05-06M
STEAM GENERATION DESIGN MANUAL (INCLUDING ENERGY CENTER)
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
1. CRITERIA UNIQUE TO VA:
1.1 Steam Generation (boiler plant) work shall only be indicated on
"MP"-series drawings (see VA Design and Construction Procedure, Topic 2,
Drawings).
1.2 "MP"-series drawings shall include symbols and schedules, equipment lists,
National Cad Standards, schematic piping diagrams, floor plans, upper level
plan of boiler room, mezzanine and pit plans, sections, demolition plans, fuel
tank plot plans, other work as necessary.
1.3 Only steam generation symbols and abbreviations shown on VA National CAD
Standards Details 15051-1,2 and 3 can be used on the drawings.
1.4 Steam generation piping and equipment arrangement must conform to
schematic diagrams in VA National Cad Standard Details (Steam). The schematic
diagrams must be shown on the drawings.
1.5 Pipe sizes shall be indicated on plan and section views and on the
not on the "PL" drawings.
1.7 Equipment shown on the drawings shall be generic and not the configuration
of a particular manufacturer.
1.8 Major options and alternatives in selection of equipment must be evaluated
utilizing the life cycle cost analysis methods of NIST Handbook 135 using
discount factors from the current edition of the Annual Supplement to the
Handbook.
2. GENERAL:
2.1 The boiler plant shall serve as the central steam generating facility.
2.2 Locate the boiler plant in a separate building if practical. Any co-
generation equipment should also be included in this building. The boiler
plant and the air conditioning chiller plant may be combined into an energy
center building. For chiller plant requirements, refer to HVAC Design Manual.
2.3 Reserve space on the site adjacent to the boiler plant or energy center
building to allow future expansion of the building to add boilers, chillers or
co-generation equipment.
2.4 Provide an area for underground or aboveground tanks for liquid fuel.
2.5 Investigate the possibility of purchasing steam from a neighboring
facility if purchasing steam is feasible. Perform a life cycle cost analysis
of purchased steam versus VA-generated steam including all expense factors
such as boiler plant investment, fuel cost, salaries of operating personnel,
maintenance costs, electricity and water costs.
2.6 Design the boiler plant systems to comply with this design manual, and the
current editions of VA Program Guides, VA Handbooks, and VA Master
Specifications. The design shall also meet the provisions of the current
edition of the ASME B31.1 Code for Pressure Piping, Power Piping; ASME B31.9,
Code for Pressure Piping, Building Services Piping (Plants which do not
generate steam over 100 kPa, 15 psig); National Fire Protection Association
NFPA-85, Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazard Code; and National Fire
Protection Association NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil Burning
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