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"Curbed area"

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a1987

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Dear sirs

in a pump P&ID i have found this reads "this equipment shall be installed in a curbed area"..
could anyone explain me what is a curbed area? what protections and precautions should i take in account for the pumps?

best regards
 
What this means is that the pump might leak a little bit from seals and hence you should build a very small wall - a curb - around it( approx 75mm high) so that you can contain any runnoff into the oily water drain. Sometimes you build pumps with a drain plate which does the same thing, but usually gets clogged with dirt and leaves etc.

A curb is the small concrete thing on the side of a road to separate the tarmac where vehicles go from the pavement (sidewalk) where pedestrians go.

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Also: There's usually a good reason why everyone does it that way
 
You need to install the pumps at an elevation above the flooded curb area so there is no potential to damage the pumps.
 
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