NFPA 86
STANDARD FOR OVENS AND FURNACES
| Organization: | NFPA |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 1985 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 71 |
scope:
This standard applies to Class A/B ovens or furnaces. The words "ovens" and "furnaces" shall be used interchangeably. When chapters or specific paragraphs in this standard apply only to Class A or B ovens, they are so noted.
Within the scope of this standard, an oven shall be any heated enclosure operating at approximately atmospheric pressure and used by industry for the processing of materials.
A Class A oven may also utilite a low-oxygen atmosphere.
This standard also applies to bakery ovens in all respects and reference is made to those sections of the American National Standard Safety Code for Bakery Equipment, ANSI 250.1-1977, which covers bakery oven construction and safety.
Not included in this standard are coal- (or other solid fuel-) firing systems and heating systems for furnaces having a liquid heat transfer medium.
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