Engineering Standard SAES-B-017 Fire Water System Design Rano a 15 March 2006 Loss Prevention Standards Committee Members Ashoor, Esam Aimed. Chairman Fadley, Gary Lowell, Vice Chasrman Churches, Beri Kenneth Karvois, Edwin Frank Solomon Jr, Clarence Rey Zalkramt, Mansour Jemman Sultan, Sultan Abdul Hach Hassar, Fahd Abdullah ‘Agee, Adel Abdulaciz Seba, Zaki ahmed Janaihy, Mohammad Tagy Ghobari, Ali Mahal Anderson, Sidney Vincent Utarb, Abell Azte Sad Sayed, Salah Moh'D Al-Housseimy Cole, Anthony Richard Saudi Aramco DeskTop Standards Table of Contents Scope. Conflicts and Deviations, References. Definitions General System Design. Supply and Storage. Hydrants, . Hose Reels. Monitors. 10 Fixed Spray System 11 Fixed Deluge System. 12 Piping 13 Pumps..... to 14. Maintaining System Pressure. 44 CorVDORwK= Previous Issue: 30 January 2002 Next Planned Update: 18 March 2007 Page 1 of 57 Primary contact: Ashoor, Esam Ahmed on 966-3-8728431 Copyright©Saudi Aramco 2008, All rights reserve.Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 4 Scope This Standard defines the minimum mandatory requirements governing the design and installation of fire water systems. Exceptions: a) Where this Standard is in conflict with specialized requirements for offshore platforms, covered in SAES-8-009; for piers, wharves, sea islands, in SAES-B-060; and bulk lants/air fueling operations, in SAES-B-070, those Standards shall govern. b) Fire water systems are not required at wellstes. ©) The requirements of this Standard do not apply to company gas stations. Conflicts and Deviations 2.1 Any conflicts between this Standard and other applicable Saudi Arameo Engineering Standards (SAESs), Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs), Saudi Aramco Standard Drawings (SASDs), or industry standards, codes, and forms shall be resolved in writing by the Company or Buyer Representative through the Manager, Loss Prevention Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran. 2.2 Direct all requests to deviate from the Standard in writing to the Company or Buyer Representative, who shall follow intemal company procedure SAEP-302 and forward such requests to the Manager, Loss Prevention Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran. References The selection of material and equipment and the design. constmetion, maintenance, and repair of equipment and facilities covered by this Standard shall comply with the latest edition of referenced Specifications, Standards, Codes, Forms, Drawings, and similar ‘material (including all revisions, addenda, and supplements) unless stated otherwise. 3.1 Saudi Aramco References Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure SAEP-302 Instructions for Obtaining a Waiver of a Mandatory Saudi Aranico Engineering Requirement Page 2 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Saudi Arameo Engineering Standards SAES-A-004 Pressure Testing SAES-B-005 Spacing and Diking for Atmospheric and Low- Pressure Tanks SAES-B-006 Fireproofing in Onshore Facilities SAES-B-O08 Restrictions to Use of Cellars, Pits, and Trenches SAES-B-009 Fire Protection and Safety Requirements for Offshore Production Facilities SAES-B-O14 Safety Requirements for Plant and Operations ‘Support Buildings SAES-B-O18 Air Foam Systems for Storage Tanks SAES-B-019 Portable Firefighting Equipment SAES-B-OS4 Aocess, Egress, and Materials Handling for Plant Facilities (SAES-B-O55 Plant Layout SAES-B-057 Safety Requirements: Refrigerated and Pressure Storage Vessels SAES-B-060 Fire Protection for Piers, Wharves, and Sea Islands SAES-B-070 Bulk Plants and Air Fueling Operations SAES-D-100 Design Criteria of Atmospheric and Low-pressure Tanks SAES-G-005 Centrifugal Pumps SAES-H-002 Internal and External Coatings for Steel Pipelines and Piping SAES-J-604 Protective and Condition Monitoring Equipment for Rotating Machinery SAES-L-005 Limitations on Piping Components SAES-L-006 Metallic Pipe Selection SAES-L-007 Selection of Metallic Pipe Fittings SAES-L-008 Selection of Valves SAES-L-009 Metallic Flanges, Gaskets and Bolts for Low and Intermediate Temperature Service Page 3 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design SAES-L-010 Limitations on Piping Joints SAES-L-O11 Flexibility, Support and Anchoring of Piping SAES-1-032 Materials Selection for Piping Systems SAES-L-033 Corrosion Protection Requirements for Pipelines/Piping SAES-L-O41 Utility Piping Connections to Process Equipment -046 Pipeline Crossings Under Roads and Railroads SAES-L-050 Construction Requirements for Metallic Plant Piping SAES-M-100 Sandi Aramco Building Code SAES-P-114 Power System and Equipment Protection SAES-P-116 Switchgear and Control Equipment SAES-S-020 Industrial Drainage and Sewers SAES-S-040 Sandi Aramco Water Systems SAES-S-050 Sprinkler and Standpipe System Components in Buildings SAES-S-070 Installation of Utility Piping Systems SAES-X-600 Cathodic Protection of Plant Facilities Saudi Aramco General Instructions GI-0002.102 Pressure Testing Safely G1-0006.012 Isolation, Lockout, and Use of Hold Tags GI-1781.001 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment GI-1782.001 Inspection, Inspection and Maintenance of Fixed Fire Protection Systems Saudi Aramco Standard Drawings AD-36010 Welthead Guard Posts, Plan and Details AD-036090 Joints for Welding Cement Lined Pipe AB-036381 Cathodic Protection Thermite Welding of Cables to Pipelines and Structures (AA-036629 Cathodic Protection of Hydrants and Risers from (RTR) Mains Page 4 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design AE-036768 External Welding Sleeves for Cement Lined Pipe Saudi Arameo Library Drawing DB-950078 Concrete Thrust Block Details for Utility Pipelines Saudi Aramco Engineering Reports SAER- SAER-S558 Susceptibility of Losing Electrical Substations Due 10 Transformer Fires i248, Saudi Aramco Water Terminology 3.2 Industry Codes and Standards Intemational Fire Code Institute UFC Uniform Fire Code - 1994 Edition National Fire Protection Association NFPA 13 Installation of Sprinkler Systems NFPA 15 Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection NFPA 20 Centrifugal Fire Pumps NFPA 24 Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances NFPA 25 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water- Based Fire Protection Systems NFPA 214 Water-Cooling Towers FPA 231 General Storage NFPA 231C Rack Storage of Materials NFPA 1963 Fire Hose Connections 4 Definitions Capacity Design Basis of a Fire Water System: That flow rate which is needed to supply the highest calculated fire water demand risk area served by the system. See Section 5.7. Combustible Gas: Any gas that can form an ignitable mixture with ait. Combustible Liquid: A liquid thet has a flash point greater than 54°C (130°F). Page 5 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Fire Water System: A fire water system is a piping system for distributing fire water to Saudi Aramico facilities within the scope of this Standard, It includes a supply source, storage, pump suction piping, fire water pumps, jockey pumps, discharge piping, fire water distribution piping, branch piping, associated fixed fire protection equipment, valves, and fittings. Flammable Liquid: A liquid that has a flash point equal to or less than 54°C (130°F). Residual Pressure: Pressure of water at a specific flowing condition. Requirements for the minimum residual pressure are given in Section 5.8 Risk Area: A hypothetical fire protection area in a process facility. It is used for the purposes of sizing fire water systems and to prevent spread of fire from one area to another, See Section 5. For the purposes of defining process risk areas only, a process risk area facility shall inelude any facility where hydrocarbons are produced, processed, stored, or loaded, with the exceptions of wellsites and company gas stations. Otherwise, bulk plants and fuel terminals are considered nonprocess areas and have some specialized requirements, as treated in Section 13 and in SAES-B-070. RIR Pipe: Glass-fiber-reinforced thermosetting resin pipe, also called RTRP or fiberglass pipe 5 General System Design This section deals with general design requirements of fire water systems serving process facilities, residential areas, and support facilities. Sections 5.1 through 5.6 cover "process risk areas", The rest of Section 5 is generally applicable to all Saudi Arameo fire water systems. 5.1 Process Areas All process facilities to be served by a fire water system shall be segregated into risk areas for the purposes of fire water system design. The following applies to process areas with vessels and equipment which contain flammable or combustible liquids or combustible gases: a, Each shall be a logically defined area that may be described in tems of equipment or buildings. b. The minimum distance between equipment and vessels in one risk area and equipment, vessels, or drainage swales in other risk areas shall be 15 m (50 fi). c. There shall be clear fire vehicle access to at least two opposite sides of a risk area, Road width shall be in accordance with SAES-B-055, Page 6 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 Mareh 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 4d. For the purposes of fire water capacity design calculations, when there is a common pipeway located between two risk areas, and the space between equipment and the pipeway is less than 7.5 m from both risk areas, the pipeway shall be a part of both risk areas. Ifa pipeway is less than 7.5 m. from only one risk area, the pipeway shall be included in only that risk area, Fin-fan coolers shall be considered as pipeways. The boundaries of a risk area shall be determined by the outermost equipment, vessels, and any included pipeways, containing process flammable / combustible liquids or combustible gases, High-Risk Process Area 1 A “high-risk process area” is an area where one or more of the following conditions ex a, Equipment containing fractionated, liquefied light hydrocarbons (butane or lighter). b, Equipment processing any of the following substances at aufoignition temperature: flammable liquid, combustible liquid, or combustible gas. cc. Equipment processing flammable/combustible liquid or combustible gas at a pressure of 6900 kPa.., (1000 psig) or greater 4. Equipment which is unusually congested or a concentration of equipment of high value. Commentary Note: Examples of such high-risk areas are Rheniformers, hydrogen treating plants, NGL fractionation plants and LPG refrigeration plants. The surface area of a high-risk process area shall not exceed 1860 m? (20 000 4) without concurrence of the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer Medium-Risk Process Area An area shall be designated a "mediumrisk process area" when the following are processed or handled: a. Crude oil or frel products processed above their flash point. b. Where flammable (as defined in SAES-B-005) fuel products are processed or where gas treatment facilities are operated. Page 7 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Plauned Update: 15 Mazch 2007 Fire Water System Desian Commentary Note: Examples of such medium-risk areas are stabilizers, gas treating plants, asphalt oxidizers, sulfur plants, and onshore GOSPs. See the exception to Section 5.6.2 for stand-alone onshore GOSPs. 5.5 Low-Risk Process Area An area in which combustible liquids are processed or handled at ambient temperatures shall be designated as a "low-risk process area” Commentary Note: An example of a low-risk facility would be a diesel-handling pump station. Boiler ‘and air/water utility areas have also been classified as low-risk facilites, despite the presence of fuel gas piping, as long as gas piping is only for fuel to local boilers 5.6 Fire Water Demand for Process Risk Areas 5.6.1 5.6.2 For high-risk process areas, the number and capacity of monitors and spray systems required to cover the equipment shall be determined per Sections 9 and 10. The fire water demand shall be computed by: summing the design flow rate of each monitor and spray system. The {flow rate provided to a high-risk process area shall not be less than 63 L/s (1000 gpm) but is not required to exceed 252 L/s (4000 gpm), including fixed spray requirements Commentary Note: This demand may be intially estimated by computing a rate based upon the area encompassed by the boundaries of the process risk area. A density of 0.14 L’m’s (0.20 gpmit?) shall be used. Deluge system demand (primarily for spheres and spheroids, see 11.1) fs not included in the 4000 gom ceiling For medinmerisk process areas, the demand shall be calculated in a manner similar to that of high-risk process areas, with the following exceptions: a. The flow rate provided to a medium-risk process area shall not be less than 63 L/s (1000 gpm) but is not required to exceed 190 L/s (3000 gpm), including fixed spray requirements, b. The density used to initially estimate flow shall be 0.10 Lim’s (0.15 gpmvft), Page 8 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Exception: For onshore GOSPs and cross-country pipeline pump stations that are stand-alone and not part of other plant facilites, the flow rate is not required to exceed 63 L’s (1000 gom), plus spheroid deluge requirement if located within the same risk area. Where onshore GOSPs are agjacent to or part of other plant facilities having medium- risk or high-risk process areas, this exception does not apply. Where onshore GOSPs have other process equipment such as topping units or stabilizer columns, the capacity design basis for the fire water system shall be developed with the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. Commentary Notes: The rationale for using a lower fre water design rate for stand-alone GOSPs takes into account the following factors: ‘a. limited manpower available; b, limited availabilty of water at many GOSPs. remoteness from other facilties, greatly reducing the likelihood of fre spreading from the stand-alone GOSP to other facies. 5.6.3 For low-risk process areas, the demand shall be calculated in a manner similar to that of high-tisk process areas, with the following exceptions Exceptions: a. The flow rate provided to a low-risk process area shall not be less than 19 L's (300 gpm) but is not required to exceed 63 L/s (1000 gpm) including fixed spray requirements. b. The density used to initially estimate flow shall be 0.07 Lm?s (0.10 gomnft) 5.7 Capacity Design Basis S71 A fire water system shall be designed to provide the maximum flow rate requirement of any single risk area served by the system. The capacity design basis of the system is set by the risk area having the highest flow rate requirement, Fire water systems shall be analyzed using computer software specialized for cross loop flow analysis of fire water systems to assure that the system will meet flow-rate and residual pressure requirements at each piece of fire protection equipment. Page 9 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 Mareh 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 5.73 Pressure-drop calculations shall be based upon Hazen-Williams formulae. The following flow factors (C-factors) shall be used: Cement-Lined Steel C= 130 90/10 Cw/Ni c= 140 Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe C= 135 * C-factors higher than 135 for RTR pipe may be used with approval of the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. Prior to introducing hydrocarbons, actual flow-testing of the fire water system shall be done to confirm that the required design flows, residual pressures, and other system tests and checks pet NFPA 25 are achieved. The flow test shall be witnessed by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer and the General Supervisor, P&TS Div., Fire Protection Department or their representatives. Deficiencies shall be corrected prior to final acceptance. A record of the flow test shall be provided to the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer and the General Supervisor, P&TS Div., Fire Proteetion Department. ‘Minimum Residual Pressure Fire water systems shall be designed to provide the minimum residual pressure at the hydraulically most remote piece of fixefighting equipment in each risk area assuming (a) water flow to the firefighting equipment in the risk area meets the requirements of this Standard and (b) the specific piece of firefighting equipment is operating at its required flow. Residual pressure at individual equipment shall not exceed 1140 kPa,, (165 psig) without concurrence of the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. ‘Minimum Residual Pressure at Design Flow [kPaga, (PSig)] Mentors 700 (100), Live Hose Reels 700 (100) | Exception (@) Hydrants 7700 (100) | Exception (b) Deluge Nozzles 175 5) ‘Spray Nozzles 207 (30) | Exception ©) ‘Sprinkler Nozzies 140,720) Page 10 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Exceptions: a. This pressure for hose reels may be reduced to 415 kPa,. (60 psig) in support facilities only. b.Forfire hydrants intended to supply water only to mobile firefighting apparatus (primarily in residential areas), the minimum residual pressure shall be 140 kPa, (20 psig). If the hydrant is intended to directly supply fire hose, the minimum residual pressure shall be 550 kPa... (80 psig) for residential areas and 700 KPa... (100 psig) for process facilities (See SAES-B-019, Table 1) ¢. This pressure for spray nozzles is to be used as a starting point only. The minimum acceptable pressure shall be that necessary to give desired coverage in specific design situations. Wind losses shall be considered in outdoor designs. The fire water to any process risk area shall be distributed through a looped fire water system. Dedicated fire water systems shall be provided for onshore hydrocarbon processing and storage facilities; process and utility water shall not be provided through the fire water system. Dedication of water tankage shall be as required in Section 6. Exception: For stand-alone GOSPs, bulk plants, cross-country pipeline pump stations, and ail offshore facilties, a combined utilty and fire water system is ellowed. Commentary Note: Dedicated fire water systems in existing processing and storage facilities are recommended. Facilities that now have combined utilty/fire water systems should be evaluated for isolation capability, and decisions concerning separation Of the utility and fire water systems should be documented by the responsible Safe Operations Committee (SOC). In facilities subject to freezing temperatures severe enough to affect operation of the fire water systems, freeze protection shall be incorporated in the design. Commentary Note: While there is currently no evidence that indicates a freezing problem exists in most areas, expansion facilities in exposed or mountainous areas in the Central ‘or Western regions could be found to require some protection. For example, dry- barrel hydrants may be considered (waiver required) for these areas. Note that fire water systems exposed to slightly freezing air temperatures at night do not necessarily require freeze protection. 5.12 Drainage to remove applied fire water shall meet SAES-S-020. Page 11 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 5.13 Fire Protection for Hydrocarbon Storage Facilities 5.131 5.13.3 Fire water demand for floating-roof tanks over 60 m in diameter for crude oil and other flammable products shall be based on the greatest of the three considerations below; total fire water need not exceed 252 L/s (4000 gpm): a, Seal-rim fire only. Water is needed for foam generation as required by SAES-B-018, plus water from hydrants/hose streams for cooling the shell of the involved tank. Cooling water shall be calculated using 0.07 L/m's (0.10 gpm/ft) applied to shell area above the liquid level or roof level, assuming the tank to be half full. limited to 158 L/s (2500 gpm) per tank. Fully-involved tank fire with the roof lost. Cooling water shall be provided to tanks downwind of the burning tank within 1° tank diameters and within one quadrant. Water for cooling by fire hose streams shall be provided for a maximum of three tanks, based on 0.07 Lim's (0.10 gpm/ft?) for major exposed surfaces, limited to the upper half of shells and 50% of the periphery of one tank and 25% of the periphery for each of the other two tanks. Commentary Note on b: Since this type of incident has a low probability, fixed foarn systems are specified to help fight seal rim fres and are not intended to extinguish a fully involved tank fire. Therefore, water demand is based on the amount of cooling water necessary to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent tankage. ¢. Tank pump-over or boil-over resulting in a fire inside the diked area, Water shall be provided for making finished foam to be applied at a density of 0.11 L/ms (0.16 gpu/ft?) to the largest diked area (but subtracting the area of the tank) times 1.5 (wastage factor). For floating-roof tanks 60 m in diameter and less for erude oil and other flammable produets, fire hydrants shall be provided as described in Section 7. Ordinary fixed (cone) roof tanks above a certain size (See SAES-B- 005) are normally not used for storing crude oil or flammable liquids ‘Where such tankage exists, hydrants shall be provided as deseribed in Section 7, and such additional fire protection equipment shall be provided as specified by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. Page 12 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 5.134 For other design requirements for foam fire protection systems, see SAES-B-O18. Commentary Note: For existing hydrocarbon storage facilites, the need for retrofit of fire protection systems should be assessed by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer or his representative. Recommendations can then be prioritized and acted upon by the responsible Safe Operations Committee (SOC). 5.14 Residential Areas and Support Facilities 5.14.1 5.142 5.143 S144 Selection and location of fire water protection systems shall meet the requirements of SAES-B-019 (Table 1) and SAES-B-014. The fire water system may also be used as a utility water distribution system in accordance with SAES-S-040. Automatic sprinkler systems in buildings shell be installed where required by SAES-M-100 (see this standard, paragraph 10.10). Fire water protection for maintenance shops, storage areas, laboratories, and warehouse facilities, if required, shall also meet the requirements in UFC Table 81-A, NFPA 231, and NFPA 231C as practicable. Fire Protection for Loading Racks The fire water demand created by loading racks shall be determined per SAES-B-070. 5.16 Barriers for Protection of Exposed Firefighting Equipment and Fire Water Piping 5.16.1 Fire hydrants, monitors, hose reels, and fire water piping and valving generally do not require barrier protection inside plants. Along curbed roadways, hydrants should be protected against vehicular damage by locating them so that they are protected by the curb, Barriers are not allowed along thoroughfares or residential or light industrial area streets. Page 13 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 5.16.2 Fire protection equipment is sometimes exposed to a high probability of damage from reversing traffic in process facility areas or other light, industrial settings, such as warehouse parking lots and lay-down yards, In these circumstances, posts, using drawing AD-036010 as a guideline for post construction, or roll eurbs shall be installed on the traffic exposed side only. A bamzier shall not impair emergency access to the equipment or its operation. Commentary Notes: Barriers have been overused in the past. They are expensive, require ‘periodic maintenance (painting), and frequently interfere with fre hose connections. Barriers should not be used in residential and light industrial areas since they create a potentially lethal hazard near roadways. It is recommended that existing barriers be evaluated. If the barrier interferes with use of the fire hydrant per the Fire Protection Department, it shall be modified or removed. Barriers should be removed from main roadways. On distillation columns and reactor structures, a nominal 100 mm (4-inch) riser with a twin fire department 2+<-inch gated "Y" inlet at 1 meter above grade shall be provided. 2*-ineh fire department single valved outlets shall be provided at each level where a manway is located and on other strategic walkway levels that ‘the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer or his representative shall specify. An automatic air bleed valve to relieve air pressure during filling of the riser shall be installed at the top of the riser. All inlets and outlets shall be provided with caps. Commentary Note: This is provided to fight column fires using a fire department pumper truck, such 28 a fire caused by ignition of pyrophorie materials during TI Operations. 6 Supply and Storage 61 Design Basis, Every fire water system shall be supplied fiom dedicated fire water storage. The storage shall contain a volume of water sufficient to provide the design flow rate, for the duration stated below, to the most demanding risk area (capacity design basis). Tankage may be used for fire water and for utility water provided ‘the snction connection for the utility water pumps is high enough on the tank to ensure the required fire water supply is available when utility water suetion is starved. Page 14 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 Mareh 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 62 63 Storage Capacity The required storage capacity shall be sufficient to provide fire water for durations as follows. with a primary supply providing 100% of the design basis flow and a secondary supply providing 50% of the design basis flow: Primary | Secondary 100% Flow | 50% Flow igh. and Medium-Risk Areas S hours inoue Hycrocarbon Storage Facillies hours hours ‘GOSPs hours one Low-Risk Areas hours none Flammable/Combustble Warehouses hours a nours Ulty Areas. Shops hours ‘hours Residential And Support Senices hours hone In locations where a reliable supply of water is available, provisions shall be made to provide a minimum of 30% of the design flow indefinitely. An example would be seawater back-up to a fresh water system, ‘The supply of fiesh water may be reduced to 2 hours if 100% seawater back-up is provided. ‘When seawater is used, a chlorination, hypochlorination, or other system shalll be provided to prevent the growth of marine organisms in pump suetions, pump caissons, and other piping systems susceptible to their growth. Systems shall be capable of being adjusted to provide down to 1 ppm of fiee chlorine to the inlet of the source pump suction. A system shall be provided to monitor the ehlorine concentration entering the pump. Fire Water Quality tis preferable for the primary supply of water to be fresh water (as defined in SAER-5248), If the water supply is brackish, chemical injection or other means of water treatment should be considered in system design to reduce comrosivity, scaling/fouling tendency, and other undesirable factors. Special Requirements for Fire Water Tanks 631 Design Fire water storage tanks shall comply with SAES-D-100. Page 15 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 63.2 Internals The lining and internals of tanks shall be compatible with all types of ‘water anticipated as being a source of fire water 63.3 Piping Connections All piping connections to a tank used as a reservoir, other than suction lines to the fire water and jockey pumps, shall be located at a point above the level required to contain the minimum volume per Section 6 in that tank 63.4 A fixe water tank low level alarm shall be installed with annunciation at the appropriate manned control facility. 64 — General Equipment Layout A summary for general fixed fire protection equipment requirements is included in Table 1 of SAES-B-019. 7 Hydrants 7.1 Location 7.1.1 Hydtants shall be provided in Saudi Aramco facilities which have: a, A dedicated fire truck, or b, A Sandi Aramco Fire Protection Dept. fire station located within 2 hours by road. 7.1.2 Hydrant spacing shall be provided as follows ‘Space Between Hyarants And Protected Structures Classification Spacing Between [~ Minimum | Maximum Hydrants (max.)* Process | High-Risk ‘60m (200 f) Tm GOR | 75m 300) Magium-Risk 60 m (200 f) 18m (g0f) | 75m (00%) LowRisk 80m (300 f) 18m (0A) | 75m G00) Uaiy ‘20m (300 fi) 15 m(50%) | 75m(300 7) Tankage and other ofeie ‘30m (300 ft) 15m (SOR) | T5m(300R) ant areas * For high-risk and medium-risk areas, some hydrants with good road access shall be spaced at least 30 m (100 ft) from any protected equipment or structures, so that fire trucks can be safely positioned for long-term firefighting operations. Page 16 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 Mareh 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 713 ** Refer to Table 1 of SAES-B-019. Exception: A hydrant shall be located within 23 m (75 ft) of any foam manifold for the foam protection of rims of floating roof tanks, Refer to SAES-B-018 for additional information on fire protection of storage tanks. Hydrants shall not be located inside tank dikes or in drainage swales. Hydrants shall be numbered and clearly stenciled on the riser. The numbering system shall be coordinated with the Fire Protection Department before entering or updating these numbers in the drawing system. Hydrant Selection and Design 721 72.2 Hyédrants used in process, storage, and utility facilities shall be selected from: Type 509E: Risk areas with a demand of 32 L/s (500 gpm) or less, ‘and where pumpers are not usable. Type 509-G: Risk areas with a demand of more than 32 L/s (500 gpm), up to and including 126 L’s (2000 gpm). Type 509K: Risk areas with a demand of greater than 126 L/s (2000 gpm). Hydrant design, valves, and flange connections shall either comply with Figure 1 or purchase commercially available manufactured hydrants that are functionally the same, meet the requirements of Section 7.2. and have the same riser ange connection. Commercially available hydrants and valves shall be technically reviewed and approved by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer and the General Supervisor, P&TS Div., Fire Protection Department prior to purchase. Provide model and details with request for approval. Hydrants shall meet the following criteria’ a, Hydrants shall be rated for a minimum of 64 L’s (1000 gpm) in high-risk areas b, Hydrants shall be rated for a minimum of 47 L/s (750 gpm) in medium-risk areas. c. Hydrants shall be rated for a minimum of 32 L/s (500 gpm) in low-risk areas. Page 17 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 Mareh 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Access 731 733 4. Hydrants shall be a wet barrel type with no intemal valving or integral foot (intemal subgrade shutoff) valves. Hydrant outlet valves shall be listed to meet the requirements of ‘NFPA 1963 and shall be compatible with the mobile / firefighting equipment from the local fire station of the Saudi Aramco Fire Protection Department. Handwheels shall not be provided or installed on the valves. Exception: For areas protected by Municipality or other local fire departments, such as Saudi Aramco-built Government Schools, outlet valves shall be compatible with the equipment of that fire department. £ Outlet valves shall be a minimum of 600 mm (24 inches) and maximum of 1200 mm (48 inches) above finished grade. The bottom flange shall be a minimum of 125 mm (5 in) above finished grade (See Figures | and 2). 2. Isolation valves between the hydrant and fire water main, if provided, shall be buried in accordance with SAES-S-040. Risers to hydrants shall be installed in accordance with Figure 2 of this standard, For anchoring a riser fiom a plastic or RTRP header, also refer to Figure 2. Commentary Note: There is no requirement for a valve at the T-junction where the hydrant lateral connects to the fire main, since main isolation valves specified in Section 12, provide sufficient isolation capability for hydrant maintenance. ‘Where hydrants are installed adjacent to pipelines, fences, ditches, and dikes, hydrants shall be accessible from a roadway or designated access way. Hyédrants shall be located within 6 m (20 ft) of roads or access ways suitable for access by a fire truck. A level working area shall be provided for a 3 m (10 ft) radius around each hydrant, unless approved by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer or his representative Fire hydrants in residential and service areas shall be located on the street side of houses or buildings. Page 18 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Exception: If there is some advantage or need to use the utility alley. hydrants may be located in the alley. An alley used for this purpose shall be wide enough to accommodate two-way fire truck traffic (a minimum of 6 m wide), shall be clear of other obstructions, such as trees and shrubs, and shall have access to a street on either end of the alley. 7.34 Underground piping, valves, and fittings shall be externally protected against corrosion per SAES-X-600. 7.3.5 For direct-buried block valves, refer to Section 1 8 Hose Reels 1. 8.1 Areas Requiring Hose Reel Coverage 8.1.1 Coverage of all ground-level vessels and equipment by at least one live hose reel shall be provided as follows: a b. ©. a Process areas. Utility areas for process areas. Combustible/flammable yard storage: inside warehouses, labs industrial shops, and construction camp buildings. Scraper traps located in plant areas. 8.1.2 — Coverage by two live hose reels shall be provided where two monitors are required as specified in Section 9.1. 8.2 Design and Construction Live hose reels shall be constructed in accordance with SAMS 21-219-834 using Figure 3 for guidance. Design improvements are allowed upon review and approval of the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer and the General Supervisor, P&TS Div, Fire Protection Department or their representatives. 8.3. Installation 83.1 Clear Space Requirement A minimum clear space of 4.5 m (15 ft) shall be provided in front of every live hose reel cabinet to allow proper hose withdrawal Page 19 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 83.2. Orientation to Equipment Live hose reel cabinets shall be located such that all equipment that they are intended to protect can be so protected without kinking the hose. 84 Special Hose Reel Requirements In addition to the general design requirements given above, the following are applicable’ a. A throw of 7.5 m (25 ft) shall be assumed when estimating available coverage. Hose reels shall be provided with 38 m (125 ft) of 14-inch firm type rubber-covered and rubber-lined booster hose. b. Live hose reels covering shops and other buildings shall be located inside the buildings and shall be positioned adjacent to exits. All areas of the building interior shall be covered by at least one hose, c. In process facilities, live hose reels shall be a minimum of 7.5 m (25 ft) from the equipment being protected d. Onhigh strctures, such as fhuid cat cracker (FCC) units, live hose reels shall be provided on landings within the structure. e. On cooling towers made of combustible materials or containing combustible fill, live hose reels shall be mounted on the end of the walkway at the top of the tower. £ — Self-regulating valves shall be installed at each live hose reel to control the residual pressure at 1035 kPa,, (150 psig) when the system shut-in pressure exceeds 1035 kPa,, (150 psig). 8.5 Flat Folding Hose and Pin Racks a. Apartment buildings, offices, schools, hospitals, laboratories, clubhouses. dining halls, theaters, and similar buildings shall be provided with stations for flat folding hose per Table 1 of SAES-B-019. 1%inch flat folding hose shall be a listed, rubber-lined, single synthetic- jacket fabric, in either 15 m or 30 m (50 ft or 100 ft) lengths, depending on required coverage (refer to SAMS 21-045-056). Hoses, nozzles, pin sacks, angle valves, wrenches, and adaptors shall be mounted in a metal cabinet specifically designed and manufactured for this purpose, The door shall have a glass panel so that the contents are readily visible. Pin racks are required. Page 20 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design ©. The nozzle shall be a combination spray/stream type with capability of continuous adjustment from shut-off through spray pattem to solid stream. Nozzles shall comply with SAES-B-019, Section 7. 9 Monitors Fire water monitors shall provide coverage as listed below. Exception: Onshore GOSPs that are not inside a main plant area require only partial coverage as specified in 9.3, 9.1 Two-Monitor Coverage The following equipment shall be protected by a minimum of two monitors: a. Vessels (heat exchangers, drums, columns, and similar equipment) containing 19 000 L (5.000 gal) or more of flammable liquid at normal operating liquid level. b. Heat exchangers, vessels, or other equipment containing flammable liquid or combustible gas at temperatures above 315°C (600°F) or above fluid aufoignition temperature, whichever is lower €. Plate-type heat exchangers for flammable liquids or combustible gases. 4. Compressors handling combustible gas and having drivers over 150 KW (200 hp). e. Pumps handling flammable liquid and having drivers over 75 kW (100 hp). £ Any furnace which has a flow of flammable liquid, combustible liquid, or combustible gas through the tubes 2. Any furnace fired with a flammable liquid fuel Commentary Note: Itis not the intent to require two monitors for each individual piece of the equipment listed above; rather, the intent is to ensure that each piece of equipment is reachable by two monitors without violating the monitor-to- equipment spacing requirements in Sections 9.4 and 9.7. For example, depending on equioment-to-equipment spacing, a total of either two, three, or four (but almost surely not five or six) monitors might be needed in order to provide adequate coverage for three pumps. Monitors must be spaced apart so Page 21 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 ‘Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design that good equipment coverage from at least one monitor will be possible, regardless of wind direction, spraying burning liquids, gas releases, etc. Exception 1: When it is impractical to protect equipment with monitors because of congestion, water spray or deluge protection shall be provided in lieu of monitors. Equipment that is protected by a water spray or deluge system does not require monitor coverage. However. fre hydrant and hose reel coverage is stil required. Commentary Notes: Where fre water is limited, and, in some cases, where manpower is limited, spray or deluge protection provides the best coverage for the water available. However, spray/deluge systems require proper design, careful installation, periodic testing, and (due to plugging concems) are generally viewed as more troublesome and less reliable than monitors. Therefore, the decision to use spray/deluge protection rather than monitor protection generally is made solely on the basis of piping/equipment congestion which doss not permit adequate spacing of monitors from equipment and interferes with proper coverage of equipment by monitor streams. Where adequate water is available, concems about plugging of sprays can be alleviated by designing spray systems that make use of 1%inch NPT fixed- pattern monitor nozzles, field-adjusted for correct coverage. This approach, due to its simpler piping, is particularly desirable for protection of large pieces of equipment, such as compressors that need crane access for repairs. Exception 2: Unless required elsewhere in this Standard, monitor protection is not necessary above a height of 7.5 m. Commentary Note: The question frequently comes up about coverage of tall columns, ete. in most cases, for equioment that extends far up into the air, itis not practical to provide monitor coverage except for the lower part of the equipment, up to a height of about 7.5 m. Fire damage can occur at heights far higher than 7.5m, but specialized equipment (such as straight-stream nozzles on portable monitors, supplied by Fire Protection Dept. and fed from @ pumper truck) will be needed in this type of major fire situation. Fin-fan coolers are generally at a height where fixed monitor protection is impractical and need not be provided. Pipe racks that ‘support only piping do not require monitor protection. Monitor protection sometimes has besn provided for metering skids, but protection from hydrants and hose reels should be sufficient unless skids contain higher risk equipment such es pumps. Many crude oil manifolds in GOSPs have monitor protection, but hydrants should be adequate for new construction. However, crude manifold EVs that shut off incoming crude to traps need coverage by at least one monitor. Page 22 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention 15 Mareh 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Issue Date: 92 93 94 SAES-B-017 Fire Water System Design One-Monitor Coverage The following equipment shall be protected by at least one monitor a. Allother process equipment handling flammable or combustible liquid or combustible gas and not noted in 9.1 or 9.3. b. Scraper traps located in plant areas. ¢. Manifold EIVs that shut off incoming erude to traps [See 9.3 (c)]. 4. Oil-filled transformers associated with critical substations (per SAER- 5558) and containing 7600 L. (2000 gal) or more of insulating oil. if Fire Protection Department apparatus response is likely to be greater than five minutes, Partial Coverage for Selected Onshore GOSPs a. For onshore GOSPs that are stand-alone and not part of other plant facilities, complete coverage of surfaces of large horizontal vessels (traps. desalters, dehy drators) is not required. However, monitor coverage shall be provided for all inlet and outlet flanges, small-diameter piping connections, and bridles b. Compressors handling combustible gas and having drivers over 150 kW. (200 hp), and pumps handling flammable liquid and having drivers over 75 KW (100 hp), shall be protected by at least two monitors. €. Allother process equipment shall be protected by at least one monitor. ‘Monitor protection is not required for piping manifolds (production headers) for incoming crude where adequate spacing, isolation capability, and surface drainage exist, but manifold ETVs that shut off incoming erude to traps need coverage by at least one monitor Foam Monitors In tank farms serving ship-loading operations, fixed foam water monitors of 32 L/s (500 gpm) capacity each shall be installed to deliver both water and 3% foam solution to crude oil booster/shipper pump facilities. Monitors shall be approximately 15 m (50 fi) from booster/shipper pumps being protected and located such that the pump area can be hit from two or more sides (upwind and cross-wind). The monitors shall be connected to the tank farm fire water system via a normally-closed isolating valve located upwind a minimum of 30 m (100 fi) from the nearest edge of the pump area. A hose-conneetion manifold having two 2%-inch hydrant valves (SAMS 04-790-003) for each monitor shall be installed a minimum of 30 m from the nearest curbing or drainage swale of the Page 23 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 Mareh 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 95 9.6 97 pump area fo enable delivery of water or foam solution from a fire truck to the pump area monitors, The fire hydrant(s) supplying the fire truck shall be no closer than 7.5 m and no more than 30 m in an upwind or cross-wind direction away from the hose-conneetion manifold. The manifold isolating valve shall be located in the vieinity of the hose-connection manifold. Supply hydrants and hose-connection manifold shall have road access. Commentary Note: With the isolating vatve connecting the monitors with the water main normally closed, firefighters have a choice of pumping either foam or water in from the truck through the manifold to the monitors, or they can open the isolating valve to supply fire water to the monitors. Monitor valves should be normaily open (see Figure 4, below). Design Specifications 9.5.1 Monitors shall be designed in accordance with Figure 5. 9.5.2 Monitor and nozzles shall be as specified in SAMS 21-161-350 and SAMS 21-178-009, respectively 95.3 Monitors shall be numbered and clearly stenciled on the riser. The numbering system shall be coordinated with the Fire Protection Department before entering or updating these numbers in the drawing system Rated Capacity Monitors shall have a minimum rated flow of 32 L/s (500 gpm) at 700 kPa, (100 psig) residual pressure. Location Restrictions 9.7.1 Monitors shall be located a minimum of 15 m (50 ft) and 2 maximum of 30 m (100 ff) from equipment being protected. 9.7.2 Monitors shall not be located within 3 m (10 f) of any eatch basin or drainage channel or swale, Monitors shall not be located inside tank dikes or in drainage swales 9.7.3 Attention shall be given to the extent to which adjacent objects will obstruct the pattern of coverage of monitors. Final design shall either remove the obstruction, reposition the monitor, or provide additional monitors, Page 24 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 98 — Access 9.8.1 Except for elevated monitors, ready access shall be provided to all 9.8.2 monitors. A level working area shall be provided for a 3 m (10 ft) radius aronnd each monitor, unless approved by the Chief Fize Prevention Engineer or his representative. ‘Where elevated monitors are used to provide protection of congested equipment, they shall be operable from grade in terms of adjustment of water flow and horizontal and vertical movement. 40 Fixed Spray System 10.1 10.2 Spray systems shall be provided to protect equipment as follows: a Loading racks for LPG and flammable liquids as specified in SAES-B- 070. Equipment handling or storing tetramethyllead (TML) or tetraethyllead (TEL). ©. Compressors mounted on elevated platforms or in shelters and therefore cannot be adequately protected by monitors. 4. Cooling towers (including fill) built of combustible materials shall be covered by fixed spray/sprinklers per NFPA 214. €. Other equipment noted in Section 9, when it cannot be adequately protected by monitors. General Design. 10.2.1 Fixed spray systems designed and installed by fully experienced and specialized parties. 10.2.2 Water spray systems shall be hydraulically balanced to maintain a water distribution rate within 15% of design density. Calculation procedures shall be per NFPA 15 and shall be submitted to the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer or his representative for review 10.2.3 Each spray system shall be required to pass a performance test, witnessed by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer and the General Supervisor, P&TS Div., Fire Protection Department or their representatives, prior to mechanical acceptance sign-off. Page 25 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 10.2.4 The design of the system shall follow requitements of NFPA 15 except as modified by this Standard. 10.3 Spray Performance Requirements 10.3.1 Spray nozzles shall have a minimum orifice diameter of 11 mm (gin) 10.3.2 Spray nozzles shall be designed to discharge water through a single orifice. 10.3.3 Spray systems shall be designed to achieve the desired coverage of vessels and equipment with a minimum number of larger spray heads. Commentary Note: Particular attention must be paid to design and performance testing of spray coverage of vessel heads, since coverage in these cntical areas frequently has been deficient in past designs. 10.3.4 Spray systems may be utilized to provide protection for more than one vessel and/or piece of equipment, provided all protected equipment/vessels are within the same risk area and the total calculated flow rate thorough a single spray system does not exceed 158 L/s (2500 gpm). Where demand exceeds 158 L/s, additional spray systems fiom ring main sections that can be isolated from one another shall be used, unless the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer concurs with demand in excess of 158 L/s from one ring main section. 10.4 Actuation and Alarm 104.1 Actuation normally can be by manual valve unless automatic actuation is required by other Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards or specified in 10.4.2. 10.4.2 Automatic detection and operation shall be provided when limited manpower is available or facility size is such that there could be a delay in manual activation time above 5 minutes, unless concurrence is obtained fiom the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer for a longer response time. 104.3 When automatic actuation is required, detection shall be achieved by fusible link or flame detection. Other means may be approved by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. Automatic valves shall be hydraulically operated and shall be listed for fire water service. Page 26 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 1044 Automatic systems shall be fitted with an alarm actuated by flow, valve actuation, or other means. Alarms on water spray systems shall be located in a manned control facility supervising the affected risk area, 10.5 Piping Design 10.5.1 The spray system shall be considered to start at the inlet flange of the isolation valve connecting to the distribution piping. The spray system shall consist of an isolation valve, a strainer, actuation valve, and spray system piping. The entire spray system shall be located abovegrade. Isolation and actuation valves shall be accessible from grade and shall otherwise meet the access requirements of SAES-B-054. A sign, written in Arabic and English, shall be prominently posted at each actuation valve stating its purpose and the vessel(s) and/or equipment being protected. This sign shall be capable of being read at 15 m. Actuation valves shall be located a minimum of 15 m (50 ft), and preferably 30 m (100 fi), from equipment being protected. They shall not be located within 7.5m (25 f) of any high fire potential equipment or within 3 m (10 ft) of a catch basin, drainage channel. or swale. The entire spray system downstream of the isolation valve shall be capable of being drained by low point drains. The piping shall slope to the low points with a minimum slope of 1/165. If the fire water is not fresh water, flush-out connections shall be installed to allow flushing of the spray system with fresh water ‘The strainer shall be located immediately upstream of the actuation valve. The strainer shall be of a type that can be cleaned while in service and shall be listed for fire service. Mesh in the strainer basket shall have a diameter no greater than one-fifth of the diameter of the smallest orifice in the spray system. The total area of sereen openings for all strainers shall be at least three times the inlet pipe cross- sectional area, The valve used fo clean the strainer shall be a minimum of 1%-inch nominal pipe size. Spray heads shall be located such that spray patterns shall remain per design in a wind of 20 knw/r (12 mph) Piping and spray heads shall be designed and installed so as not to ‘impair operator, maintenance, or erane access to the equipment being protected. Ifit is impractical to maintain crane access, flanges shall be located to permit removal of spray system pipit Page 27 of 37Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 10.6 10.7 Attention shall be given to the extent to which adjacent objects, up to 1 1m (3 ft) away, will obstruct the pattem of coverage by the spray nozzles. Final design shall either remove the obstruction, reposition the spray nozzles, or provide additional spray nozzles. 10.5.9 The branch piping to spray heads shall be connected to the top of distribution piping or supply ring, between the ten o'clock and two o'clock position, to minimize clogging of the heads. Refer to Figure 6 Compressors Spray systems for compressors shall comply with the following: 10.6.1 10.6.2 10.6.3 10.6.4 10.6.5 Pumps 10.7.1 The entire skid area of the compressor shall be used in estimating fire water demand, plus any extra coverage needed for the 0.6 m (2 ft) envelope in 10.6.3. Fire water demand shall be caleulated based on providing a spray density of 0.34 L/m’s (0.50 gpnv/ft?) over the skid area and envelope. Sprays shall be designed to concentrate flow on the compressor, the seal area, and the lube oil/seal oil area, and not necessarily evenly over the skid. Spray coverage shall extend at least 0.6 m (2 ft) beyond the periphery of the casing, seals, and lube oil/seal oil area If.a compressor lube oil/seal oil skid is Located some distance away from the compressor it serves, it shall be protected as though it were a separate compressor, with a separate evaluation of congestion to determine whether to provide monitor protection or a water spray system. 1f sufficient fire water is available, the preferred method of providing protection for compressors, especially those located under shelters, is by use of 1%-inch NPT fixed-pattem monitor nozzles mounted above the compressor or on the structural steel supporting the compressor shelter. This arrangement provides the most space for maintenance activities ‘Water sprays protecting pumps shall be designed to cover the pump. casing and the horizontal area at least 0.6 m (2 ft) from the periphery of the casing, The suction and discharge flanges, casing drain valves. gauge connections, balance lines, and pump seals shell be included in the spray area. Page 28 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 10.8 10.9 10.10 107.2 Spray densities for pumps shall be 0.34 L/m’s (0.50 gpm/ft) Vessels The design of spray systems for horizontal and vertical vessels shall comply ‘with the following: 10.8.1 A fire water density of 0.10 L/m’s (0.15 gpm/ft) of the protected area shall be used in calculating fire water demand, except for nonreftigerated vessels containing TML/TEL, LPG. or NGL. for which a density of 0.17 L/m’s (0.25 gpmi/ft?) shall be used. 10.8.2 For horizontal vessels, the protected area shall be defined as the surface area of the upper half of the vessel. If the normal liquid level is below the mid-point of the vessel, the surface area between the mid- point of the vessel and the normal liquid level shall also be protected. 10.8.3 For vertical vessels, a maximum rundown of 3.7 m (12 ft) between spray rings, and between the lower-most spray ring and normal liquid level shall be permitted. Loading/Unloading Racks Design of spray systems for loading and unloading racks shall be per SAES-B-070. Residential and Service Area Buildings ‘Where automatic sprinkler systems are required, they shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 13, SAES-S-050, and SAES-M-100. Drawings and hydraulic calculations shall bear the seal of a registered engineer or chartered engineer, who has at least five years of experience in sprinkler system design. Drawings and calculations shall be submitted to the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer or his representative for review. Provisions shall be made to facilitate frequent inspection, testing. and maintenance of sprinkler systems, as described in NFPA 25. Commissioning and testing procedures shall be submitted to the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer prior to the time of request to inspect for mechanical completion. 11 Fixed Deluge System Fixed deluge systems shall be provided to protect spheres, spheroids, hemisphercids, and domed roof tanks containing flammable liquids. Page 29 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 12 11.6 The fire water demand for tanks/vessels due to fires located outside their enclosing dike walls may be reduced by splitting the protected area into quadrants, each consisting of a deluge head or heads with piping and header (if any) and fed by separate actuation valves (refer to Figure 7). The following shall be noted: a. The deluge actuation valves to each quadrant may be located on a common portion of distribution piping b. The sign posted at each valve shall clearly designate which quadrant is protected by the head(s) fed by that valve. c. The fire water demand due to fires outside the enclosing dike walls shall be reduced to the demand due to the quadrant(s) exposed to that fire (see SAES-B-18). Fixed deluge systems shall be designed and installed by fully experienced and specialized patties. Calculations shall be submitted to the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer or his representative for review Each deluge system shall be required to pass a performance test, witnessed by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer and the General Supervisor, P&TS Div., Fire Protection Department or their representatives, prior to mechanical acceptance sign-off. Piping Design 11.6.1 The deluge system shall be considered to start at the inlet flange of the isolation valve connecting to the distribution piping. 11.6.2 The system shall consist of an isolation valve, deluge valve, piping, and deluge heads, 11.63 The entire deluge system downstream of the connection to the distribution piping shall be abovegrade 11.6.4 All deluge piping downstream of the deluge valve shall be capable of being entirely drained by low-point drain valves. Flushout connections shall be installed to permit flushing on the downstream side of the deluge valve with fresh water. Piping shall slope to the low points with a minimum slope of 1/16: Page 30 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 116. Where demand exceeds 158 L/s (2500 gpm), additional deluge systems from ring main sections that can be isolated from one another shall be used, unless the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer concurs with demand in exeess of 158 L/s from one ring main section. 11.7 Manually Actuated Valves 18 119 M7 17.2 Deluge valves may be manually operable except as specified in Section 18 Manually operated deluge valves shall be located as follows; a, Aminimum of 30 m (100 fi) from any dike walls enclosing the vessel/tank being protected. b. A minimum of 45 m (150 ft) from the vessel/tank being, protected, if vessel/tank is not enclosed by the dike wall ¢. Outside any fire-hazardous area, as defined in SAES-B-006. Automatically Actuated Valves 118.1 118.2 1183 Automatic detection and operation shall be provided when limited manpower is available or facility size is such that a delay in manual activation time is likely. Response times above 5 mimutes shall require automatic actuation of systems, unless concurrence is obtained from the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer for a longer response time. ‘When automatic deteetion is required, detection shall be achieved by fusible link, flame detection, or other means approved by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. Automatic systems shall be fitted with an alarm actuated by flow, valve actuation, or other means. Alarms on water spray systems shall be located in a manned control facility supervising the affected risk area. Remotely-Actuated Valves 119.1 ‘Where layout precludes locating of the manual deluge valve per Section 11.7, ot where automatic detection and activation is required by 11.8, the deluge valve shall be a hydraulically-operated valve listed for fire water service. Page 31 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 11.9.2 11.9.3 Where layout precludes locating of the manual deluge valve per Section 11,7, an actuation device for remote aetuation shall be located as follows: 4. A:minimum of 30 m (100 ft) outside of any dike walls enclosing the vessel/tank being protected. b. A minimum of 45 m (150 ft) from the vessel tank being protected if not enclosed by the dike wall. ¢. Outside any fire-hazardous area, as defined in SAES-B-006. 4. Control-room activation is optional and may not be substituted for an outside actuation device satisfying (a). (b), and (¢) above. The location of a deluge valve in a fire-hazardous area shall require the valve operator and associated power leads/air/hydraulic lines, to be fireproofed per SAES-B-006. 11.10 Deluge valves shall be accessible fiom grade and shall otherwise meet the access requirements of SAES-B-054, 11.11 A sign, written in Arabic and English, shall be prominently posted at each deluge valve or its actuating device, if any, stating its purpose and the tank/vessel being protected. This sign shall be capable of being read at 15 m 0 ft 11.12 Estimation of Coverage Densities 11.121 The fire water demand shall be based upon densities applied over the “protected area" defined below. The following fire water densities shall be used: Service Fire Water Density Vesselatanks (non~retrigerated) | 0.17 Lim's (0.25 gpmit) containing LPG, NGL, TMLTEL Vesselstanks in other fammable | O10 Limes (0.18 gpmite) liguid service Vesselstanks containing 007 Lines (0.10 gomitey combustible liquids 11.12.2 The minimum protected area for spheres and spheroids shall be the surface area above the maximum diameter of the vessel/tank. Page 32 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 11.123 1112.4 1.12.5 1.12.6 1112.7 ‘Where the liquid level under normal operating conditions of spheres and spheroids is below the maximum diameter of the vessel tank, the protected area shall include the surface area between the top of the vessel/tank and the normal liquid level. ‘Water flood connections to spheres and spheroids shall be as specified in SAES-B-057. ‘Where the normal liquid level of spheres is below the maximum diameter of the vessel, a ring of water sprays shall be added to protect the area of the shell that is not wetted by the deluge system due to interference by the legs. When this added water spray is used, a strainer per 10.5.5 shall be installed on the supply to the water spray ‘The minimum protected area for hemispheroids and dome-roof tanks shall be the roof area. ‘Where the tank walls exceed 23 m (75 f) in height, the protected area shall include the roof and the surface area between the roof and the mid-point of the tank walls, 11.13 Layout of Deluge Heads ‘The layout of deluge heads shall, in addition to the general requirements of Saudi Aramco Standard Drawings, ensure a uniform coverage of the protected area, irrespective of vessel/tank appurtenances. The following shall be noted in achieving this: 131 1113.2 11.133 113.4 The use of a single deluge head and overflow weir to achieve coverage is penmitted only for spheres of 13.7 m (45 fi) diameter and less. and spheroids, hemispheres, and dome-roof tanks of 16.8 m (55 ft) diameter and less. A preferred method of installation is for a ring header with multiple deluge heads to be constructed around the main concenttation of appurtenances on top of the vessel/tank. A deflector plate shall be mounted around the roof-to-wall seams for hemispheroids and domed roof tanks to direct runoff from the roof to the walls, For tanks requiring more than 126 L/s (2000 gpm), multiple heads, up to. maximum of four (4), shall be installed. Where multiple heads are provided, they shall be spaced on a 6 m (20 ft) radius circle around the center of the dome. Page 33 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 1113.5. To reduce large cooling water demands, systems with over 252 Lis (4000 gpm) demand shall be arranged to divide the flow into quadrants, so that water flow is directed to deluge heads on a tank's exposed quadrant only. This ean require individual supply feeders to each deluge head or pair of heads, depending on exposure potential from adjacent tanks. 42 Piping The fire water system piping shall encompass all piping, fittings, and valves extending from the supply source to the isolation valves for fixed fire equipment and entry points to buildings. The system shall not include fire water piping within buildings, which is covered by SAES-M-100, except for hydrotest requirements mentioned below. The water requirement for fire purposes in residential and support services areas shall be the combined water flow for firefighting needs and domestic usage. Sizing of mains shall take into account future expansions and future needs. Fire water mains shall meet NFPA 24, except where SAES requirements exeeed the NFPA requirements. Provisions shall be made to facilitate frequent inspection, testing, and maintenance as described in NFPA. GI-1781.001, and GI-1782.001 Every fire water system, including sections of piping, fittings, valves, pumps, and drivers, shall be designed to accommodate the failure of any one system component so that operation of the major part of the system can be restored with, minimum down time. Block valves shall be provided to isolate failed components in accordance with the following a, Beginning from the downstream side of the suetion valve on each fire ‘water pump, the system shall be designed to provide at least 50% of the required flow and pressure to the protected area upon isolation of the failed component. Where the normal statie suetion pressure at the fire water pumps is 210 kPa, (30 psig) or greater, dual suction lines from the supply source to the fire water pumps shall be provided to ensure that loss of one suction header will not result in loss of more than $0% of the capacity design basis. b, Failure of a single element shall cause no more than four (4) fire protection devices (monitors, hydrants, fixed spray systems, deluge systems, ete.), not counting live hose reels, to be removed from service at a time. Also see 12.10. Page 34 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design © When gate valves are used abovegrade, they shall be installed so that the stems are horizontal. 12.5 Material Selection Piping shall be selected, protected, and installed as follows: a b. Piping materials shall be selected to comply with SAES-L-032, For fixed water/foam piping or foam concentrate skid installations, materials shall comply with Section 8, SAES-B-018. ‘Metallic piping systems shall be selected per SAES-L.-005/006/007/ 008/009/010. Metallic piping coatings shall be pet SAES-H-002 and corrosion protection per SAES-L-033. Piping shall be installed per SAES-L-0S0, SAES-L-011, or SAES-S-070, as appropriate. Cathodic protection shall be provided per SAES-X-600. In systems using RTR piping, the need for surge (water hammer) damping protection shall be studied. If the study shows a need, then damping shall be designed and installed to provide surge protection. 12.6 Hydrotesting Requirements a ‘Hydrotesting of new coustruction, repair or renovation of fire protection systems shall meet the requirements of SAES-A-004 except as modified by the following: For aboveground piping, or for underground piping prior to burial, newly. installed or newly-repaited fire protection systems in water service. regardless of materials, shall be hydrostatically tested to 1380 kPa,, (200 psig) or 345 kPa,,, (50 psi) in excess of nommal operating pressure, Whichever is greater, and held without pressure loss for 4 hours. All piping is required to be hydrotested, including that of open ended piping for deluge or spray systems. For underground installations, test duration shall be 24 hours if piping ‘welds and joints cannot be left exposed during testing. All hydrostatic tests of fire water systems shalll be recorded continuously. Page 35 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 128 12.9 4. Safety procedures in GI-0002.102 shall be followed during pressure testing. The following requirements apply to newly-installed dry-pipe fire protection systems or combined dry-pipe preaction systems, as defined in NEPA 13. In addition to the standard hydrostatic test in (b) above, an air pressure leakage test at 275 kPa. (40 psig) shall be conducted for 24 hours. Any leakage that results in a loss of pressure in excess of 10 kPa (5 psi) for the 24-hour period shall be corrected. Fire Water Pump Suetion Piping a, Suction piping shall be installed abovegrade. Valves on the immediate suction of the pumps shall be car-sealed open. A pressure gauge shall be installed immediately upstream of each fire water pump. Exception: Not required on systems utilizing submersible or lft pumps from the sea or other "natural" sources. Fire Water Pump Discharge Piping a Discharge piping and the discharge manifold (if any) shall be abovegrade from pumps to the downstream side of all fire water pump and jockey pump discharge connections. Valves on the immediate discharge of the pumps shall be car-sealed open. A pressure gauge shall be installed between the discharge flange of every fire water pump jockey pump and its isolation valve. Pressure switches and pressure tap valves shall be installed downstream of the pump discharge block valve Check valves shall be provided on the discharge of all fire water pumps upstream of the discharge block valves. Check valves shall not be permitted elsewhere in the fire water system, except as required by this, Standavd. Distribution Piping a No distribution main piping shall terminate in a dead end. The mains of the water distribution piping network shall be laid out in closed loops with dual supply. For branch piping, see 12.10 below. Page 36 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design b. The minimum permissible size of distribution piping is 200 mm (8 in) in process areas and 150 mm (6 in) in other areas. Within or near plant process areas, fire mains shall be installed underground. Depth of cover for fire exposure protection shall be a minimum of 150 mm (6 in). However. greater depth may be required per SAES-L-046 for surface load distribution. In tankage and other offsite plant areas and when over 7.5 m (25 fi) outside plant battery limits, lines may be installed aboveground on sleepers. Consideration must be given to drainage patterns, exposures to fire, and vulnerability to mechanical damage in routing these lines. Sections of piping that are located in fire- exposed areas shall be buried or fireproofed per SAES-B-006 for two hours, assuming no-flow condition. Locating fie water lines in major pipeway’ is not allowed except under the following conditions: i) The pipeway is above grade. ii) The pipeway is well-drained with fire stops to prevent the longitudinal flow of spills. iii) Fixe water valves and hydrants are not located in pipeways. iv) Fire water lines are situated on one side of the pipeway with the arade sloped towards the pipeway's other side. An averaging flow meter for local meter hook-up shall be installed such that every fire water pump may undergo flow tests without impairing the availability of the system, The meter shall be located in the bypass piping from pump discharge to source of supply. The meter shall not restrict flow to the system. See Figure 9. Flow measurement devices shall not restrict the design flows to any risk areas served by the fire water system. 12.10 Branch Piping a Branch piping shall feed no more than four (4) fire protection devices, excluding live hose reels. The fire devices located on a single branch line shall constitute no more than 50% of the devices available to protect any single piece of process equipment, Branch piping shall be buried Page 37 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Plauned Update: 15 Mazch 2007 Fire Water System Desian 4. The minimum size of any branch line shall be 100 mm (4 in), except as allowed in (2) below. e. A branch supplying one hose reel may be a mininzum of 50 mum (2 in) in diameter for a maximum length of 15 m (50 fi). £ Permanent connectious to scraper traps, utility systems, safety showers, process equipment, or vessels are prohibited. Temporary connections to scraper traps, process equipment, or vessels may be allowed if provided in accordance with SAES-L-041. 12.11 Block Valves a Alll belowgrade block valves in plant areas shall either have their stems protruding abovegrade or be equipped with position indicators abovegrade. Direct-buried block valves shall be post-indicator type and shall be installed per Figure 8. Valves that are closed for any reason shall be tagged as being out-of-service according to GI-0006.012. Commentary Note’ The intent of this requirement is that the open or closed position of any fire water block valve be readily ascertainable by someone at grade. For valves that are belowgrade but not direct-buried, the intent can be met either by using post-indicator valves or by using ordinary gates or other acceptable type valves that have been demonstrated to perform satisfactorily and the position is clean visible abovegrade. However, direct-buried block valves shall be post.indicator type. Alll block valves shall be operable from abovegrade, except in residential and service areas. Block valves located on abovegrade piping shall be accessible per SAES- B-054. Block valves on underground piping and installed in plant area valve boxes shall comply with SAES-B-008. Exception: Valve boxes for fire water service block valves in plant areas may be allowed within 60 m of process equipment, within diked or impounding areas, or within pipeline corridors if permitted by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. if so permitted, valve boxes shall meet the following requirements: 1. Confined space entry procedures shall be enforced. Page 38 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 12.12 A.wamning sign requiring a permit to enter shall be installed near, or painted on, the valve box. 3. Valve service and valve number shall be marked clearly and prominently on the valve box. The valve box entrance shall be kept locked and the key kept under the custody of operations, 5 The valves shall be operable from abovegrade. The valves shall either have their stems visible abovegrade or be equipped with position indicators that extend abovegrade. 7. Locating deluge valves in a valve box is prohibited. Hydrocarbon piping within the valve box is prohibited e. Each fire water system block valve shall have a unique and individual number on or near the valve to clearly identify it for isolation purposes and for reference on fire water system drawings. The numbering system shall be coordinated with the Fire Protection Department. £ Ia valve box is provided, valve service and valve number shall be marked clearly and prominently on the valve box entrance. Underground valv corrosion per SAES and fittings shall be extemally protected against -600. Fire Boat Connections AA fire boat connection to pump into the distribution main shall be provided when sea water supply is (or may be) utilized and a fire boat or suitably equipped tug boat is available. Connection(s) shall be sized to provide at least half the capacity design basis fire water requirement for the complex, or full flow of the available boat(s), which ever is lower, assuming a boat pump discharge pressure of 1035 kPa,, (150 psig). The fire boat connection piping shall terminate with check valves(s) and blind flange(s) at an access work platform per SAES-B-054 (large enough to permit three people to maneuver and connect adapters and hoses from the fire boat), System Drawing Every fire water system shall be represented on a layout drawing, to seale, showing fire water and foam piping, sectionalizing and branch valves, foam tanks and proportioners, hydrants, monitors, deluge and sprinkler systems, hose Page 39 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design reels, fire boat connections, fire water tanks, pumps, and jockey pumps. For orientation purposes, major structures and major pieces of process equipment shall be indicated and identified on the drawing. The design basis capacity of the fire water system shall be stated on the drawing, The drawing shall be kept up-to-date, 43° Pumps 13.1 Provision of Fire Water Pumps a. For process areas, the capacity design basis for fire water shall be furnished by two or more centrifugal pumps with electric motor drivers. In addition, standby capacity equal to at least 50% of the capacity design basis shall be provided by one or more diesel-driven pumps. b. For nonprocess, support services, and residential areas, two or more pumps without standby are acceptable to furnish the capacity design basis, in which case one pump shall be diesel-engine-driven; the remaining pump(s) shall be motor-driven. Exception (a) & (b). Exceptions are permitted with the concurrence of the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. ¢. Fire water pumps shall be located only in electrically nonclassified areas. 13.2 Mechanical Design 13.2.1 All fire water pumps shall meet SAES-G-005_ Provisions shall be made during facility design to accommodate frequent inspection, testing, and maintenance as described in NFPA 25, Commentary Note: Dus to material requirements that exceed NFPA 20 pumps, unlisted fire water pumps are specified. Essential aspects of pump design that are in NFPA 20 are included in this section. 13.2.2 Diesel engine drivers and controllers for fire pumps shall be UL- or FMclisted for fire water service, but the associated pumps need not be listed. Drivers and pumps for electric motor driven fire pumps need not be listed. 13.2.3 The maximum allowable size for any one fire water pump is 126 L/s (2000 gpm) capacity, except as permitted by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. Page 40 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 13.3 134 B35 13.6 13.24 Pumps utilizing untreated water directly from a natural source as a supply of fire water shall have a permanent suction strainer installed where required by NFPA 20, of a type meeting the requirements of NEPA 20. Head Characteristics 13.34 133 13.3.3 13.3.4 13.3.5 All fire water pumps feeding the same fire water system shall have similar head characteristics. ‘The head characteristics shall allow the residual pressure requirements of Section 5.8 to be met; moreover, fire water pump discharge pressure at zero flow shall be not less than 860 kPa(ga) (125 psig). All fire water pumps shall deliver at least 150% of rated flow at 65% rated head. The total shutoff head shall not exceed 140% of total rated head for any type of pump. The head characteristic shall be constantly rising from operating point to pump shut-in. A copy of the pump curve for each fire water pump shall be supplied to the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer. Pump Drivers 13.4.1 13.42 The acceptable means of motive force (pump drivers) are electric motor or a listed diesel engine. Each diesel engine shall be provided with a local, dedicated fuel tank. The minimum capacity of each dedicated firel tank shall be such that the fire water storage capacity per Section 6.2 can be pumped by any one diesel driven pump without refilling its fuel tank, plus 10% extra for ftel expansion and the fel tank sump Electrical Power Supply Refer to SAES-P-114 and SAES-P-116 Pump Testing 13.6.1 Engine-driven fire water pumps shall be provided with equipment and instrumentation needed to comply with the requirements specified in NEPA 20 regarding weekly start-up and nun tests. Page 41 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 13.7 13.8 13.6.2 Flow and pressure of each fire water pump shall be checked at the design operating point, in conjunetion with the tests required under NPFA 20. Pump Location B74 13.7.2 Fire water pumps shall meet the spacing requirements of SAES-B- Operator, maintenance, and crane access shall be provided per SAES-B-054. Instrumentation 13.8.1 13.8.2 13.8.3 13.8.4 General pump instrumentation shall be as required by SAES-I-604. Only instrumentation specific to fire water pumps is noted below. Start functions, status indicators, alarms, and other finetions, that are already located at the control room, shall be made available on the distributed control system (DCS), if available, even if those functions/alarms are also monitored on a separate dedicated fire panel. Push Buttons a, An individual push button shall be located adjacent to each fire water pump for the purpose of starting that pump manually b. Each fire water pump shall be stopped only by means of an individual push button located adjacent to the pump, Operating Lights and Alarms Operating (on/off) lights for each fire water pump shall he located at the pump and in a manned control facility. In the manned control facility, a visual and audible alarms shall meet NFPA 20 and shall otherwise indicate: 1) When a fire water pump starts. 2) When a pump’s automatic/manual selector is switched to either MANUAL or OFF. If alarms are not available, the automatic/manual selector shall be locked in AUTOMATIC. Remote Annunciation a, Push buttons, audio/visual alarms, and operating lights located in manned control facilities shall be grouped together in suitable, central positions, and shall easily accessible by operators. Page 42 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 13.8.5 13.8.6 13.8.7 b. Push buttons, annunciators, and operating lights shall be clearly signposted as to the pumps affected and the risk areas served. Automatic Start-up of Fire Water Pumps a a Each fire water pump shall have an automatically initiated start- up system, independent of similar systems provided for other fire water pumps. The controller for each fire water pump shall be listed. The controller shall receive a signal directly from a dedicated pressure switch located per Section 12.8. Each pressure switch shall be set for no lower than 760 kPa(ga) (110 psig), unless other settings are approved by the Chief Fire Prevention Engineer ‘The controller for each pump shall include an adjustable timer as, part of the start-up circuit. Pump Sequencing ‘When the ystem pressure drops to the setting per 13.8.5(c), the following pumps shall be sequentially started up by signals from their respective pressure switches (timers set to zero). a b. One electric motor driven pump. Additional fire water pumps shall be started up automatically at 10-second intervals, as necessary to bring pressure up to the setting per 13.8.5(c). If after the electric pumps are activated, fire water system pressure is still below 760 kPa(aa) (110 psig), engine-driven pups shall be started at 10-second intervals, either until system pressure reaches the setting per 13.8.5(c) or until all pumps are running. Failure of any one pump to start shall not prevent subsequent starting of other pumps. Circuitry and Logie The circuitry and logic to achieve the delayed automatic start-up of additional fire water pumps shall generally be designed as follows: Page 43 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design a, When the system pressure drops to the setting in 13.8.5(¢), the pressure switeh for each pump will be activated, which in tum, ‘will start their respective timers. b. Upon completion of the timer cyele the signal from the pressure switch shall be relayed to the motor starter of their associated pump. ¢. The timers will automatically reset when the signal from the pressure switel indicates that the pressure has risen to the setting in 13.8.5(C). d._ If the pressure recovery occurs before a timer completes its cycle, the associated pump will not start. e. Ifthe pressure recovery occurs after the timer cycle has completed its eyele and the pump has started, the pump will continue to run. ‘Multiple Electric Motor Driven Pump Systems Where multiple electric motor driven pumps are utilized, the order of automatic startup shall be as follows: 13.9.1 The first pump to start (with timer set to zero) shall be the one of lowest flow capacity; subsequent pumps shall be set to start in ascending order of flow capacity. 13.9.2. When pumps of equal flow capacity are utilized, the one selected to start first shall be that on the most reliable bus: subsequent pumps shall be set to start in descending order of bus reliability. 13.9.3 When pumps of equal flow capacity are located on the same bus or buses of equal reliability, they shall have the required difference in settings of time delay: the order of sequence is then not important. 14 Maintaining System Pressure 141 Fire water systems of greater than 32 L/s (500 gpm) capacity shall have the piping downstream of the fire water pumps continuously maintained at a minimum of 875 kPa, (125 psig), by means of a motor-driven jockey pump. For installations requiring 32 L/s (500 gpm) of fire water or less, no jockey pump is needed except where fire water is also the utility water system. Then a small jockey pump is required, sized to meet utility demand and maintain loop pressure Page 44 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 143 144 Fire water systems of over 32 L/s (500 gpm) shall be provided with one jockey pump rated at 19 L/s (300 gpm) at 875 kPa. (125 psig), plus one 100% installed spare jockey pump. Systems that also supply utility water shall be provided with at least two 100% installed spare jockey pumps. Exception Bulk plants and air fueling operations do not require spare jockey pumps. System Pressure Control Fire water pressure shall be controlled by recycling fire water from the pump discharge header back to the suction source of the pumps. The fire water pressure control system shall consist of a dedicated pressure transmitter, a pressure controller with adjustable set point, and a set of pressure control valves installed on the recycle manifold The pressure control valve system shall be sized to recycle a minimum flow of one half the design capacity of the smallest jockey pump and shall be designed to fail closed. The maximum recycle flow of the system shall be two times the sum of the design flows of one jockey pump plus the largest single fire water pump. Commentary Note: Normally muttiole spli-ranged control valves will be required for proper control over this flow range. Fire water pressure control valves shall conform to SAFS-J-700, "Control Valves", and 34-SAMSS-711, "Control Valves ~ General Service’, Exception: For submersible pumps, pressure control valves shail be installed on each individual pump aischarge line. The inlet piping to each pressure control valve shall be connected fo each pump discharge, upstream of the check valve 14.4.1 The pressure transmitter process comnection shall be taken fiom a tapping on the fire water piping per Section 12.8(c). 14.4.2 Each pressure control valve shall be provided with an upstream and downstream manual isolation valves, designated "locked open". Other block valves on the pressure control valve branch and any located between a pressure control valve and the storage reservoir shall also be designated "locked open’. 14.4.3 Pressure control valves shall be capable of easy removal without compromising the supply of water to the storage reservoir. Page 45 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design 14.44 A pressure gauge shall be located immediately upstream of each pressure control valve. 144.5 A pressure relief valve shall be provided on the discharge of each engine-driven pump. Relief valve discharge shall be directed to the supply source. 14.4.6 For hose reel pressure protection, refer to 8.4 (1). Revision Summary 15March 2008 Revised the "Next Planned Update’. Reatfirmed the contents of the document and reissued ‘with no other changes, Page 46 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 SAES-B-017 Fire Water System Design ‘ith SAES HOLD vp the et ly Hrdare shal be exter coat f5) 24° 3"and 1A" anglovabes eal have |) th ier ya anal banged 5) Aldmensions are eters fn nies reed arnt fy cit fret chces tenon yr ip. Fier lal a ra, Fo om as, resto Figure 2 >) tars 0 an 9 shall hae 916" diet rt ol fr rsa rela ly ntantctre nysrarte ta! ae Retna APCS, a SS ae = ae [eceamerme Efe le ‘Ol! i fossa pemaeneree [fr = fone faeces TE < Sse Siaiertt [Jom Fenee i (S| aT TL 7 eee eRe | mma | ree] Hee ene ttE wo. |fove-ainatstttn vas [ve-sastevne] Fees Tescweneers PTT wma femme [FLL Figure 1 - Welded Steel Fire Hydrant, Details Page 47 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design i) Nath face of steel fange othe plastic range. 2} Use nonmetallic materials oniys allowed by SAES-B-017 and SAES-8-070. 4) The transition tom nonmetal to metal pipe i shall be made onthe horizontal only, 5) Ninimurn cover over horizontal lines shall bein accordance wth SAES-5-070. 6) Al steel pipe shall be eternally coated upto the ist ‘ange above grade per SAES-H-002, APCS-104 or APCS-113) 7) Conerete anchor ean be 600 mm dlameter round 600 mm square (optiona). 2) Ls the recommended minimum piping pup joint length to setthe sleeve over = 2 Pipe Diameter. 70 man Freacroue | eter Draving A-C3876 te seove ieee 9) For Cathode Protection, rater to Drawing X-A4-036628. ‘concrete Anchor ~See Nate 7 Concrete Truet Bock rw cabs Petcton, For deta, see son eee ‘Stendors Drawing AB eter toNateS Toone eta ppg wth nd plorg See ‘Stondard Drawing AB- Fema cemert er FBE temalinns, yet enest os seats tneg-See Table, See Note ‘SAES.L032 Figure 2 - Riser to Hydrant from Nonmetallic Water Main Page 48 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design (Centering of Hose Reel = g~ i t ‘and Pipe inet) 310 ‘SIDE VIEW at FIRE HOSE REEL CABINET AND STAND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY Mounting Bots Mounting Bots N i % 4 1 $ kno 04 850mm Flat Bar 760 Walded to Frame See, La bea (C “Naty fs FRONT ViEW SIDE VW NOTTO SCALE Figure 3 - Fire Hose Reel Cabinet ‘Typical Plan, Section and Details (Continued Next Page) Page 49 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design uous to, so te teed ee — aye —a, fw he ae SK vein = ara soeven Sawn portent metic SkE5 uscAe DTA . | gmat ex 2 acest = rear tem este tt eos ate eoren we sach — sedan Lie JP pmnnoeron Loe cere LL tr ‘Scroms wth ae asec: cron aos )— Gap berween ‘ose Nozzle Poche Eight ech Yeinch 20 UNC x aries srrereicenitae Some Pe worsen estes wrenem secre — r A PLBxt eos oa FT cane cera eral ETAL noTTOSCALE Figure 3 - Fire Hose Reel Cabinet ‘Typical Plan, Section and Details. Page 50 of 57Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Notes: (1) Cabinet assembly snal be same as SAMS 21.219.834. Cabinet stand shall be same as SAMS 21.250.834. Horzontal ‘ao for stationary mounting shall be the Same as SAMS 21-213-124 with manual right hand Side wind with 30-inch crank, ‘Yeench NST female net fo straight swivel join and 1.nch NST male outlet on drum (2) Hood stop Lis 25 1.28 x8 mm thats 182 mm ing positoned on cabinet as shown in Figure 3. In order to mount, dil 2 holes & mm diametar at 50 mm inforvas for inch (20 UNC) x 18 mm long hex head cap sevaws with nuls and lock washers (@)__ Entire cabinet tobe fabricated fom fat sheet steel 2 mm (14 gauge) thick (4) External and intemal surfaces of cabinet o be prepared and coated red in accordance with Saudi Aramco SAES-H-101, APCS, (6) Hose shall bo 1¥-inch x 125 feot ong pressure type 2 braid 200 psi working pressure with Buna-n tube, hypalon cover, and Barvay type male and female 1snch NPS connections. Nozzle shall be T/sinch brass inustal shy same as SAMS 27178520 (© Supply branch piping fora hose ree! shal bono less than SO mm (2 in) nominal diameter and shall be externally coated toa point 150 mm above grade per SAES-H.002, APCS-10d or APCS.113. (7) Therestof the hose ee! piping shall meet Section 12 ofthis Standard and be coated same as the cabinet (@) _Allnuts bolts, end washers shall be galvanized or beter (@® For each production batch, the contractor sto manufacture one unit completo wrth hose reo for Saudi Aramco Vendor Inspectian. On receipt of the Vendor Inspacton approval, th contractor ean proceed wih he producton run (10) All dimensions aro in millimeters unless speciog otherwise. Page $1 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Fe Weter ain No. Booster! Shioping le é Pumps ras Type SOK year to ey upp water to freruck, pina (oF45% ot nose connection mri F Hose Connection Manifold smi. ‘og hycant [as] stacing vatves needle, depending on perp coverage. NO Normal Open Nc Nomaly Qooed t Figure 4~ Layout of Foam Monitor Protection for Booster/Shipping Pumps Page $2 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Pi Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 revention Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 SAES-B-017 Fire Water System Design onerete Anc [RIGHT _@ Varo handeretted 30 degrees from angle abe hae fet Figue 2) [tonic ston ob pared ve and whore exposed ae, protect wih sutabe eur or poste. Pige tor nderound rar to be costes ser SAES-4002 tp ta fit fang [2 Vere outete to face part eqapnert whee apptoate. [5 SANs 1-167-275 ana 1-67-10 cling anges shal be ‘lemally cooled por SAES:H 2, APCS 02 and {8.SAMSS081 afer the maior station hae |) Fiat face forage wth il face gait maybe us raged ace ornems 7 2088 [A mensions are n mlinoers (rm) unos nated aherise fs} Matera List includes tems forthe mentr ony ser matanala fobicses snes of ‘eon, USTOFWATERAL ies [awein | tesoutendiveereng | QTY [Unit 1 [ eerzn [Pipe Wels AP SL Grd 8,3 TL 7 [ ears [Poe NeaLAPIaL OB. Dr 4 [ovaeam [ane Cisse 90,94. Zhe sso [Fret Nontr:ANSI Fat 7 [esa Fangs: WN, RF Class 180,400 | 7] ea TO” [seams [lagen cUTEI FF 1 Dee 17 [ weve [cop tora ree acetvare |? | ea Figure 5 -2%sInch Fire Water Monitor Station Nose WRONG! Figure 6 - Side View of Spray Branch to llustrate Correct Orientation Page 53 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention Isstie Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 SAES-B-017 Fire Water System Design A wees Seanewe cere BELOW FoR ‘ I OMENIONE) Tone ORMNAIVE REUTER AN aster eT0P) DRONE) (SEE TABLE BSL FOR OMENSICNS) 20 4 np 9011 ConceNTRI) (0 EEO PFE NoMNAL DAMETER NOTTOSCAE DETAIL A DELUGE HEAD Figure 7 - Typical Piping Requirements for Deluge Systems Deluge Feed Pipe And Nozzle Dimensions Sphere ‘Spheroid Max. | Deluge Feed | Deluge Nozzle_| Flow Rate Per Nozzle Diameter Diameter__| Pipe Diameter_| Welding Reducer US (gom) sa 7m 16am in. (Sch. 40) 3x tin 20 (315), 74-183 W-22.6m | ain (Sen_a0) a2 35.5 (560) 7e8-26m 25-308m | Gin (Son/ 40) oxen, 713 (1730) @ @ ‘in_(Sch_40) Bean 126.1 (7000) @ @ 70 in: (Sch. 40) 0x6 im, 246 (3900) Page $4 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 Fire Water System Design Notes: (1) Tris amansion may be varied to permit the water to clear obstacles such as appurtenances and patorms. The nozzle shouldbe located athe top dead center ofthe vessel. For larger vessels muli-heads system shal be provided (Reser to Section 11.13) (2) For large diameter vessels than those indicated inthe chart, a special design wil be requited to provide water arate (Refer to Section 11 12) ©) Upporlimt based on nodod spheroids at this diameter (4) Operating vane location per Section 117 Page 55 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Next Planned Update: 15 March 2007 SAES-B-017 Fire Water System Design ‘Window FINISH GRADE see NoTE? 100 mm ay post ADJUSTING “7, scREWS > sury DEPTH OF VALVE WiLL VARY | RENOTE ‘SEE NOTE 3 Figure 8 - Direct Buried Valve Notes: (1) Sling type telescope protective sleeve. (2) Provide concrete colar if notin a paved area Round or square configuration is option (©) _ Direct buried valves shall be nonsising stam post indicator type wih operating nut (4) Reterto Secton 12.11 for other requirements, Page $6 of $7Document Responsibility: Loss Prevention SAES-B-017 Issue Date: 15 March 2006 Se nd Up Nach 207 Waite Din pa Xme X ome X mae X oss A ety roc PIC = Indicating Pressure Controller FI = Indicating Flow Meter Figure 9 - Fire Pump Piping Manifold, Typical installation Notes: (1) _ Block valves at pressure contol valves are not shown (2) Flow indicator location - see Sacton 128 Page $7 of $7