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CONTENTS
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3
2. Scope of document ...................................................................................................................... 3
3. References ................................................................................................................................... 4
3.1. Project Documents ......................................................................................................... 4
3.2. Codes and standards ...................................................................................................... 4
4. Abbreviations and definitions ........................................................................................................ 4
4.1. Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. 4
4.2. Definition......................................................................................................................... 4
5. Calculation methods ..................................................................................................................... 5
5.1. EFFECTS (TNO) ............................................................................................................ 5
5.2. Generalities about PHAST .............................................................................................. 5
5.3. Scenarios Criteria ........................................................................................................... 6
5.4. Gas composition ............................................................................................................. 8
5.5. Operation conditions ....................................................................................................... 9
6. Environmental conditions ............................................................................................................. 9
7. GRDU Process area safety distances ........................................................................................ 10
7.1. Fire zone safety distance .............................................................................................. 10
7.2. ESDV............................................................................................................................ 11
7.3. Restricted area safety distance ..................................................................................... 12
7.4. Impacted areas safety distance .................................................................................... 13
8. Safety distance inside GRDU process area ................................................................................ 13
9. GRDU cold vent safety distances ............................................................................................... 14
10. Domestic Gas Pipeline (DGP) inlet ........................................................................................ 15
11. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 15
Appendix A – Graphical representation of the safety distance......................................................... 17
Appendix B – Example safety distances of areas ............................................................................ 24
Appendix C – RESULTS (New Composition – EFFECTS) .............................................................. 25
1. INTRODUCTION
Angola LNG is operating a LNG plant in Northern Angola, near Soyo to liquefy and export gas
produced from offshore Angola fields.
Gas is taken from LNG plant to supply the domestic users located in the new industrial area near
Soyo.
A Distribution Gas Pipeline (DGP) will be laid between LNG plant and the Gas Receiving Distribution
Unit (GRDU).
This gas will be filtered in the GRDU and distributed to load users in particular the new power plant.
The FALCÃO PROJECT EPC consists in the review and updating of the DGP and GRDU FEED
UPDATE prepared in 2013. Since the composition of the inlet gas has changed, new calculations
were made to verify the required safety distances.
2. SCOPE OF DOCUMENT
To be able to reduce the consequence of hazardous events, safety distances are calculated for the
following hazardous events:
- Jet fire,
- Dispersion of flammable gas leak,
- Explosion,
- Ignited cold vent.
This means that by applying a safety distance between areas (equipment) a hazardous event in one
area will not impact other areas to an extent where their integrity and/or the safety of people working /
living in these areas could be put at risk.
The following safety distances will be calculated for both the GRDU process area and for the
Domestic Gas Pipeline (DGP) inlet:
- Fire zone,
- Restricted area,
- Impacted area,
- Location of ESDV.
For new gas composition the distances will be computed using TNO effects software (version 10.1.1).
3. REFERENCES
[8] API RP 14J Recommended Practice for Design and Hazards Analysis for Offshore
Production Facilities, 2nd Edition, May 1, 2001, Reafirmation notice,
January 2013.
4.1. ABBREVIATIONS
4.2. DEFINITION
Outside the impacted area: People are not subject to any increased hazards than those inherent to
any other human activities
Inside the impacted area (but outside the restricted area): People might be subject to irreversible
effects caused by a major failure of the installation. However, during normal plant operations,
permanent prejudice to human beings is not expected
Inside the restricted area: The consequences of an incident or from normal operation can be severe
enough to cause permanent prejudice to human beings and therefore the restricted area shall be off-
limits to public.
Fire zones are the areas within the installation where equipment are grouped by nature and/or
homogeneous level of risk attached to them.
The partition of an installation into fire zones results in a significant reduction of the level of risk.
5. CALCULATION METHODS
EFFECTS software (version 6.6) is used for modelling the new composition.
DNV Technica PHAST software (version 6.6) is used for the modelling of gas cloud dispersion.
The hazard associated to the cloud depends on its size, location and concentration-profile. These
parameters all change with time, and the program must calculate and record these changes in order
to correctly describe the cloud and its hazards. The calculations have been performed using the
Unified Dispersion Model (or UDM), which produces a table giving the essential cloud data at various
time steps from the start of the release.
The UDM is an advanced similarity model capable of describing a wide range of types of accidental
releases. The main characteristic of similarity models is that profiles for concentration, velocity, and
temperature are assumed. The UDM uses a particularly flexible form for the concentration profile,
allowing for sharp-edged profiles which become more diffuse downwind. The vertical cross section is
in general an ellipse while elevated, and a truncated ellipse while touching the ground.
For a Continuous release, the profile extend from the source downwind is shown below.
All the scenarios of safety distances have been calculated according to below defined criteria:
Fire Zones Restricted Area Impacted Area
ESDV location
Scenarios (FZ) Criteria (RA) Criteria (IA) Criteria
20 mm (2) 50 mm (2) 50 mm (2) 20 mm (2)
Un-ignited flammable gas/spray
100% LFL 100% LFL - -
cloud dispersion
Unconfined Vapour Cloud
200 mbar 140 mbar 50 mbar 300 mbar
Explosion (UVCE)
9.5 kW/m²
Jet fire 4.7 kW/m² (1) 3.2 kW/m² (1) 15.9 kW/m² (1)
(1)
Cold vent - emergency
- 4.7 kW/m² (1) 2 kW/m² (1) -
operation (ignited release) (3)
Cold vent - emergency
operation (un-ignited release) - 100% LFL - -
(4)
Cold vent - continuous
- 3.2 kW/m² (1) 1.6 kW/m² (1) -
operation (ignited release) (3)
(1) Including solar radiation
This implies that consequences of a fire, flammable gas leak or an explosion corresponding to the
credible event likely to occur in the concerned fire zone, shall not impact other fire zones to an extent
where their integrity could be put at risk.
The gas composition is provided in % mol in Table 1 - Gas composition, as per the “Heat & Material
Balance Report”, Ref. [5] or Design Basis, Ref. [6].
In order to understand the need to change the safety distance calculations, the composition from the
“FEED phase” and the new composition considered in detail engineering are presented in Table 1.
PHAST Software directly calculates the LFL of the gas mixture. LFL are given in ppm in following
Table 2 - Gas chemical characteristics. For the new composition, the LFL is calculated with EFFECTS
software. The value is also presented in the same table.
As per the “Heat & Material Balance Report”, Ref. [5], the most conservative GRDU inlet operating
conditions, related to the Case 4 (Maximum pressure at DGP inlet, minimum pressure at Power Plant
and design flowrate at 150 MMSCFD), have been used for the safety distance calculations:
For new lng composition the following operating conditions in GRDU inlet, as per “Process Design
Basis”, Ref. [7] were used for safety distance calculations:
- Gas pressure at GRDU inlet = 34,7 barg;
- Gas temperature at GRDU inlet = 29,6 ºC
6. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The following environmental conditions are issued from “Equipment Design Conditions”, Ref. [5]
For new lng composition, the following environmental conditions are issued from “Vent Network and
Radiation Calculation Note”, Ref. [5]
The following environmental conditions are the typical value for input data of DNV Technica PHAST
software
- Surface roughness parameter: 0.11 (flat terrain)
- Wind speed: 1, 2, 5, 10 m/s (general wind speed considered for
this project calculation) and 16 m/s (maximum wind
speed as per Ref. [3])
- Pasquill stability category: D (neutral atmosphere) and F (very stable) (Note 1)
All the distances calculated below are distances from the process fire zone boundary (refer to
Appendix B).
The following fire zone safety distances are calculated for the process area:
The fire zone safety distance from process fire zone boundary, due to jet fire, is 32 m.
This means that equipment located outside this area cannot be impacted.
See Figure 1 and Figure 2 in appendix A for graphical representation of the calculated results.
7.2. ESDV
The following ESDV location safety distances are calculated for the process area:
The ESDV location safety distance from process fire zone boundary, due to jet fire, is 31 m.
This means the inlet / outlet ESDVs shall be located at 31 m from process fire zone boundary.
If one of these ESDVs cannot be located at this calculated safety distance, this ESDV shall be fitted
with PFP.
The following restricted area safety distances are calculated for the process area:
The restricted area safety distance from process fire zone boundary, due to jet fire, is 81 m.
This means that the fence and all buildings (not blast proofed) shall be located at 81 m from the fire
zone boundary.
It shall be noted that the restricted area of the whole plant is not defined only by this result. The
results of the restricted safety distance for the cold vent, provided in § 9, shall also be taken into
account to determine the overall footprint of the restricted area of the whole plant.
See Figure 4 and Figure 5 in appendix A for graphical representation of the calculated results.
The following impacted area safety distances are calculated for the process area:
The impacted area safety distance from process fire zone boundary, due to explosion, is 118 m.
If the impacted area is not within the GRDU fence, and thus not under the control of COMPANY, it
shall be agreed with the local authorities that the limit of impacted area shall
be the limit for construction of buildings, in particular permanent settlement, or operation and
transportation means open to public.
See Figure 6 and Figure 7 in appendix A for graphical representation of the calculated results.
According to API RP 14 J, Ref. [8], ignition sources shall be segregated from fuel sources by
separation of equipment. The incinerator package (fired process) is considered to be an ignition
source. The other unfired process equipment (gas pig receiver, scrubber and fiscal metering package)
are considered to be fuel sources.
Therefore the incinerator package shall be located at a sufficient safety distance from any other
unfired process equipment. According to good engineering practices, it shall be located at 30 m from
any unfired process equipment.
The results (extracted from the radiation study provided in Ref. [3] and from the dispersion study
provided in Ref. [4]) of the GRDU cold vent safety distances are summarised in the following table:
The restricted area safety distance from the cold vent tip, due to radiation, is 35 m.
The impacted area safety distance from the cold vent tip, due to radiation, is 105 m.
These data determine the overall footprint of the GRDU plant. The fence shall be located at the limit
of the restricted area. As the impacted area is not within the GRDU fence, and thus not under the
control of COMPANY, it shall be agreed with the local authorities that the limit of impacted area shall
be the limit for construction of buildings, in particular permanent settlement, or operation and
transportation means open to public.
As the gas composition, process conditions and the maximum hole sizes are assumed to be the same
as for the GRDU facility, the safety distances calculated for the GRDU process area can be applied
for the DGP inlet.
11. CONCLUSIONS
The following minimum safety distances have been calculated for the GRDU process area:
The safety distances for the cold vent (restricted area and impacted area) are extracted from the Ref.
[3] and the Ref. [4].
The fire zone safety distance is 32 m from the process fire boundary (equipment located outside this
area cannot be impacted).
The safety distance for ESDV location is 31 m from the process fire zone boundary. If the inlet / outlet
ESDV cannot be located at this distance, the ESDV shall be fitted with PFP or be buried.
The incinerator package shall be located, within the process fire zone, at 30 m from any other unfired
process equipment.
The restricted area safety distance is 81 m from the process fire zone boundary (location of the fence;
buildings outside this area do not have to be additionally protected i.e no gas detection, fire proofing).
The impacted area safety distance is 118 m from the process fire zone boundary. As the impacted
area is not within the GRDU fence, and thus not under the control of COMPANY, it shall be agreed
with the local authorities that the limit of impacted area shall be the limit for construction of buildings,
in particular permanent settlement, or operation and transportation means open to public.
The restricted area safety distance from the cold vent tip is 35 m.
The impacted area safety distance from the cold vent tip is 105 m.
The safety distances calculated for the GRDU process area shall also be applied for the DGP inlet. In
this case, the DGP fence is not possible to comply with this distances. Nevertheless, as this fence is
inside an industrial area, the safety distances are complied by this other fence.
Figure 1 – Flammable gas dispersion (fire zone), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
10/D
2/D
16/D 5/D
1/F
Figure 2 –Radiation distance jet fire (fire zone), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
5/D
16/D
2/D
10/D
1/F
Figure 3 – Radiation distance jet fire (ESDV), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
5/D
16/D
2/D
1/F 10/D
Figure 4 – Flammable gas dispersion (Restricted area), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
1/F
2/D
10/D
5/D
16/D
Figure 5 –Radiation distance jet fire (Restricted area), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
5/D 16/D
2/D 10/D
1/F
Figure 6 –Radiation distance jet fire (Impacted area), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D and 9/D
10/D
5/D
16/D
2/D
1/F
Figure 7 –Explosion distance (Impacted area), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D and 9/D
2/D
5/D
16/D
1/F
10/D
Figure 9 –Radiation distance jet fire (fire zone), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
Figure 10 –Radiation distance jet fire (ESDVs), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
Figure 11 –Radiation distance jet fire (Restricted Area), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D
Figure 12 –Radiation distance jet fire (Impacted Area), weather conditions 1/F, 2/D, 5/D, 10/D and 16/D