sshep
Chemical
- Feb 3, 2003
- 761
My Friends,
We are building some new plants in the USA Gulf Coast which will require many tanks of all sizes. I am asked to get some information to use as guidence on the use of spray rings as fixed fire protection. In some newer plants I have worked on elsewhere, the local site standard required fire protection rings on all tanks containing hazardous material- i.e. flammable liquids. The purose is to cool the tanks in the event of an adjacent fire to limit vaporization of the tank contents. It seems like a good idea, but this US Gulf Coast site does not have such a standard, and has not built many new units recently.
Any advice, reference, or opinion will be helpful.
best wishes,
sshep
We are building some new plants in the USA Gulf Coast which will require many tanks of all sizes. I am asked to get some information to use as guidence on the use of spray rings as fixed fire protection. In some newer plants I have worked on elsewhere, the local site standard required fire protection rings on all tanks containing hazardous material- i.e. flammable liquids. The purose is to cool the tanks in the event of an adjacent fire to limit vaporization of the tank contents. It seems like a good idea, but this US Gulf Coast site does not have such a standard, and has not built many new units recently.
Any advice, reference, or opinion will be helpful.
best wishes,
sshep
