![]() ![]() Also fire extinguishers, as Guidoo pointed out. And hydrants/monitors, are distributed in such a manner that they can be used in case of an emergency at any point of the platform. I assume that your platform is equipped with a fire water distribution system, capable of supplying water to any point of the platform, and based at least, on a single fire contingency. I've learned a lot from there.īut you are asking for firefighting facilities. Water curtains are also for fire protection, not essentially to extinguish a fire.įor design purposes of these systems, use NFPA 13, NFPA15, NFPA25.Ī reading of these standards will give a good understanding to design systems for special purposes (not everything is standardized). ![]() You may use deluge systems to extinguish fires in some equipment associated to vessels, like pumps, filters, etc. Paterson (Tulsa : PennWell, 1993) RE: Firewater system on offshore platform jalvarez (Chemical) 26 Aug 04 09:43 If you want to know more, I can advise you to read the book "Offshore fire safety" by Anthony T. to extinguish fire inside enclosures or electrical rooms. You can also have fixed gaseous extinction systems e.g. In case of a gas fire, fire will normally not be extinguished (since this could result in a more dangerous explosive atmosphere), but the gas inventory is blocked-in and depressurized to flare. below large separators), you can also provided an automatic foam system, that can extinguish the fire. At places where a liquid pool can be expected (e.g. Then there can be hydrants with foam connections that can be used by the fire crew to extinguish liquid pool fires. But typically there will be manual fire extinguishers located throughout the platform for extinguishing small fires. ![]() There is no standard system, for example not all platforms are normally manned, which makes a difference. ![]()
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