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CoCOralExamPreparation(Part16):CO2FloodingSystem
PostedonJanuary18,2016byMarineStudy

RequirementsofCO2Room:

InCO2floodingsystem,carbondioxidebottlesareplacedinaseparateroom.Therequirementsforlocation,
accessibility,useandventilationofCO2storagespacesasperIMOare:

Spacesforstorageofcylindersortanksforextinguishinggasshouldnotbeusedforotherpurposes.
Thesespacesshouldnotbelocatedinfrontoftheforwardcollisionbulkhead.
Accesstothesespacesshouldbepossiblefromtheopendeck.
Spacessituatedbelowthedeckshouldbedirectlyaccessiblebyastairwayorladderfromtheopendeck.
Thespaceshouldbelocatednomorethanonedeckbelowtheopendeck.
Spaceswhereentrancefromtheopendeckisnotprovidedorwhicharelocatedbelowdeckaretobefittedwith
mechanicalventilation.
Theexhaustduct(suction)shouldbeleadtothebottomofthespace.
Suchspacesshouldbeventilatedwithatleast6airchangesperhour.

COroomsafetyarrangement:

1.Exhaustfan,andsuctionductisprovidedatthebottomoftheroom.AnyaccumulatedCOfromleakageatthe
bottomcanbeexhaustedtoatmosphere.
2.CableoperatedSafetyValveisfittedonPilotCylinderdischargeline.
ItpreventsaccidentaldischargeofCOfromQuickReleaseCylindersduetoactionof
leakagegasfromPilotCylinder.
3.ReliefValvesarefittedoneachdischargelinefromcylinderssothatleakagegascansafelydisposeto
atmosphere.
4.CheckValveisfittedinconnectionpipebetweeneachcylinderdischargevalveandmanifold,sothatleakageof
onecylindercannoteffectothercylinder.
5.EachbottlehasacombinedBurstingDisc,whichwillrupturespontaneouslyatapressureof177barat63C.
6.PressureGaugeandpressureAlarminthemanifold.

MaintenanceofCOfloodingsystem:

1.Weeklyinspectionforalarmsystem.
2.Bottlesshouldbeweighedyearlylevelcheckedbyultrasonicorradioactiveisotopedetector.Levelreference
markshouldbeprovided.If10%lossofweight,rechargethem.
3.Allthepulley,wire,ropeandtogglemustbefreefromdirt,scalesandwelllubricated.
4.CObranchpipeanddischargenozzleshouldbeclearedwithcompressairattwoyearinterval.
5.Bottlesshouldnotbeexposedtotemperatureof60C.

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WeighingofCObottle:
1.Bottlesshouldbeweighedyearlybyspecialweighingdevicedesignedforthispurpose.
2.Ithasareferencemarktodetermine10%lossofweight.

COQuantityCalculation:(byRegulation):

Forcargospace,COquantityshallbesufficienttogiveaminimumvolumeoffreegas,equalto30%of
grossvolumeoflargestcargospacesoprotected.
Formachineryspace,COquantityshallbesufficienttogiveaminimumvolumeoffreegas,equalto40%
ofgrossvolumeofmachineryspacesoprotectedexcludingthecasing.

So,ifweightofCO/bottle=45kg/bottleandFreegasvolumeofCO=0.56m/kg.then,RequiredCO
bottlesforcargospace=(0.3xLargestcargospacegrossvolume)/(0.56X45)

and

RequiredCObottlesformachineryspace=(0.4xMachineryspacegrossvolume)/(0.56X45)

MachinerySpace(EngineRoom)CO2FloodingProcedure:

CO2SystemoperationinMachinerySpaces:
ACo2systemofmachineryspacesconsistsofabankofCo2bottlesthatcanbeoperatedfromaremoteplace
locatedawayfromthemachineryspaces.ThesystemalsoconsistsofpilotCo2cylinderswhichcontrolthe
activationofthebankofCo2bottles.ThePilotcylindersarecontainedinacontrolboxandarenormallykept
disconnected.Thesystemisconnectedtothepilotcylindersandthecontrolboxwiththehelpofsteelwiresor
flexiblepipes.Allthesepipesarefittedwithaquickactioncoupling.

Whenthesystemistobeactivated,thecouplinginpluggedintothecorrespondingsocket.Thevalvesofthe
pilotcylinderswillbeopenedwiththehelpoftheleversinthemainCO2controlsystem.
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TheCO2fromthepilotcylinderswillopenthesystemsmainstopvalve.
ThemainstopvalvehasapistonwhichgetsdepressedduetotheCo2gaspressureandallowsthepilotgasto
flowtothebankofCO2cylinders.
Thispilotgasoperatesthecylindersvalves.Allthesevalveshaveanactuatorwhichgetsoperatedbythepilot
pressure.
Thedetectionoffireisdonebyvarioussensorsinstalledinthemachineryspaces.Thoughtheopeningof
controlboxoperatesanalarm,themaindecisionforCO2floodingistakenbytheChiefengineer,afterdue
consultationwiththemasteroftheship.
BeforereleasingCo2intothefireaffectedspace,itshouldbemadesurethateverybodyisoutoftheplaceand
totalheadshouldbecounted.
Theplaceisfullyenclosedi.eallskylights&ventilatorsareclosedairtightandpumpsumpssupplyingfueloil
shouldalsobestoppedinordertopreventreignition.
Separateleversforeachandeveryspacearepresentinsidethemaincontrollingcabinet.Theoperatingofa
particularleveractivatesthepilotbottles,whichhelpsinreleasingthecompletebankofbottlesdesignatedfor
thatplace.
Withtheopeningofthemastervalve,Co2isfloodedinsidethefireaffectedspace,whichthensmothersthe
firewiththehelpofblanketeffect.
Boundarycoolingshouldbecarriedout.

Machineryspaceminimumrequirement:

1.Twonos.offirehydrantswithhoses,minimum.
2.10ftofsandandsawdustwithscoops.
3.OnefixedinstallationofCOorfoamorHalon.
4.Portableextinguishersofatleast2nos.of2gallon(11.37litres)foamorCO,dependingonBHP.
5.Semiportableextinguishersof45kgsofCO.
6.DrippansandtraysforeveryF.O.andL.O.tanks.
7.Monitoring,detectionandalarmsystem.
8.Emergencyfirepump.
9.2nos:ofmainfirepumps.
10.Internationalshoreconnection.
11.Inertgassystem.

Machineryspacefirefighting:byCOfloodingsystem:

1.COfloodingtomachineryspacemustbedonebymastersorder.
2.COmustbereleasedbycompetentengineer,CE.
3.WhencabinetdoorisopenedalarmwillsoundandallERfanswillbestopped.
4.Beforereleasing,allERcrewtobecounted.
5.Allopeningsmustbeshut[ventilatorflaps,firedamper].
6.Allfuelpumpsandquickclosingvalvesoffueltanksandfueltransferlinemustbeshutfromremotecontrol
position.
7.Afteropeningthecabinetdoor,mastervalvemustbeopenedfirst.
8.Pulltheoperatinghandleofpilotcylinders.
9.CO,releasedfrompilotcylinder,operatethegangreleasebarsothatallCOfromquickreleaseortotal

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floodingcylinderswillbereleasedtomachineryspace.
10.Byregulation,85%ofthecapacitymustbeabletobereleasedwithin2minutes.

CargoHoldCO2FloodingSystem:

ThereleasemechanismofCO2systemincargospacesissameasthatofthemachineryspaces.Theonly
differenceisthatthecargospaceshaveadifferenttypeoffiredetectionsystem.
Fordetectionoffireincargohold,asampleofairisdrawnfromallthecargoholdsbyanextractorfan.
Thissampleofairispassedthroughacabinetwhereinasetofsmokesensitivesensorsanalyzethesample.
Thesensorswilldetectanypresenceofsmokeinthesample.Assoonasthesensordetectssmokeinthe
sample,itactivatestheCO2alarmsystemoftheship.
Apartofthesampleisalsodischargedtothewheelhouseinordertocrosscheckthepresenceofsmokeinthe
sample.Thiscanbedonebysmellingthesmoke.Thesampleislaterventedtotheair.
Inordertocheckwhethertheextractorisextractingsamplesfromtheholds,asmallindicatorpropelleris
fitted,whichensuresthatthesamplesaretaken.

Cargoholdfirefighting:byCOfloodingsystem:

1.Remotedetectorfittedatthebridgecandetectconcernedcargospace.
2.Thisoperationmustbedonebymastersorder.
3.Afterensuringnopersonleftincargospace,sealoffthecargospace[closingofventilationfan,firedamper,
hatchcover].
4.Beforedischarging,change3wayvalvetoCOdischargelinesothatconnectiontosmokedetectorisisolated.
5.Openthequickopeningvalvesothatalarmwillautomaticallyinitiated.
6.ManualoperationprocedureandamountofCObottletobereleasedisstatedinCOroom.

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7.Bymastersorder,releasethecorrectamounttoconcernedcargospace.
8.Toppingupproceduremustbefollowedatportarrival.

SafetydevicesonCO2floodingsystem:

1.Mastervalvewithalarmswitch.
2.Reliefvalvesatmanifold.
3.Stopvalveandpullhandleareinlockreleasecabinetandalarmswitch.
4.SafetyburstingdiscateachCO2bottle.
5.Leakagedetectingpressureswitchonmanifold.
6.NonreturndischargevalvesafterCO2bottles.

RequirementsofCO2bottles:

1.Allbottlesstampedat52barpressure.
2.Burstingdiscfitted,operatesat177~193barat63C
3.Storeintemperaturelessthan55C
4.Rechargeif5%loss.
5.Clampedagainstmovementandvibration(bywoodenplank).
6.Remoteandmanualoperationpossible.
7.Hydraulicallytestedto228bar.
8.Leveltested(byradioactivelevelindication).
9.if>10yearsinternalandexternalexaminationrequired.

GeneralinspectionsinCO2room:

1.Checkemergencylightandallotherlights.
2.Checkexhaustfan/ventilation.
3.Checkallbottlesoverallcondition,clamps,valvesetc.
4.Checkoperatingwirecondition.
5.CheckCO2alarms.
6.CO2roomkeyshouldbeinposition.
7.Checktheoperatinginstructions.
8.InspectiontoberecordedinlogbookandSaturdaysafetyroutinebook.

SurveyonCO2floodingsystem:

1.CheckCO2weightevery2years
2.Testingofcylinderat228bars
3.Blowthroughthelines
4.GeneralinspectiononInstructions,Key,Emergencylights,Ventilation,Alarmsetc.

Advantages:

1.Canpermeatethroughoutthespace.
2.Afterdischarging,itleavesnoresiduesandnodamagetootherparts.
3.Nohazardforelectricalequipment.
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Disadvantages:

1.Onlysuitableforconfinedspace,andneedstotalsealingofthespace.
2.Fataltolife.
3.Reignitioncanoccursafterfireiscompletelydiedout.
4.Nocoolingeffects,onlyextinguishedbysmotheringandinhibition.

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