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Process Unit Equipment Spacing

The document is a complete revision of the Process Unit and Offsites Layout Guide, dated June 2013. It includes a table (Table 2) that outlines recommended equipment spacing for various process unit facilities, emphasizing safety and engineering considerations. Notes clarify that the distances provided do not account for certain safety factors and are based on input from member companies.

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Process Unit Equipment Spacing

The document is a complete revision of the Process Unit and Offsites Layout Guide, dated June 2013. It includes a table (Table 2) that outlines recommended equipment spacing for various process unit facilities, emphasizing safety and engineering considerations. Notes clarify that the distances provided do not account for certain safety factors and are based on input from member companies.

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PIP PNE00003 COMPLETE REVISION

Process Unit and Offsites Layout Guide June 2013

ROW Table 2 - Recommended Process Unit Equipment Spacing

BLOWDOWN FACILITIES
(DRUMS, PUMPS, STACKS) Notes:
COMPRESSORS GAS 1. This table does not account for vapor cloud explosions, customer safety
A A and property protection, environmental or flare vent/stack dispersal
(NO IGNITION SOURCE) requirements.
CONTROL HOUSES 2. Distances are in meters (feet).
B 15(50) 3 (10) 3. Distances are from PIP Member Company input.
(FOR SINGLE UNIT)
4. "A" indicates that an engineering/ safety decision is required. For location
CENTRAL CONTROL HOUSES of buildings, refer to Section 9.1.
C A A A
(2 OR MORE UNITS)

D A A A A COOLERS, AIR FIN-FAN

E 15 (50) 8 (25) A A A COOLING TOWERS

DRUMS - CONTAINING
F 15 (50) 15 (50) A A 15 (50) A
FLAMMABLES
ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND
G 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 2 (8) 15 (50) 2 (5)
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
ELECTRICAL SWITCH
H 15 (50) 15 (50) A A 15 (50) 15 (50) 15 (50) 1 (4)
RACKS, CRITICAL
EXCH'RS CONTAINING
I 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 5 (15) 5 (15) 5 (15) A A
FLAM/COMB LIQ
FURNACES (PROCESS FIRED
J 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 2 (8) 15 (50) 2 (5) 15 (50) 5 (15) A
EQUIPMENT)
K 30 (100)30 (100) A A 15 (50) 30 (100) 8 (25) 15 (50) 12 (40) 15 (50) 8 (25) PIPEWAYS (BETWEEN UNITS)

L 6 (20) 5 (15) A A A 8 (25) 2 (5) 3 (10) 0 1 (3) 8 (25) A PIPEWAYS (WITHIN UNITS)

M 2 (5) A A A A 1 (3) 1 (3) 3 (10) 0 1 (3) 1 (3) A A PUMPS (FLAMMABLE)

N 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 8 (25) 15 (50) 2 (5) 15 (50) 8 (25) 2 (5) 15 (50) 1 (3) 0 1 (3) PUMPS (NONFLAMMABLE)

REACTORS (INTERNALLY
O 8 (25) 2 (8) A A A A 1 (3) 8 (25) 2 (8) 1 (3) 8 (25) 1 (3) 0 1 (3) 1 (3)
LINED & EXTERNALLY INS)
SEPARATOR UNIT(S) (LIGHT
P 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 3 (10) 15 (50) 3 (10) 15 (50) 5 (15) 3 (10) 8 (25) 3 (10) 2 (5) 3 (10) 2 (8) 3 (10)
ENDS)
SNUFFING STEAM OPERATING
Q 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 15 (50) 15 (50) 6 (20) 15 (50) 5 (15) 8 (25) 15 (50) 5 (15) A 3 (10) 1 (3) 15 (50) A
VALVE FOR FURNACES
STRUCTURES (EQUIPMENT &
R 15 (50) 15 (50) A A 6 (20) 15 (50) 6 (20) 1 (4) 1 (4) 6 (20) 15 (50) 0 0 6 (20) 1 (3) 15 (50) 9 (30) 0
PROCESS)

S 15 (50) 8 (25) A A A 15 (50) 1 (3) 15 (50) 5 (15) 1 (3) 15 (50) 0 0 2 (5) 1 (3) 6(20) 15 (50) 5 (15) 0 TOWERS (FLAMMABLE)

WATER SPRAY
T 15 (50) 8 (25) A A 2 (8) 15 (50) 2 (8) 15 (50) 5 (15) 2 (8) 15 (50) 2 (8) 2 (5) 2 (5) 2 (5) 3 (10) 6 (20) 8 (25) 2 (5) 2 (8)
DELUGE VALVES

U 15 (50) 15 (50) A A 8 (25) 5 (15) 8 (25) 1 (4) 1 (4) 5 (15) 15 (50) 0 0 8 (25) 1 (3) 15 (50) 6 (20) 0 0 8 (25) 0

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