GOST 21204-97 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 21204-97 — "Горелки газовые промышленные. Общие технические требования" (Industrial gas burners. General technical requirements). A межгосударственный (interstate) standard that sets general technical, safety and environmental requirements, classification, testing and documentation rules for industrial gas burners and the gas parts of combined burners used in boilers, heat generators and gas-using installations.

Abstract

This standard establishes uniform requirements for the design, construction, operation and acceptance of industrial gas burners (including the gas portion of combined gas/oil burners). It covers classification, mandatory safety provisions, environmental protection limits, noise requirements, requirements for gas-system elements (filters, regulators, hermetic connections), test methods and required technical documentation and marking. GOST 21204-97 replaced the earlier GOST 21204-83 and has been amended since initial adoption to reflect technological and safety updates.

General information

• Status: Active / in-force as a межгосударственный (interstate) standard adopted by the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification and introduced into national practice of member states.
• Publication date: Adopted 1997 (protocol of 25 April 1997); date of introduction into force: 1 July 1998.
• Publisher: Adopted by the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification; published and distributed through national standards publishers (for Russia — Gosstandart / IPK "Izdatel'stvo standartov").
• ICS / categories: 27.060.20 (Energy and heat engineering — burners, boilers, gas burners).
• Edition / version: GOST 21204-97 (original 1997 text, introduced 1998); contains subsequent changes/amendments (e.g., Change No.1 and later editorial/technical amendments published in the 2000s).
• Number of pages: Approximately 34–35 pages (published editions and electronic copies commonly list 34–35 pages).

Scope

The standard applies to industrial gas burners operating on gaseous fuel with air (or air mixed with flue-gas recirculation) and to the gas portion of combined burners used in steam and hot-water boilers, heat generators and gas-using process equipment. It explicitly excludes certain special burners (for power-plant steam boilers, burners using additional intensification means such as electric or acoustic energy, oxygen-enriched combustion, infrared radiating burners, burners producing controlled-atmosphere combustion products, household or catering burners, certain metallurgical and glass-melting burners and flare/burn-off installations).

Key topics and requirements

• Classification of industrial gas burners by design and application (including block modular burners and combined fuel types).
• General technical requirements for materials, construction and functional elements of burners.
• Requirements for gas-line components incorporated into burners — filters, pressure regulators and safety devices; filtration and acceptable element sizing; protection against overpressure.
• Hermeticity and sealing requirements for fuel and air tracts; permissible construction practices for threaded and flange joints.
• Performance, combustion stability and operation under specified draft/pressure conditions (including operation with limited negative pressure where applicable).
• Safety requirements (separate section): operational safeguards, surface temperature limits for manually handled elements, safe switching between fuels, and conformity with national gas safety rules.
• Environmental and noise requirements, including methods for establishing noise characteristics and limits.
• Testing, acceptance, marking, packaging, transportation and storage instructions; required content of operational and maintenance documentation.

Typical use and users

Manufacturers of industrial burners and boiler plants, designers and integrators of combustion and thermal equipment, plant maintenance and safety engineers, certification and testing laboratories, regulatory bodies and procurement specialists for industrial heating, power generation and process equipment. The standard is used to ensure product conformity, safe installation and operation, and to prepare technical documentation and type testing programs.

Related standards

Standards referenced or commonly used together with GOST 21204-97 include earlier national standards it replaced (e.g., GOST 21204-83), standards for liquid-fuel burners (for example national standards addressing oil-fired burners), safety standards (for example standards in the ГОСТ/ГОСТ Р series governing safety requirements such as ГОСТ 12.2.003 and related occupational safety norms), and other specialized burner standards (e.g., those for special-purpose burners or burner controls). National certification and gas-regulation rules are also applied alongside this standard.

Keywords

GOST 21204-97; industrial gas burners; gas burners; burner technical requirements; burner safety; combustion equipment; gas-line filters; pressure regulators; hermeticity; noise limits; classification; testing and marking.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 21204-97 is an interstate standard titled "Industrial gas burners. General technical requirements" that establishes technical, safety and environmental requirements for industrial gas burners and the gas parts of combined burners.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers classification, construction and material requirements, gas-line component requirements (filters, regulators), hermeticity, performance and operational conditions, safety and environmental limits (including noise), testing, documentation, marking, packaging and storage for industrial gas burners. Certain specialized burner types and some applications are explicitly excluded.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Burner and boiler manufacturers, system integrators, plant designers, maintenance and safety engineers, testing/ certification bodies and procurers of industrial combustion equipment.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: GOST 21204-97 was adopted in 1997 and entered into force on 1 July 1998; it replaced GOST 21204-83 and has received subsequent amendments. It is maintained as an active interstate standard in the relevant national standards catalogues (users should verify the applicable national status and any later national standards or regional replacements before relying on it for compliance).

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is a general technical-requirements standard for industrial gas burners and is related to a family of standards covering special burner types, liquid-fuel burners, safety and testing standards. Implementing or certifying a specific burner typically requires consulting both this general standard and the relevant specialized or national normative documents.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Industrial gas burners, gas burners, burner safety, combustion equipment, gas-line components, pressure regulator, filter, hermeticity, noise limits, technical documentation.