IAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD. ASME PTC 4-1998 [Revision of ASME PIC 41-1964(R1991)} Fired Steam Generators PERFORMANCE TEST CODES‘This document willbe revised when he Sexi approves the stance of ew eon, ‘Ter ml Be no Aden ed fo ASME PTC 198 Pla Now: ASME sues writen liso iniescocrsngintrpatin of hnis ‘Spec of te documen. The turrets re tpt of the document ASME PTC ‘£7998 i being stand wih an ato sbsrpon serie to te terres tht wl be ited ot wp 1 the publon of the ext een. AS el ea he nen Sty Mae Fi “cle na a ep ner cee cn ein ee Arse ‘Shc cot eed eet lm yc pedo ‘Tenure pen lao sn pry a Fat may et nary ose ew 2 ae ee a snr ee sd nn ‘spayed ot ion yo yacht ee Tienes gen bm arom rare ep ay pea ram) ie hay thee Site thy rca ne epee oh ct ne i te seed AS pce ne sa Pca De ne ef esis oa ere any een ‘Tat nn oY oe {TH AMERICAN SECT OF MECHANEAL ENON corrFOREWORD The Test Coe for Statomry Steam Generating Units as ve of he gop of 10 foning te 1915 Eon ofthe ASME Power Tes coer revision fete cofes nar epi n 918 td the Test Cole for Staonary Steam Cenrting Une was rssted in reve fom a ‘cicher196, Furr revisions were sued In Feary 1930 and Janay 1836 1 October 1936 the sundng Power Test Cove Commies requested Commie No 419 consi a evison of the Code to provide fr heat bles ts arg Sem generis ‘nts, In ering the Cove avanage was en of he expec ofthe sever congas Sth wi fd which had developed tet mathe for are modem nt lg te ‘eoeuary aur equipen day ivlved lth opera of te wis Lhe sa ie ‘he ned ofthe sl intalatons were nt veoh, At the November 14S, meeting of the sang Power Test Coes Commitee his eision was pore wd on May 23,1846, {te Coe wis syroved sd adopt byte Come i viw a i conanouyincessing Sie and eomplety of sum geeraig ust, k was ‘vou hat ehanges were rie in tbe 1946 Eon ofthe Test Coe. I Moy 195 he ‘ech consis as erga to prep is revision. The comply revised Code ‘he Test Code for Steam Generating Unt var spose by he Power Tat Coss Common (n March 20,1964 wafer proved ad doped bythe Counc ta std pee ‘tthe Socket by action of he Boon Codes an Sada on Je 28, 1964, ‘The Bond on Perfomance Test Coes (PTC) in 1960 reed it the Cade be evwed ‘o dsemine whee itabould De eve 1 rele cue exgnerig pacts. A commer Wasson formed and ih fat mee in May TOBL. The Comme son eee) The Code soul tly reenter changes inseam generator econ {pemary he erasing stage lized bol contro ther cli fr ion ‘Slta) ain perfomatee esting tcclogy(pemaly the waleqend tse of ccrnic Inomentaon andthe considers of est ence anes foo or deigiy aed ‘ering the gsi of» pfemance a). The Connie ied a he ne code eld ‘courage simot nivenal ne fn abbrevae tet poctae commen now The Stor For) The Commie resoned that he bet at at wich rogues Ue pres © the esto dlibrateon th scope of tbe pefloance st equ 10 meet te objet) of ihe st Measurement uncer snlss was sete he ol whereby the pares oud ‘sign atest o mest here objets. Axis Coe wil be apn oa wide confipatnn of is pln shold be see. This expanded eon of th Cole na eed Fired Stam Generics wo empha is eaton nen prea ed by combs ul. The Coe wns sujet ts booed ‘eve by Id, ning embers of he BPTC Many of tet comment wer coped tthe Conmiee fal approved te Code on une 73 1988 twas en approve! and ‘bv ty the Coun se 8 Stunt pracce ofthe Soci by aon of the Boat om Fsfamance Te Codes on Apt 3,198, wa lo proved te an Aesan Natal ‘Suna by te ANST Bar of Sundids Review cn Nove 2.198 Catan sscied with be apcaion of hs Coe can be ciated by he we of compat oftwae Sole pope a sop scion or ie Code may be aalable ‘nthe ASME web sie (ww same opp) Any such software bs oct ben sujet 0 the [ASME conser proces and ASME takes mo waaay expres or ime. cig, ‘woe imine cure appa ofthe progr Sate ASME. Pod on ISNA Tan or nba SSIES