3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 MOGAS STORAGE TANK DESCRIPTION

The MOGAS tank is designed based upon the API 650 Standard, which determines the minimum
requirements for the design, material, fabrication, erection, and inspection of the tank. The tank will
have a vertical and cylindrical shape of diameter 12m and height 12m and will consist of an internal
floating cover under their fixed cone roof. Table 3-1 illustrates the characteristics of the Mogas
storage tank.

REF. PRODUCT DIAMETER HEIGHT TANK SURFACE NOMINAL CAPACITY (m3)

TANK (m) (m) AREA (m2) AT HEIGHT 10.5m
1 MOGAS 12 12 113.10 1000

Table 3-1 Characteristics of the Mogas Storage Tank

The tank will consist of the following:

 A 8” inlet line
 A 6” outlet line
 A draw-off line
 Internal floating roof
 Fixed cone cover
 Vents and breather valves
 Roof and shell manholes
 Earthing Bosses
 Bottom sloped equipped with drain sump
 Galvanised Steel stairways and handrails
 Spiral Stairway Access
 Fire-fighting equipment

As specified in the Standards available from EPML, the following was considered while designing the
tank:

 The minimum distance between tanks in different dike areas is 15m as indicated in the
Standard PTS 20.158b – Sites and Layouts, Figure 03.05.02.

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  The minimum distance between the tank shell and the bund wall is at least 1.5m as indicated
in the Standard SANS10089-1: 2008 in Section 4.5.2.1.
 The minimum distance between the tank shell and the boundary of the property is 15m as
indicated in the Standard PTS 20.158b – Sites and Layouts, Appendix 03.05.05.

3.2 DIKE AREA DESCRIPTION

A new dike shall be designed and constructed to encompass Tank 6 and the existing Tank 5, separated
by the existing intermediate bund wall as illustrated in the Site Plan enclosed in ANNEX 3. The dike is
designed to contain any spillage or leakage from the tank and the pipelines and facilitate clean-up
operations. It is also used for fire protection and product recovery.

The wall height of the bund area shall be 1.5m and the total area required for the combined bund is
1514m2. The height of the existing intermediate bund wall is 1.5m.

The dike area will consist of:

 Concrete bund wall

 Concrete floor
 Concrete foundations to be designed according to the geotechnical investigation report
 Crossing of pipes within and around the dike area
 Low point connection within the dike area for storm run-off/oil spillage washing to oil-water
separator
 Appropriate impermeable membrane to avoid any leakage

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3.3 FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEM

The purpose of a total fire protection package is to reduce the risk of fire by detectingthe possible
hazards. The fire-fighting system for the tank was designed according toPTS 20.158i - Fire Protection.
The possible scenarios considered are as follows:

 Dike fire
In case of fire,the dike is injected with premix from the dike foam boxes at a flow rate of 6.5
L/min/m2 for aduration of 60 min. The Mogas tank inside the dike area shall be cooled with
premix at a flow rate of 17 L/min/m on the tank shell and at a flow rate of 1.7 L/min/m2 on
the tank roof via the cooling rings for a duration of 60min. Likewise, all the neighbouring
premises within 40mas listed below shall be cooled with water simultaneously using
theirrespective sprinkler system.

 Shell and roof of Tank 5 for 120min

 Shell and roof of Tank 4 for 120min
 Hydrocarbon Pump Station for 180min
 HFO Loading Bay for 120min
 Transfer Pump Station for 120min
 Additization Unit for 120min
 White Oil Loading Bay for 120min

 Tank fire
In case of fire inside the tank, premix shall be injected inside the tank via the foam pourer at a
flow rate of 4 L/min/m2 for a duration of 45min. Both the tank shell and roof shall be cooled
with premix at a rate of 17 L/min/m and 1.7 L/min/m2 respectively, via the cooling rings for a
duration of 120 min.Additionally, all the neighbouring premises within 46m as listed below
shall be cooled with water simultaneously using their respective sprinkler system.

 Shell and roof of Tank 5 for 120min

 HFO Loading Bay for 120min
 Transfer Pump Station for 120min
 Additization Unit for 120min
 White Oil Loading Bay for 120min

 Fire in neighbouring tanks

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 In case of fire in TANK 5, both the shell and the roof of the MOGAS tankshallbe cooled with
water at a flow rate of 17 L/min/m and 1.7 L/min/m2 respectively, for a duration of 120 min.

The firefightingsystem shall consist of the following:

 Water line supplying water to all the firefighting equipment connected to this line.
 Foam line connecting the foam tank to the automatic proportioner before mixing of water
and foam to form premix.
 Premix line supplying foam mixture to all firefighting equipment connected to this line.
 Mixed line supplying either water or foam mixture at a time to all the fire-fighting equipment
connected to this line. This is dependent on the fire scenarios being considered for the
project.
 The MOGAS tank shall be equipped with a cooling ring with sprinklers around the shell and on
the roof, which will carry both foam and water, one at a time depending on the fire scenarios
discussed above.
 The dike shall be provided with foam boxes and the tank shall be equipped with a foam
generator.

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