Diked & Spill Protection - chemguard.com

1 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/water sprinkler system.

2 Climatic conditionssuch as wind or rain, can affect the performance ofthese systems. It may be necessary to increase theapplication rate to compensate for the adverseconditions. If within the dike area there is manyobstructions that could impede the performance ofthe overhead or monitor system, supplementary lowlevel foam discharge devices may be an overhead foam-water sprinkler system is usedit should be designed per NFPA 16: Installation ofFoam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water SpraySystems. The application rate for AFFF onhydrocarbon fuels is .16 gpm per square feet. Onproducts that are water miscible/polar solvent, theapplication rate may PROTECTIONFIXED MOUNT LOW LEVEL FOAM MAKERSAs the primary Protection system for a dike, it shallbe designed in accordance with the foam solution supply pipe should be installedon the outside perimeter wall of the dike and atequally spaced intervals also mounted on theoutside makers are attached to the supply the chemguard Model CGFM andCGFM foam maker should have a minimumof 12" of straight pipe upstream from the foammaker discharge pipe from each foam maker isdesigned to allow for an increase in foamexpansion and decrease the velocity of thedischarging foam, which will then supply a lowvelocity mass of foam uniformly over the the discharge side of the chemguard foam maker.

3 It is recommended that: A length of 3" diameter pipe be connected tothe foam maker outlet and used as thedischarge pipe. This pipe should have a minimum length of 28"with a maximum of 100" and shaped todischarge the foam against the inside wall ofthe dike at approximately 12" above themaximum expected level of any flammableliquid Spill . With the chemguard Model CGFM foammaker the recommended diameter of thedischarge pipe is 4" with the minimum lengthbeing 28" and the maximum 120". Diked & Spill ProtectionCHEMGUARD204 S. 6th Ave Mansfield, Tx 76063 (817) 473-9964 FAX (817) DATA SHEET #D10D03200 REVISION: 09/2005 The maximum spacing between fixed mountedfoam makers is 30 feet when the discharge ratefrom each foam maker is 60 gpm or less and nopoint within the dike area should be more than 30feet from any discharge outlet.

4 If the flow rate isabove 60 gpm, the maximum distance betweeneach foam maker around the dike perimeter can beincreased to 60 feet with no point within the dikebeing more than 60 feet from any discharge dike areas are permitted to be subdivided tokeep the total design solution within practical 11:Example of Dike Protection Systemusing foam makersMONITOR PROTECTIONIf foam monitors are used as the primary protectionmethod, they should be located outside the dikearea. If non air-aspirating type nozzles are used orthe monitor has a high velocity discharging stream,it should be directed against the dike wall, tanks, orother structures within the dike to lessen the impactof the discharging foam stream on the fuel rate and discharge duration shall be inaccordance with the chart for fixed foam applicationdischarge 12:Example of Dike Protection System withfoam monitorsThe minimum application time and discharge durations for fixed foam application discharge devices ona Diked area involving hydrocarbons are per the following of Foam Minimum Application Rate Minimum Discharge Time (min.)

5 Discharge Outlet Class I CLASS IIgpm/ft2[(L/min.)/m2] Hydrocarbon Hydrocarbon_____Fixed low-level foam discharge outlets ( ) 30 20 Foam monitors ( ) 30 20_____CHEMGUARD204 S. 6th Ave Mansfield, Tx 76063 (817) 473-9964 FAX (817) DATA SHEET #D10D03200 REVISION: 09/2005 CHEMGUARD204 S. 6th Ave Mansfield, Tx 76063 (817) 473-9964 FAX (817) DATA SHEET #D10D03200 REVISION: 09/2005