LNG fire and vapor control system technologies

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6875794· OSTI ID:6875794

Konzek, G J; Yasutake, K M; Franklin, A L

This report provides a review of fire and vapor control practices used in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. Specific objectives of this effort were to summarize the state-of-the-art of LNG fire and vapor control; define representative LNG facilities and their associated fire and vapor control systems; and develop an approach for a quantitative effectiveness evaluation of LNG fire and vapor control systems. In this report a brief summary of LNG physical properties is given. This is followed by a discussion of basic fire and vapor control design philosophy and detailed reviews of fire and vapor control practices. The operating characteristics and typical applications and application limitations of leak detectors, fire detectors, dikes, coatings, closed circuit television, communication systems, dry chemicals, water, high expansion foam, carbon dioxide and halogenated hydrocarbons are described. Summary descriptions of a representative LNG peakshaving facility and import terminal are included in this report together with typical fire and vapor control systems and their locations in these types of facilities. This state-of-the-art review identifies large differences in the application of fire and vapor control systems throughout the LNG industry.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6875794
• Report Number(s): PNL-4398; ON: DE83000527
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
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CONTROL SYSTEMS
DETECTION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINEERING
EVAPORATION
FIRE PREVENTION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INDUSTRY
LEAK DETECTORS
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LNG INDUSTRY
LNG PLANTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SAFETY ENGINEERING
TERMINAL FACILITIES