kSIST FprEN 12952-1:2026
(Main)Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 1: General
General Information
- Abstract
This document is applicable to water-tube boilers and boiler assemblies with volumes in excess of two litres for the generation of steam and/or hot water at a maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0,5 bar and with a temperature in excess of 110 °C as well as auxiliary installations (other plant equipment).
The requirements of this document take account of pressure-related hazards, which apply to water tube boilers, including failure of pressure-retaining components due to overheating.
This document does not apply to the following types of boiler plant:
a) boilers other than stationary boilers;
b) shell type boilers;
c) electrical boilers;
d) nuclear primary circuits, the failure of which can cause an emission of radioactivity.
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 01-Aug-2024
- Technical Committee
- TLP - Pressure vessels
- Current Stage
- 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 22-Jul-2026
- Due Date
- 09-Sep-2026
Overview
kSIST FprEN 12952-1:2026 specifies the general requirements for water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations. Developed by SIST and aligned with European Committee for Standardization (CEN) guidelines, this standard applies to water-tube boiler assemblies with a volume greater than two litres, designed to generate steam and/or hot water at pressures above 0.5 bar and temperatures exceeding 110°C. The document addresses pressure-related hazards, focusing on failure risks linked to overheating of pressure-retaining components and ensuring essential safety requirements under the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 2014/68/EU.
This first part of the EN 12952 series provides foundational terms, definitions, and responsibilities, and explains the interdependency among the series parts. It does not apply to certain boiler types, including shell type boilers, electrical boilers, and boilers in nuclear applications.
Keywords: water-tube boilers, boiler assemblies, auxiliary installations, EN 12952, boiler safety, pressure equipment, PED compliance, steam generation, industrial boilers.
Key Topics
- Scope and Applicability
- Covers stationary water-tube boilers for steam or hot water production.
- Applies to boilers and assemblies exceeding two litres in capacity and 0.5 bar pressure.
- Excludes mobile, shell type, electrical, and nuclear-related boilers.
- Safety and Compliance
- Addresses pressure-related risks, including overheating and pressure-retaining component failures.
- Integrates essential safety measures in line with PED requirements.
- Responsibilities
- Defines obligations for purchasers, manufacturers, designers, and material suppliers.
- Emphasizes the use of qualified personnel and clear documentation of responsibilities.
- Equipment and Components
- Outlines requirements for boiler assemblies and associated equipment such as superheaters, reheaters, economizers, piping, and safety accessories.
- Details the integration of supporting structures and essential plant equipment.
- Design and Assessment
- Stipulates procedures for design and type appraisal of pressure parts, allowing for justified deviations if safety is maintained.
- Requires documentation of any design or manufacturing changes.
- Symbols and Abbreviations
- Provides standardized symbols, enhancing clarity in technical communication and documentation.
Applications
Water-tube boilers covered by this standard are widely used in power generation, industrial processing, and large heating applications, where efficient and safe high-pressure steam or hot water is required. Key practical applications include:
- Power Plants: Ensuring reliable steam generation for electricity production.
- Industrial Facilities: Supplying process steam or hot water for manufacturing, chemical, or petrochemical operations.
- District Heating Systems: Providing centralized high-temperature hot water or steam for municipal heating.
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plants: Enhancing energy efficiency through integrated systems.
- Compliance: Supporting manufacturers and operators in fulfilling legal PED requirements for pressure equipment safety.
- Procurement and Project Planning: Assisting stakeholders in specifying, designing, or purchasing compliant water-tube boiler systems.
Related Standards
The EN 12952 series comprises multiple parts, all closely interlinked to ensure comprehensive coverage of water-tube boiler requirements. Notable related standards include:
- EN 12952-2: Materials for pressure parts of boilers and accessories
- EN 12952-3: Design and calculation for pressure parts
- EN 12952-5: Workmanship and construction
- EN 12952-6: Inspection during construction; documentation and marking
- EN 12952-7 to EN 12952-18: Cover firing systems, safety devices, feedwater quality, acceptance tests, and other specialist topics
Additional reference documents:
- EN 764-1: Pressure equipment vocabulary
- EN 45510-3 series: Procurement guides for boiler systems
Summary
kSIST FprEN 12952-1:2026 establishes the general safety, design, and operational principles for water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations. By providing essential terminology, defining roles, and setting compliance pathways for PED requirements, the standard underpins the safe, efficient, and lawful use of industrial boiler technology across Europe. For comprehensive implementation, additional parts of the EN 12952 series should be consulted in combination.
Relations
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 01-Jul-2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
kSIST FprEN 12952-1:2026 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 1: General". This standard covers: This document is applicable to water-tube boilers and boiler assemblies with volumes in excess of two litres for the generation of steam and/or hot water at a maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0,5 bar and with a temperature in excess of 110 °C as well as auxiliary installations (other plant equipment). The requirements of this document take account of pressure-related hazards, which apply to water tube boilers, including failure of pressure-retaining components due to overheating. This document does not apply to the following types of boiler plant: a) boilers other than stationary boilers; b) shell type boilers; c) electrical boilers; d) nuclear primary circuits, the failure of which can cause an emission of radioactivity.
This document is applicable to water-tube boilers and boiler assemblies with volumes in excess of two litres for the generation of steam and/or hot water at a maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0,5 bar and with a temperature in excess of 110 °C as well as auxiliary installations (other plant equipment). The requirements of this document take account of pressure-related hazards, which apply to water tube boilers, including failure of pressure-retaining components due to overheating. This document does not apply to the following types of boiler plant: a) boilers other than stationary boilers; b) shell type boilers; c) electrical boilers; d) nuclear primary circuits, the failure of which can cause an emission of radioactivity.
kSIST FprEN 12952-1:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 27.040 - Gas and steam turbines. Steam engines; 27.060.30 - Boilers and heat exchangers. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
kSIST FprEN 12952-1:2026 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST-TP CEN/TR 12952-17:2024, SIST EN 12952-1:2016. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
kSIST FprEN 12952-1:2026 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/68/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/071, M/601. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 12952-1:2024
01-julij-2024
Vodocevni kotli in pomožne napeljave - 1. del: Splošno
Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 1: General
Wasserrohrkessel und Anlagenkomponenten - Teil 1: Allgemeines
Chaudières à tubes d'eau et installations auxiliaires - Partie 1: Généralités
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12952-1
ICS:
27.060.30 Grelniki vode in prenosniki Boilers and heat exchangers
toplote
oSIST prEN 12952-1:2024 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 12952-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2024
ICS Will supersede EN 12952-1:2015
English Version
Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 1:
General
Chaudières à tubes d'eau et installations auxiliaires - Wasserrohrkessel und Anlagenkomponenten - Teil 1:
Partie 1: Généralités Allgemeines
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 269.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Interdependency of the parts of the series . 7
5 Symbols and abbreviations . 7
6 Equipment and components of water tube boiler . 11
6.1 Boiler assembly . 11
6.2 Other plant equipment . 12
7 Responsibilities . 12
7.1 Purchaser . 12
7.2 Manufacturer . 12
7.2.1 Qualification . 12
7.2.2 Demonstration of qualification . 12
8 Design/type appraisal of pressure parts . 12
Annex A (informative) Significant technical changes between this document and the
previous edition . 13
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/68/EU aimed to be covered . 14
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European foreword
This document (prEN 12952-1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 269 “Shell and
water-tube boilers”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document supersedes EN 12952-1:2015.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For relationship with EU legislation(s), see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part of this
document.
The informative Annex A lists the significant technical changes between this document and the previous
edition.
EN 12952, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: General;
— Part 2: Materials for pressure parts of boilers and accessories;
— Part 3: Design and calculation for pressure parts of the boiler;
— Part 4: In-service boiler life expectancy calculations;
— Part 5: Workmanship and construction of pressure parts of the boiler;
— Part 6: Inspection during construction; documentation and marking of pressure parts of the boiler;
— Part 7: Requirements for equipment for the boiler;
— Part 8: Requirements for firing systems for liquid and gaseous fuels for the boiler;
— Part 9: Requirements for firing systems for pulverized solid fuels for the boiler;
— Part 10: Requirements for safeguards against excessive pressure;
— Part 11: Requirements for limiting devices of the boiler and accessories;
— Part 12: Requirements for boiler feedwater and boiler water quality;
—
— Part 14: Requirements for flue gas DENOX-systems using liquefied pressurized ammonia and ammonia
water solution;
— Part 15: Acceptance tests;
— Part 16: Requirements for grate and fluidized-bed firing systems for solid fuels for the boiler;
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— CEN/TR 12952 Part 17 Part 17: Guideline for the involvement of an inspection body independent of
the manufacturer;
— Part 18: Operating instructions.
Although these parts can be obtained separately, it is recognized that the parts are inter-dependent. As
such, the design and manufacture of water-tube boilers requires the application of more than one part in
order for the requirements of the document to be satisfactorily fulfilled.
NOTE A “Boiler Helpdesk” has been established in CEN/TC 269 which can be contacted for any questions
regarding the application of the European Standards series EN 12952 and EN 12953, see the following website:
http://www.boiler-helpdesk.din.de
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1 Scope
This document applies to water-tube boilers and boiler assemblies with volumes in excess of two litres
for the generation of steam and/or hot water at a maximum allowable pressure PS greater than 0,5 bar
and with a temperature in excess of 110 °C as well as auxiliary installations (other plant equipment).
The purpose of this document is to ensure that the necessary essential safety requirements according to
Annex I of the Pressure Equipment Directive are fulfilled in order to guarantee the safety of water tube
boilers.
This aim will be achieved by:
— the proper application of the design, manufacturing, testing and inspection methods and techniques,
— the provision of protective measures against hazards, which cannot be eliminated, and
— the provision of information on residual hazards and other measures to reduce risk,
which are incorporated in the various parts of this document.
The requirements of this document take account of pressure-related hazards, which apply to water tube
boilers, including failure of pressure-retaining components due to overheating.
This standard recognizes that it is not possible to cover all the combinations of situations that might arise.
This document does not apply to the following types of boiler plant:
a) boilers other than stationary boilers;
b) shell type boilers;
c) electrical boilers;
d) nuclear primary circuits, the failure of which can cause an emission of radioactivity.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 764-1:2016, Pressure equipment — Part 1: Vocabulary
EN 12952-5:2021, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 5: Workmanship and construction
of pressure parts of the boiler
EN 12952-6:2021, Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 6: Inspection during construction,
documentation and marking of pressure parts of the boiler
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 764-1 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
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3.1
purchaser
individual or organization that buys the boiler or a part thereof
3.2
manufacturer
individual or organization responsible for the design, fabrication, testing, installation where relevant, and
compliance with the requirements of the relevant product standard, whether executed by him or a
subcontractor
Note 1 to entry: The manufacturer can subcontract one or more of the abovementioned tasks under their
responsibility.
[SOURCE: EN 764-1:2016, 3.5.5, modified – Note 1 complete and Note 2 deleted.]
3.3
designer
individual or organization that, on behalf of the manufacturer, carries out the design of the boiler plant
Note 1 to entry: The designer determines the shape, dimensions and thicknesses of the boiler plant components,
selects the materials and details the methods of construction and testing.
3.4
material supplier
individual or organization, not being a material manufacturer, that supplies material or prefabricated
parts to be used in the construction of pressure components
[SOURCE: EN 764-1:2016, 3.5.7]
3.5
material manufacturer
individual or organization that produces material in the basic product form used in the manufacture of
pressure equipment
[SOURCE: EN 764-1:2016, 3.5.6]
3.6
responsible authority
competent organizations which are independent of the manufacturer
Note 1 to entry: This standard identifies responsible authorities. Such organizations may be notified bodies,
recognized third-party organizations or user inspectorates. For the purpose of this standard, these organizations
have been collectively termed responsible authorities (RA).
Note 2 to entry: The definition of a notified body and the criteria controlling its operation are given in Article 24 of
the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU.
Note 3 to entry: The definition of a recognized third-party organization and the criteria controlling its operation are
given in Article 24 of the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU.
Note 4 to entry: The definition of a user inspectorate and the criteria controlling its operation are given in Article 25
of the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU.
Note 5 to entry: The responsibility of the manufacturer is described in 3.2.
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4 Interdependency of the parts of the series
EN 12952-1 to EN 12952-18 form a consistent set of specifications to be followed.
NOTE 1 Parts 4, 12, 13 and 15 of the series are published as supporting European Standards.
NOTE 2 Part 17 of the series is published as a CEN Report. It is not a European Standard.
5 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the general symbols and abbreviations given in Table 1 shall apply.
Table 1 — Symbols
Symbol Description Unit
A area mm
Af effective cross-sectional area without allowances mm
A effective cross-sectional area of branch mm
fb
A effective cross-sectional area of reinforcing pad mm
fp
Afs effective cross-sectional area of main body mm
Ap pressurized area without allowances mm
A pressurized area referred to branch mm
pb
A pressurized area referred to main body mm
ps
As shell cross-sectional area referred to main body mm
C shape factor —
C1 shape factor for unstayed ends or plates —
c allowance to consider the minus tolerance of wall thickness mm
C shape factor for rectangular and elliptical plates —
c2 allowance for metal wastage mm
C3 shape factor for flat plates with openings —
d diameter of tube hole (if applicable in the condition after metal wastage) mm
d diameter of counter boring for expanded tubes mm
di inside diameter mm
dib inside diameter of branch without allowances mm
d inside diameter of main body (cylindrical shell, sph
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