1.

OBJECTIVE
This document describes the piping design basis of detailed study to design and develop Asphalt
loading facility of CPCL

3 DEFINITION & ABBREVATIONS

3.1 DEFINITION
Company Chennai Petroleum Corporation limited
Consultant iFluids Engineering (iFluids) appointed by the Company to perform Project
Contract The contract between Company and Consultant for Project
Project Design & Develop Fire Safety Systems for Compressor Station of AGCL
Services Services being provided by iFluids as per the Contract for the Project

3.2 ABBREVATIONS

CPCL Chennai Petroleum Corporation limited

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASTM American Society for Testing Materials

DFR Detailed feasibility Report

EPCC Engineering procurement and Construction commissioning

FEED Front end engineering design

DPC Dry Powder Chemical

F&G Fire & Gas

FH Fire Hydrant

FM Fire Monitor

FERA Fire and Explosion Risk Assessment

HSE Health, Safety and Environment

4 APPLICABLE CODES, STANDARDS & SPECIFICATIONS: -

The design of Fire Protection System shall be in compliance to the OISD Standards/Specifications,
PNGRB and relevant international codes.

OISD Standards

• OISD-GDN-115 Guidelines on Fire Fighting Equipment and Appliances in Petroleum

Industry
• OISD-STD-116 Fire Protection facilities for Petroleum Refineries and Oil/Gas Processing
Plants
• OISD-STD-117 Fire Protection Facilities for Petroleum Depots, Terminals, Pipeline
 Installations and Lube Oil Installations
• OISD-STD-118 Layouts for Oil and Gas Installations
• OISD-STD-119 Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Pumps
• OISD-STD-120 Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Compressors
• OISD-STD-189 Standard on Fire Fighting Equipment for Drilling Rigs, Work over Rigs and
Production Installations
• OISD-STD-195 Safety in Design, Operation, Inspection and Maintenance of Hydrocarbon
Gas
Compressor Stations and Terminals
• OISD-STD-226 Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines and City Gas Distribution Networks

PNGRB Standards

• T4SNG

5 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS: -
• COMP/SAFETY/O&M/13/2015/19 dated 18/07/2016 Tenders documents
• J-2087-P-DB-1500 Process Design Basis for detailed study
• MOM-2 Dt. 06/08/2017 to 09/08/2017

6 SCOPE:-
The detailed study to Design and Development of fire protection and safety system within the scope
limit of AGCL, includes the following as per contract requirements and OISD Standard for Fire
Protection System and Safety Equipment.

Fire Protection System: -

• Fire water storage

• Fire water Pumps (Main and Jockey)
• Fire water distribution piping network
• Fire hydrant / Monitors
• Water Spray nozzle
• Fire Water Pump house

Safety System: -

• Safety Signs and Notices

7 ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM: -

The active fire protection system shall be designed to control and fight fires occurring at various
facilities, limiting its escalation to adjacent area and minimizing the effects to facilities when exposed
to radiation due to fire.

7.1 Firewater Storage Tank: -

• Water requirement for firefighting shall be met through water storage tanks of steel.
• Firewater shall be stored in an aboveground metallic fixed cone roof storage tanks of minimum
capacity.
• Steel storage tanks (2 no’s) shall be in two interconnected compartments to facilitate cleaning
and repairs. The steel tanks, there shall be two tanks each having capacity equivalent to 50%
of total water storage requirement of an installation
• The design of Fire Water Tank shall meet the requirement of OISD-STD-189 Standard.
• The drainage arrangement shall be made around the tank area to avoid any accumulation of
water around it.
7.2 Fire Water Pumps: -

The fire water pump shall be Diesel Engine driven & Motor driven Pump (Main Pump, Jockey pump)
designed and installed in accordance with OISD-STD-189 & PNGRB Standard. The fuel storage
tanks shall be based on the OISD-STD-189 & PNGRB.

7.3 Fire Water Network: -

• Fire water ring main shall be above ground piping systems.

• The fire water ring main shall be provided all around perimeter of the installation and shall not
pass through buildings or dyke areas.
• The firewater mains shall be laid by the side of road. They shall not be laid besides the
petroleum piping.
• Fire water steel pipe ring main shall be laid above ground at a height of 300mm to 400 mm
above finished ground level. Pipes made of composite material shall be laid underground. The
firewater ring main shall be aboveground piping systems.
• The mains shall be supported at regular intervals not exceeding 6 mtrs. For pipeline size less
than 150 mm (6”) diameter, support interval shall not be more than 3 m.
• The steel pipe ring main shall be laid underground at the following places :
• Road crossings
• Where above ground piping is likely to cause obstruction to operation, vehicle movement and
likely to get mechanical damage.
 • Underground fire water mains shall have at least 1 mtrs earth cushion in open ground and 1.5
mtrs under roads with concrete / steel encashment.
• The underground fire water steel pipe network shall be provided with suitable coating /
wrapping or concrete / masonry.
• Pipe supports and hangers should be designed for potential damage from impact and over
pressure.
• The pipe support shall have only point contact (Pad welded to carrier pipe should rest on the
support system).
• There shall be no branch line provision from the fire water network for any alternate use.

7.4 Fire Hydrants & Monitor: -

• Double headed hydrants with two separate landing valves on 3” / 4” stand post shall be used.
All hydrant outlets shall be 1.2 mtrs above ground level.
• Hydrant inlet valve shall be a gate or butterfly valve with a six (4) inch diameter flanged inlet
and outlet.
• The Hydrant assemblies shall be suitable for a minimum working pressure of 10 barg (150 psig)
and hydrostatically tested to the design code ASME B31.3 requirements.
• Hydrants shall be readily accessible from roads and located in such a way that possible
damage by traffic shall be minimized, the location shall not be within 2 m from curb of the road
and at least 10 m from road crossing.
• Hose Box with 2 Nos. of hoses and a nozzle shall be provided at each hydrant points.
• Fire water monitors shall be provided with independent isolation valves.
• Fire Hydrants/ monitors shall be located at a minimum distance of 15 mtrs from the hazardous
facility / equipment. Case of buildings this distance shall not be less than 2 mtrs and not more
than 15 mtrs from the face of building. Provisions of hydrants within the building shall be
provided in accordance with IS: 3844.
• At least one hydrant post shall be provided for every 30 mtrs of external wall measurement or
perimeter of the battery limit. Monitors shall be placed at 45mtr interval.

7.5 Water Spray System: -

• The Water spray system provided at compressor area shall have spray nozzles directed radially
to the facilities intended for cooling at a distance of 0.6 mtrs from the surface of the equipment
/ facility. Only one type of spray nozzles shall be provided in a particular facility. All spray
nozzles shall be inspected for proper positioning, corrosion and cleaned if necessary at an
interval of not more than 12 months or earlier based on the experience.
7.6 Material Specifications: -

All material used in fire water system using fresh water shall be of the type indicated below
• Pipes - Carbon Steel (CS) IS: 3589 / IS: 1239 / IS: 1978 or Composite materials as per API 15
LR / API 15 HR or its equivalent shall be used.
• Gate / butterfly type isolation valve with open /close indication made of cast steel.
• Hydrant Stand post, Monitors – Carbon Steel / Gunmetal
• Outlet valves/ landing valves- Gunmetal.
• Fire Hose- Reinforced rubber lined hoses (63 mm), 15 mtrs STD length conforming to IS: 636
(type A) / Non-percolating synthetic hose (Type B) / UL or equivalent standard.
• The above ground fire water main, hydrant post shall be painted with corrosion resistant “ fire
Red” paint as per IS: 5
• Water monitors, hydrant point and hose box shall be painted “Luminous Yellow “as per IS: 5
• Anti-Corrosion coating/paint shall be used in corrosion prone areas.

7.7 Isolation Valves on Fire Mains: -

• Isolation valve shall be provided at all tapping points on fire water headers.
• Isolation valve shall be of a type (gate or butterfly) having open/close indication which can be
opened easily and quickly by one person.
• Number of isolation valves on main header must be decided in such a way that at a time not
more than one segment (portion of line between two junctions) of fire water line is isolated.
• Isolation valve shall be of a type (gate or butterfly) having open/close indication which can be
opened easily and quickly by one person.
• Valves larger than six inches in diameter should be equipped with a gear mechanism to
facilitate opening.
• The isolation valves shall be easily identifiable and located where they are accessible during
fire and should be close to the loop junctions.
• Additional valves shall be provided in the segments where the length of segment exceeds 300
m.

8 SAFETY SYSTEM: -

8.1 Safety Signs and Notices: -

• Safety signs and notices shall be provided throughout the Facility in both Hindi and English
languages.
 • All safety signs and notices shall be the photo-luminescent types having a luminous intensity
of eight (8) millicandle light per m2after 30 minutes of complete darkness.
• Signs shall be screen printed onto luminous film covered by a dull but clear PVC film with good
UV resistant qualities.
• Signs shall be mounted on a metal backing or other suitably stable material to allow mounting
into a flat surface.

• The signs shall fall into the following categories depending on locations of equipment and
handling area as WARNING, PROHIBITING, OBLIGING & ADVISING.

Annexure1: Summary of Active Fire Protection Requirement

Following are the list of equipment in AGCL Compressor facility that require Fire Protection systems
such as spray nozzle System.

Spray nozzle Requirements

Fire Protection on
SI.No Tag No Description Dimension QTY Service
Equipment’s

Compressors

1 UNIT-09 Compressor 9000 X 6000 1 Natural Gas Existing

2 UNIT-08 Compressor 9000 X 6000 1 Natural Gas Existing