Security check
Please login to your personal account to use this feature.
Please login to your authorized staff account to use this feature.
Are you sure you want to empty the cart?
NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code Handbook, 2012
- National Fuel Gas
Code Handbook
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- History
- About the Contributors
- About the Editor
- PART ONE - NFPA 54
[Go to Page]
- Administration - CHAPTER 1
[Go to Page]
- 1.1
Scope
- 1.2 Purpose
- 1.3 Retroactivity
- 1.4 Equivalency
- 1.5
Enforcement
- Referenced Publications - CHAPTER 2
[Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 NFPA Publications
- 2.3 Other Publications
- 4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
- Definitions - CHAPTER 3
[Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
- 3.3 General Definitions
- General - CHAPTER 4
[Go to Page]
- 4.1 Qualified Agency
- 4.2 Interruption of Service
- 4.3 Prevention of Accidental Ignition
- Gas Piping System Design, Materials, and Components - CHAPTER 5
[Go to Page]
- 5.1 Piping Plan
- 5.2 Provision for Location of Point of Delivery
- 5.3 Interconnections Between Gas Piping Systems
- 5.4 Sizing of Gas Piping Systems
- 5.5 Piping System Operating Pressure Limitations
- 5.6* Acceptable Piping Materials and Joining Methods
- 5.7* Gas Meters
- 5.8* Gas Pressure Regulators
- 5.9 Overpressure Protection Devices
- 5.10 Back Pressure Protection
- 5.11* Low-Pressure Protection
- 5.12 Shutoff Valves
- 5.13 Excess Flow Valve(s)
- 5.14 Expansion and Flexibility
- Pipe Sizing - CHAPTER 6
[Go to Page]
- 6.1* Pipe Sizing Methods
- 6.2 Tables for Sizing Gas Piping Systems Using Natural Gas
- 6.3 Tables for Sizing Gas Piping Systems Using Propane
- 6.4 Sizing Equations
- Gas Piping Installation - CHAPTER 7
[Go to Page]
- 7.1 Piping Underground
- 7.2 Installation of Piping
- 7.3 Concealed Piping in Buildings
- 7.4 Piping in Vertical Chases
- 7.5 Gas Pipe Turns
- 7.6 Drips and Sediment Traps
- 7.7 Outlets
- 7.8 Branch Pipe Connection
- 7.9 Manual Gas Shutoff Valves
- 7.10 Prohibited Devices
- 7.11 Systems Containing Gas -
Air Mixtures
- 7.12 Systems Containing Flammable Gas -
Air Mixtures
- 7.13 Electrical Bonding and Grounding
- 7.14 Electrical Circuits
- 7.15 Electrical Connections
- Inspection, Testing, and Purging - CHAPTER 8
[Go to Page]
- 8.1 Pressure Testing and Inspection
- 8.2 Piping System Leak Check
- 8.3* Purging Requirements
- Appliance, Equipment, and Accessory Installation - CHAPTER 9
[Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Accessibility and Clearance
- 9.3* Air for Combustion and Ventilation
- 9.4 Appliances on Roofs
- 9.5 Appliances in Attics
- 9.6 Appliance and Equipment Connections to Building Piping
- 9.7 Electrical
- Installation of SpecificAppliances - CHAPTER 10
[Go to Page]
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Air-Conditioning Appliances
- 10.3 Central Heating Boilers and Furnaces
- 10.4 Clothes Dryers
- 10.5 Conversion Burners
- 10.6 Decorative Appliances for Installation in Vented Fireplaces
- 10.7 Gas Fireplaces, Vented
- 10.8 Non-Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air Heaters
- 10.9 Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air Heaters
- 10.10 Duct Furnaces
- 10.11 Floor Furnaces
- 10.12 Food Service Appliance, Floor-Mounted
- 10.13 Food Service Appliances, Counter Appliances
- 10.14 Hot Plates and Laundry Stoves
- 10.15 Household Cooking Appliances
- 10.16 Illuminating Appliances
- 10.17 Incinerators, Commercial-Industrial
- 10.18 Infrared Heaters
- 10.19 Open-Top Broiler Units
- 10.20 Outdoor Cooking Appliances
- 10.21 Pool Heaters
- 10.22 Refrigerators
- 10.23 Room Heaters
- 10.24 Stationary Gas Engines
- 10.25 Gas-Fired Toilets
- 10.26 Unit Heaters
- 10.27 Wall Furnaces
- 10.28 Water Heaters
- 10.29 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems
- 10.30 Appliances for Installation in Manufactured Housing
- 10.31 Fuel Cell Power Plants
- 10.32 Outdoor Open Flame Decorative Appliances
- Procedures to Be Followed to Place Appliance in Operation - CHAPTER 11
[Go to Page]
- 11.1 Adjusting the Burner Input
- 11.2* Primary Air Adjustment
- 11.3 Safety Shutoff Devices
- 11.4 Automatic Ignition
- 11.5 Protective Devices
- 11.6* Checking the Draft
- 11.7 Operating Instructions
- Venting of Appliances - CHAPTER 12
[Go to Page]
- 12.1* Minimum Safe Performance
- 12.2 General
- 12.3 Specification for Venting
- 12.4 Design and Construction
- 12.5 Type of Venting System to Be Used
- 12.6 Masonry, Metal, and Factory-Built Chimneys
- 12.7 Gas Vents
- 12.8 Single-Wall Metal Pipe
- 12.9* Through-the-Wall Vent Termination
- 12.10 Condensation Drain
- 12.11 Vent Connectors for Category I Appliances
- 12.12 Vent Connectors for Category II, III, and IV Appliances
- 12.13 Draft Hoods and Draft Controls
- 12.14 Manually Operated Dampers
- 12.15 Automatically Operated Vent Dampers
- 12.16 Obstructions
- Sizing of Category I Venting Systems - CHAPTER 13
[Go to Page]
- 13.1 Additional Requirements to Single Appliance Vent
- 13.2 Additional Requirements to Multiple-Appliance Vent
- Explanatory Material - ANNEX A
- Sizing and Capacitiesof Gas Piping - ANNEX B
[Go to Page]
- B.1 Sizing Factors
- B.2 General Pipe Sizing Considerations
- B.3 Description of Tables
- B.4 Use of Capacity Tables
- B.5 Use of Sizing Equations
- B.6 Pipe and Tube Diameters
- B.7 Examples of Piping System Design and Sizing
- Suggested Method of Checking for Leakage - ANNEX C
[Go to Page]
- C.1 Use of Lights
- C.2 Leak Check Using the Gas Meter
- C.3 Leak Check Not Using a Meter
- C.4 When Leakage Is Indicated
- Suggested Emergency Procedure for Gas Leaks - ANNEX D
[Go to Page]
- D.1
- Flow of Gas Through Fixed Orifices - ANNEX E
[Go to Page]
- E.1 Use of Orifice Tables
- Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped - ANNEX F
[Go to Page]
- F.1 Examples Using Single Appliance Venting Tables
- F.2 Examples Using Common Venting Tables
- Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection - ANNEX G
[Go to Page]
- G.1 General
- Indoor Combustion Air Calculation Examples - ANNEX H
[Go to Page]
- H.1 New Installation
- H.2 New Installation, Known Air Infiltration Rate Method
- H.3 New Installation, Known Air Infiltration Rate Method
- Example of Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion - ANNEX I
[Go to Page]
- I.1 Example of Combination Indoor and Outdoor Combustion Air
- Other Useful Definitions - ANNEX J
[Go to Page]
- J.1 Useful Terms
- Enforcement - ANNEX K
[Go to Page]
- K.1
- Informational References - ANNEX L
[Go to Page]
- L.1 Referenced Publications
- L.2 Informational References
- L.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections
- PART TWO -
Supplements [Go to Page]
- Supplement 1
[Go to Page]
- OVERVIEW
- VENT-II COMPUTER PROGRAM
- BASELINE CONDITIONS FOR CATEGORY I
- SINGLE-APPLIANCE VENTING TABLES
- COMMON VENTING TABLES FOR TWO APPLIANCES
- SUMMARY
- SUMMARY OF RESEARCH FINDINGS
- REFERENCES
- Supplement 2
[Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION
- EARLY HISTORY OF FUEL GAS ODORIZATION
- NATURAL GAS
- LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
- ODORIZATION PROBLEMS
- ODORANT SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Supplement 3
[Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION
- ASHRAE METHOD
- FACTORS IN ESTIMATING AIR INFILTRATION
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCE
- Supplement 4
- Supplement 5
[Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION
- APPROACH
- PREVIOUS STUDIES
- CFD ANALYSIS
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Supplement 6
[Go to Page]
- CONAGRA INCIDENT
- CSB INVESTIGATION AND RECOMM ENDATIONS
- CHANGES TO NFPA 54
- GAS BLOWING
- Supplement 7
- Index
- IMPORTANT NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS [Go to Page]
