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CHEMGUARD204 S. 6th Ave Mansfield, Tx 76063 (817) 473-9964 FAX (817) DATA SHEET #D10D03200 REVISION: 09/2005A Diked area is defined as an area bounded bycontours of land or a physical barrier that retains afuel to a depth greater than 1". At manymanufacturing or storage facilities, the flammableliquid storage area can be a number of small tankswithin a common Diked area. Pipe rackarrangements and pumps often surround thesetanks. In instances like this, the total dike area andnot the storage tanks could be considered thehazard to be protected by a suitable fixed foam fireprotection system. This could be achieved by using: Low-level fixed mount foam makers Monitors Foam-water spray nozzles or a foam sprinklersystem over the hazard area Supplementary support with portable foamapplication equipment should also be availableFor flammable liquids requiring AR-AFFF type foamconcentrate, the discharge duration shall be 30minutes with the application rate as recommendedby chemguard 's engineering the dike to be protected is located outdoors,additional considerations should be made duringthe design stage when using either a monitor orfoam/wa
CHEMGUARD 204 S. 6th Ave • Mansfield, Tx 76063 • (817) 473-9964 • FAX (817) 473-0606 www.chemguard.com DATA SHEET #D10D03200 REVISION: 09/2005
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