本指导文件提供了如何利用ASME EA-3《蒸汽系统能量评估》的应用指南。本指导文件提供背景和支持信息，以帮助应用本标准。ASME EA-3规定了评估期间需要执行的要求。ASME EA-3以适合标准的形式编写，文本简洁，没有示例或解释。本文件与本标准一起使用，为如何满足本标准的要求提供基本指导。本文件仅为指南，未设定任何新要求，ASME EA-3可与本文件一起使用，也可不与本文件一起使用。

This guidance document provides an application guide on how to utilize ASME EA-3, Energy Assessment for Steam Systems. This guidance document provides background and supporting information to assist in applying the standard. ASME EA-3 sets the requirements that need to be performed during the assessment. ASME EA-3 was written in a form suitable for a standard, with concise text and without examples or explanations. This document was developed to be used in conjunction with the standard to give basic guidance on how to fulfill the requirements of the standard. This document is only a guide, it does not set any new requirements, and ASME EA-3 can be used with or without this document.