licensed in accordance with the Enforcement Regulation, Table 7, No. 5, b are as follows:
(1) Gas torches for welding and cutting,
(2) Drying furnace combustors used in casting sand driers, printing ink driers and concrete driers,
(3) Combustors for heat treatment furnaces or heating furnaces such as metal heat treatment furnaces, glass and ceramic furnaces, controlled atmosphere gas producing furnaces,
(4) Combustors for melting furnaces such as metal melting furnaces, glass melting furnaces, etc.,
(5) Combustors attached to and used with gas cylinders of which internal volume is less than 100 mL, and
(6) Other combustors recognized by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy that they do not hinder safety control. <Revised on September 29, 2017>
1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Validity of Code
1.3 Reference Codes and Standards
1.3.1 Inspection standard for new technology products
1.3.2 Standard for manufacturing registration of foreign products
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Application of Codes
1.6 Interim Measures
2. Manufacturing Installation Standard
2.1 Manufacturing Facilities
2.2 Inspection Facilities
3. Manufacturing Technology Standard
3.1 Materials
3.2 Construction and Dimensions
3.3 Devices
3.3.1 Power failure safety device
3.3.2 Head wind prevention device
3.3.3 Flame supervision device
3.3.4 Electric safety device
3.3.5 System link synchronization device
3.3.6 Protection device
3.3.7 Air register
3.3.8 Air monitoring device
3.3.9 Gas-air ratio controller
3.3.10 Automatic burner control system
3.3.11 Devises to be provided by constructions
3.3.12 Other devices
3.4 Performance
3.4.1 Product performance
3.4.2 Material performance
3.4.3 Operating performance
3.5 Heat Treatment (currently not used)
3.6 Marking
3.6.1 Product marking
3.6.2 Acceptance marking
3.6.3 Enclosure of manual
3.6.4 Marking of safety instructions
3.6.5 Attachment of piping marks and installation sign board
4. Inspection Standard
4.1 Kinds of Inspection
4.1.1 Manufacturing installation inspection
4.1.2 Product inspection
4.2 Object Audit of Process Inspection
4.2.1 Application for audit
4.2.2 Audit method
4.2.3 Adjudication committee
4.3 Inspection Items
4.3.1 Manufacturing installation inspection
4.3.2 Product inspection
4.4 Inspection Method
4.4.1 Manufacturing installation inspection
4.4.2 Product inspection
4.5 Other Inspection Standards
4.5.1 Inspection of imported products
4.5.2 Partial omission of inspection
4.5.3 Disposal of rejected products (not applicable)
4.5.4 Detailed inspection standards
Appendix A General Standard for Operation of Quality Control System for Gas Appliance Manufacturing Plants
Appendix B General Conditions for Test of Heat and Power Boilers
Appendix C Test Method of Electric Safety Performance of Heat and Power Boiler
Appendix D Test Method of General Performance
Appendix E Test Method of Heat Input
Appendix F Measuring Method of CO/NOX Discharged from Gas Appliances
Appendix G Test Method of Combustion States by Exhaust Tube Types in Windy Conditions
Appendix H Test Method of Stirling Engine Efficiency
Appendix I Test Method of Rated Output Efficiency
