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Design Philosophy For Fire Protection System

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd LPG Bottling Plant, Bathinda.

Mott MacDonald Consultants (India) Pvt. Ltd. Kothari House, CTS No. 185 Off Andheri - Kurla Road Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 059

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SR. NO. CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SCOPE CODES AND STANDARDS FIRE HYDRANT AND WATER SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

FIRE HYDRANT AND WATER SPRAY SYSTEM OPERATION SPARE PHILOSOPHY ATTACHMENTS

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Scope

The scope covers the fire protection system which includes Fire water Pumping system, Hydrant System, Automatic Operated Medium Velocity Water Spray System and Hand Appliances suitable for the type of risk / fire for different buildings, equipments, storage tanks etc. 2. Codes and Standards Following codes and standards are referred to prepare this design specification 2.1. Design Codes OISD - 144, 2008 Liquefied Petroleum Gas 2.2. Reference Codes 2.2.1. National Fire Protection Act. Codes by NFPA NFPA 14: 2007 systems NFPA 15: 2007 protection NFPA 20: 2007 NFPA 24: 2007 Mains and NFPA 30: 2008 Standard for installation of Standpipe and Hose Standard for water spray fixed systems for fire Standard for the installation of stationery pumps for fire Protection Specification for the Installation of Private Services Their appurtenances Flammable and Combustible Liquid Code

2.2.2. IS codes IS 636:1988 Type B, IS 903:1993 IS 5290:1993 IS 10221:1982 underground IS 2171:1999 IS 2878: 2004 IS10658:1999 Fire IS 2546:1974 2.2.3. TAC Codes Fire Protection Manual (Issued by TAC) Water spray codes of TAC Reinforced rubber-lined fire hose. Fire hose delivery coupling and Branch pipe with nozzle Hydrant valve (Landing valve) Anti corrosion treatment (coating and wrapping) for M.S. pipes Specification for Portable (10 Kg) DCP fire Extinguisher Fire Extinguisher (4.5 / 6.8) CO2 Type. Specifications for High Capacity (25 / 50 / 75 Kg) DCP Extinguisher Specifications for Galvanised M.S Fire Bucket

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Fire Hydrant and Water System Description The following type of systems shall be provided for the LPG Terminal at Bathinda. 3.1. Fire Water Pumping System Fire Water Pumping System comprises of Diesel Engine driven pumps of capacity 410 m3 / hr with adequate head (3 Working + 2 Standby) and Electric motor driven 2 Nos. Jockey Pumps of 20 m3 / hr with adequate head, Suction / Delivery piping, Strainers, Gate Valves, Check Valves, Instruments, Diesel Engine Control Panels for auto operation of Fire Pumps etc. shall be installed in common Fire Water Pump House. Fire Water Pumps will draw the water from two dedicated Fire Water Tanks each having fire water storage capacity of 3500 m3. Make-up water system is also provided at the inlet of the Fire water tanks, which consists of make up water pumps of capacity 35 m3/hr mounted on the make-up water compartment of the underground sump. A 2 fresh water line is provided at the inlet of the Make up water sump. Also, raw water from the bore wells is provided as an alternate source in case of an emergency. The make-up water pump shall start automatically whenever the level in any of the two fire water tanks falls below 500 mm from the maximum level of the tank. The pump shall stop automatically when the level shall reach the maximum level. Make up fire water compartment of the underground sump will store mainly potable water but even bore well pump water can be sourced to fill the make up fire water sump, in case of emergency. The fire water tanks are provided with level switch connections near the tank bottom and tank top. The level switch provided at the tank top shall control the on-off of the Make up water pumps, to maintain the total level in the tank to the required capacity. The level switch at the tank bottom shall be ensure that the fire water pumps do not run dry at low low level in the tank. The fire water storage tanks shall be provided with a level switch which is a part of

Main Control Panel installed in Main MCC block to indicate both Low-low level and Highhigh level alarm / indication at Main Control Room. Diesel engine control panel installed at Fire Water Pump House shall have following minimum features Auto/manual switch for start/stop of Diesel engine pump Battery charger(s) with battery selector switch for working + standby sets of batteries Fail to start Alarm/indication Low lube oil pressure Alarm/indication High cooling water temperature Alarm/indication Fuel low level Alarm/indication Over speed Alarm/indication Low hydrant pressure Alarm/indication
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All above alarms shall be repeated at Main Control Room in Main MCC room Potential free NO/NC contacts shall be provided by Hydrant system contractor along with pressure, level, flow switches and pump failure relay contacts. These contacts shall be used by fire detection vendor to map this on fire detection and alarm system with date and time stamping. Monitor modules will be provided by the fire detection and alarm system vendor in marshalling box near pump/ Engine control panel.

3.2. Fire Hydrant System Hydrant system comprises of a network of piping installed mostly above ground on sleepers around the areas to be protected excluding underground piping at road crossing and paved areas etc. Double Headed Hydrants, Water Monitors, Fire Hoses, Hose cabinets, Branch Pipe with nozzles will be placed at strategic locations as per OISD 144. Refer attachment titled Fire Protection and Gas Detection MATRIX for area that requires fire hydrant system. The Fire Hydrant header sizes shall be designed, as per OISD 144, for the minimum residual pressure of 7 Kg / cm2 g at hydraulic remotest point of application in the plant. Fire hydrant system shall be in closed loops to ensure multidirectional flow in the system. Isolation valves shall be provided to enable isolation of any section of the network without affecting the flow in the rest. The isolation valves shall be located normally near the loop junction. Additional isolation valves shall be provided in the segments where, the length of the segment exceeds 300 Mts. All underground mains shall be coated and wrapped as per Speciation to protect it against soil corrosion. Double headed hydrants, Water Monitors shall be placed 30m apart in the entire Terminal except in non-hazardous area, where they shall be spaced at 45m interval. Hydrant / Monitor stand post shall be located 15m away from the periphery of storage tank or equipment under protection. In case of non-hazardous buildings this distance shall not be less than 2m and not more than 15m. Hydrants /Monitors shall be located along road side for easy accessibility. Each hydrant stand pipe will be 100 mm size with two 80mm outlets for two separate hydrant valves. Each hydrant will be provided with a Hose Box containing 2 x 15m long fire hose pipes
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with instantaneous coupling to IS 636 (Type A), Branch pipe with nozzle, spanner, etc. Monitors shall be used to protect the tanks/equipments and shall not be installed within 15m of hazardous equipment. The location of Monitor shall not exceed 45 m from the hazard to be protected. Fire water flow rate through a hydrant is considered as 36m3/hr and through a monitor as 144 m3/hr.

3.3. Automatically Operated Medium Velocity Water Spray System Automatically Operated Medium Velocity Water Spray System tapped from hydrant system includes Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Water Spray Nozzles of suitable K factor (Nozzle Factor), Gate Valve, Strainer etc. The Nozzles shall be of a capacity to generate good quality water spray at a pressure of 1.4 to 3.5 kg /cm2. Each nozzle shall have minimum orifice of 6mm. Water spray system shall be designed with a design density of 10.2 LPM / m2 for all areas requiring fire spray system except product pump house /LPG compressor house which is designed for water spray density of 20.4 LPM / m2 Hand Appliances The quantity and location of Potable Fire Extinguishers shall be designed as per OISD 144, 2008. Fire extinguishers shall be located at convenient locations and shall be readily accessible and clearly visible at all times. The maximum running distance to locate an extinguisher shall not exceed 15 m. The extinguisher shall be installed in such a way that its top surface is not more than 1.5 m above floor/ground level.. 4. Fire Hydrant and Water Spray System Operation Brief operation of fire protection system is as under 4.1. Fire Water Pumping System All Main Fire Water Pumps along with Jockey Pump shall be kept in auto position for its automatic operation during emergency. The jockey pump shall maintain a minimum header pressure of 7.5 Kg/Sq. cm in the entire fire water network. Jockey pumps shall start automatically at the 7.5 Kg/Sq. cm preset pressure and stop automatically at the 8.8 Kg / Sq. cm. In case the demand of water is more than the capacity of jockey pump, the header pressure (indicated by pressure switch (1W+1S) mounted on the header) shall drop down, which will initiate the starting of the first main diesel driven fire water pump. In case the header pressure continues to drop down, the second main diesel driven fire water pump shall get started after a pre-set time interval. The same philosophy shall be followed for the start of the subsequent main fire water pumps. Each main fire water pump shall have its own control panel. A duty selection switch provided in the control room shall determine the sequence of triggering of the main fire water pumps. The main pump(s) shall have to be stopped
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manually. All the pumps shall be started sequentially during fire condition through the control panel installed at Fire Water Pump House provided for each pump.

4.2. Fire Hydrant System In the unlikely event of a fire in the terminal, one end of fire hose(s) shall be connected to the outlet of hydrant valve and branch pipe with nozzle shall be attached to its other end. Upon opening of the valve, water shall flow through the hose(s) and the water jet through the nozzle shall be directed towards the seat of fire. Depending upon the intensity of fire water monitors shall be operated. The effective fire fighting through the trained personnel will reduce the loss.

4.3. Automatically Operated Medium Velocity Water Spray System The water spray system shall be automatic in operation. On detection of fire through QBD (Quartz bulb Detector), the deluge valve shall open automatically, allowing water to flow through the spray header and eventually flooding the entire protected area from the spray nozzles. The deluge valve shall be kept in shut position through pneumatic actuation system QBD the pneumatic will drop and the valve will open. The entire area of zone will be flooded. One deluge valve shall be provided for each zone. In case of adjoining zones adjacent deluge valve shall also be come into operation. The operation of deluge valve shall have indication on fire alarm panel as well as main panel. In case saline water from the bore well is used during emergency, the system shall be completely flushed with fresh water. 4.4. Hand Appliances Hand appliances like DCP (Dry Chemical Powder), Sand Bucket, CO 2 are used to extinguish initial stage of fire. Each extinguisher shall be operated as per operation instructions given on each extinguisher.

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