DESIGNMANUAL-FIREWATERSYSTEMBy:LinQingTABLEOFCONTENTINTRODUCTION..............................................................................41REFERENCEDOCUMENTS...........................................................42DEFINITIONS&ABBREVIATIONS................................................43FIREWATERPUMPS..................................................................53.1Capacity.................................................................................................53.2Pumpcharacteristics..............................................................................63.3Materials................................................................................................93.4Drivers..................................................................................................103.5Controls................................................................................................163.6StructuralSkid......................................................................................213.7ProtectiveCoating................................................................................223.8Testing.................................................................................................223.9GearBox..............................................................................................234SEAWATERCAISSON...............................................................245FIREWATERRINGMAIN...........................................................256DELUGESYSTEMS...................................................................266.1Delugedequipment..............................................................................276.2Densityandapplication........................................................................276.3Generaldesign.....................................................................................286.4Pipingdownstreamofthedelugevalve...............................................286.5Valves...................................................................................................296.6Nozzles.................................................................................................306.7Remotealarmandcontrol....................................................................317SPRINKLERSYSTEMS..............................................................328MONITORS..............................................................................339FOAMPRODUCTION................................................................3510HYDRANTS.............................................................................3511HOSEREELS...........................................................................36INTRODUCTIONThepurposeofthisguidelineistodefinetheminimumrequirementsforthedesignandinstallationoffirewatersystems.Thisguidelineappliestoallhydrocarbonprocessingorproductionorstoragefacilitiesoffshore(hereaftercallFacilities).Themainfixedsystemsdealtwithinthisguidelineareasfollows:DelugesSprinklerssystemsMonitorsFoamSystemHydrantsHosereels1REFERENCEDOCUMENTSP.R.ChinaGovernmentRulesbyStateEconomicalandTradeCommissionOffshoreFixedPlatformSafetyRuleStandardsandCodesISO/CD13702ControlandMitigationofFiresandExplosiononOffshoreInstallationsAPIRP14GRecommendedPracticeforFirePreventionandControlonOpentypeOffshor...