Fire Fighting Pumping Systems at Industrial Facilities
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This book describes fixed firewater pump installations for industrial facilities from the viewpoint of the end users, fire protection engineers, loss prevention professionals, and those just entering a career in which decisions about fire pump installations must be made. Therefore much background information is given for the necessary requirements and usefulness of a firewater pump and the services that interface with it. This book's primary objective is the provision of practical information and basic background design principles on the application of fixed pumps for fire fighting purposes at industrial facilities, both onshore and offshore. Where specific details are necessary and pertinent to the discussion they are provided, otherwise, these can be found from the applicable fire codes and engineering practices to be applied to the facility. Experience from the installation of fire pumps in the petroleum and chemical industries, historical data, manufacturers specification sheets and regulatory code requirements have been drawn upon for the preparation of the information in this book.
Readership
Fire protection engineers, loss prevention professionals, and those just entering a career in which decisions about fire pump installations must be made.
Table of Contents
- 1. Historical Applications of Firewater Pumping Systems
Ancient Water Pumps
Reciprocating Hand and Steam Driven Fire Pumps
Modern Fire Pumps
Rotary Pumps
Invention of Centrifugal Pump
Municipal Water Pumping Plants and Mains
Offshore Facilities
2. Philosophy of Protection
Process Emergency Control Measures
Incident Fuel Consumption
Provide Protective Measures
Passive Systems
Active Systems
Insurance Requirements
Internal Company Policies and Standards
3. Firewater Flow Requirements
Risk Areas
Exposure Cooling Requirements
Fire Control Requirements
Suppression Requirements
Egress Water Sprays
Residual Pressure Requirements
4. Duration of Firewater Supplies
Capability of Public Water Mains
Primary Supplies
Reserve Supplies
5. Sources of Firewater Pump Supply
Seas and Oceans
Rivers, Channels, Ponds and Lakes
Water Wells (Natural Underground Reservoirs)
Manmade Reservoirs (Impounded Supplies)
Storage Tanks
Municipal and Private Firewater Distribution Mains
Specialized Offshore Raw Seawater Systems
Firewater Usage by Other Services
Emergency Water Sources
Water Quality
Enhancements to Fire Fighting Water
Marine Growth
Biocide Injection
Other Marine Growth Control Methods
Future Use, Sources and Development
6. Pump Types and Applications
Centrifugal Pumps
Pump/Impeller Design Relationships
Single and Multi-stage Arrangements
Volute and Turbine Pump Classification
Axial Flow Pumps
Positive Displacement Pumps
Rotary Pumps
Gear Pumps
Lobe Pumps
Sliding Vane Pumps
Reciprocating Pumps
Firewater Pump Characteristics
Characteristic Firewater Pump ""Curve""
Main and Standby Firewater Pumps
Booster Firewater Pumps
Water Mist Firewater Pumps
Jockey Pumps
Firewater Circulation Pumps
Foam Pumps
Packaged and Skid Units
Retrofit Improvements to Existing Firewater Pumps
Future Expansion
Reliance on Mobile Firewater Pumping Apparatus
Portable Pumps
NFPA 20 Versus API 610 and Other Pump Types
7. Pump Installation, Piping Arrangements and Accessories
Code Requirements
Listing Requirements
Typical Installation
Pump Separation
Pump Room or Building Construction
Offshore Facilities
Arctic Locations
Arid Locations
Tropical Locations
Earthquake Zones
Multiple Pump Installations
Pump Rotation
Relief Valves
Circulation Relief Valves
Pressure and Flow Control Valves
Isolation Valves
Bypass Capability
Pressure Gages
Pressure Recorders
Flow Measurement Capability
Check Valves
Air Release Valve
Supervision of Isolation Valves
Inlet Screens, Strainers and Filters
Submerged Pump Intake Openings
Cavitation, Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) and Vortices
Water Hammer or Surge
Pumping System Hydraulic Design
Vibration Limitation
Torsional Vibration Analysis (TVA)
Backflow Prevention
Area and Task Lighting
Ventilation
Sprinkler Protection
Utility Services
Drainage
Outside Installations
8. Materials of Construction
Durability
Corrosion Considerations
Cathodic Protection
Coatings
Fiberglass Materials
Fresh Water Concerns
Common Pump Materials
9. Pump Drivers and Power Transmission
Electric Motors
NEMA Classification
Splash Shield or Partitions
Gasoline Engines
Diesel Engines
Engine Gage Panel
Diesel Engine Fuel Supplies
Fuel Refilling Aspects
Fuel Contamination
Engine Starting Systems
Starting Batteries
Engine Cooling System
Engine Exhaust System
Air Supplies and Ventilation
Instrument Panel
Steam Turbine
Power Transmission Options
Driver Pump Coupling
Right Angle Gear Drives
Lineshafts
Indirect Hydraulic Drive
Acoustical Concerns
Maintenance Access
10. Firewater Pump Controllers
Firewater Pump Controllers
Diesel Engine Firewater Pump Controllers
Electric Motor Firewater Pump Controllers
Controller Power Supplies
Dual Power Source Controllers
Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)
Low Suction Pressure Cut-Off
Jockey Pump Controllers
Remote Alarm and Shutdown Panels for Fire Pump Controllers
Foam Pump Controllers
Controller Listing or Approval
Multiple Firewater Pump Installations
Automatic Activation
Firemain Pressure Switch Activation
Remote Activation
Local Activation
Startup Attempts
Color Coding of Panel Indicators
Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P & IDs)
Controller Indicators
First-Up Fault Feature
Cause and Effects Charts
Firewater Pump Shutdown
Specialized Installations
Controller Location and Access Requirements
11. Reliability
Failure Categories
Insurance Industry Experience
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Single Point Failures (SPF)
Number of Firewater Pumps
Pump Failures
Electrical Motor Failures
Diesel Engine Failures
Gearbox Failures
Controllers Faults
Plant Perils & Pumping System Exposure
12. Classified Area Pump Installations
Diesel Engine Ignition Hazards
Primary Ignition Hazards
Secondary Ignition Hazards
Hot Surfaces
Hot Exhaust Gases
Exhaust System (Muffler)
Exhaust System Spark or Flame Discharge
Engine Overspeeding
Flashback in Air Intake
Material Selection
Rated Instrumentation and Electrical Hardware
Decompression Ports
Electric Motors
Controllers
13. Firewater Pump Acceptance and Flow Testing
Safety Precautions
Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)
Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and Commissioning
Periodic Performance Tests - Frequencies and Duration
Pump Curve Test Points
Fuel Examination
Specific Speed Verification
Accuracy of Test Gages
Weekly Testing
Controller and Interface Testing
Foam Pump Testing
Basic Test Procedure
14. Human Factors & Quality Control
Human Factors
Identification
Painting
Flow Arrows
Starting Instructions
Access
Guards
Noise Levels
Emergency and Pre-Fire Plans
Documentation
Training
Security
Quality Control
Appendices
Acronyms
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 247
- Language: English
- Copyright: © William Andrew 1998
- Published: December 31, 1998
- Imprint: William Andrew
- eBook ISBN: 9780815517214
About the Author
Dennis P. Nolan
Dr. Dennis P. Nolan has had a long career devoted to risk engineering, fire protection engineering, loss prevention engineering and systems safety engineering. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business Administration from Berne University, Master of Science degree in Systems Management from Florida Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland. He is a U.S. registered professional engineer in fire protection engineering in the state of California.He is currently on the Executive Management staff of Saudi Aramco, located in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, as a Loss Prevention Consultant/Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. He covers some of the largest oil and gas facilities in the world. As part of his career, he has examined oil production, refining, and marketing facilities under severe conditions and in various unique worldwide locations, including Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and North and South America. His activity in the aerospace field has included engineering support for the NASA Space Shuttle launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center (and for those undertaken at Vandenburg Air Force Base, California) and “classified” national defense systems. Dr. Nolan has received numerous safety awards and is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, He is the author of many technical papers and professional articles in various international fire safety publications. He has written at least four books, several published by Elsevier.
Affiliations and Expertise
Loss Prevention Consultant and Chief Fire Prevention Engineer, Saudi Aramco
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