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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