A fire pressure vessel is covered under which ASME section?

A fire pressure vessel is covered under which ASME section?

• A. Section One
• B. Section Eight
• C. Section Two
• D. Section Nine

Answer: (A)

Understanding how the ASME BPVC categorizes equipment helps you see why this is Section I. Fire-tube boilers, which burn fuel inside a vessel to generate steam, are considered power boilers. The rules for design, fabrication, and inspection of power boilers are placed in Section I of the code. Section VIII, by contrast, covers general pressure vessels that aren’t boilers, with its own divisions and emphasis on vessels used in process industries. Sections II and IX handle materials and welding qualifications, not the primary coverage of the boiler itself. So a fire pressure vessel, being a boiler, falls under Section I.

Understanding how the ASME BPVC categorizes equipment helps you see why this is Section I. Fire-tube boilers, which burn fuel inside a vessel to generate steam, are considered power boilers. The rules for design, fabrication, and inspection of power boilers are placed in Section I of the code. Section VIII, by contrast, covers general pressure vessels that aren’t boilers, with its own divisions and emphasis on vessels used in process industries. Sections II and IX handle materials and welding qualifications, not the primary coverage of the boiler itself. So a fire pressure vessel, being a boiler, falls under Section I.