Design and Analysis of Firewater Network for a Typical Onshore Gas Processing Plant

Abstract

Gas-processing plant is having many hazards, which are inherent to the facility. Even though gas-processing installations are generally located in remote areas, experience shows that residential/industrial units come up in close proximity with the passage of time. Hence, these installations, which store, process and handle large quantity of flammable materials, pose threat to surroundings as well, in addition to their own safety. Such conditions, therefore, necessitate the introduction of in-built fire protection facilities. It is impossible to design the fire protection facility to control catastrophic fires. Normally fire protection systems will prevent the spread of fire and prevent emergencies to the installations. So designing an effective firewater network plays an important role in controlling the spread of fire. This paper deals about the design and analysis of firewater network for a typical onshore gas processing plant based on OISD -116.