WO2006023434A9 - Improved extinguishing flammable liquid fire in an industrial storage tank - Google Patents
Improved extinguishing flammable liquid fire in an industrial storage tankInfo
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- the instant invention relates to improved systems for extinguishing flammable liquid fire in an industrial scale storage tank having a roof creating a space above the liquid, typically a fixed roof on top of the tank, and in particular to methods and apparatus incorporating use of dry chemical.
- Industrial fuel and/or flammable liquid storage tanks frequently have a roof creating a space above the liquid, usually a fixed conically- or geodesically-shaped roof welded to the top of the tank.
- Such tanks may have a double roof, including an internal floating roof, called a floater, designed to float on top of the fuel/liquid with seals for sealing against the inside tank wall.
- the fixed cone or geodesic top roof is typically attached by welding.
- a roof system comprised of either a single fixed top portion or of two portions, a fixed top and a floater, creates and defines a space or cavity between either the surface of the fuel/liquid and/or the floater below and the top roof above.
- Fire in an enclosed or fixed roof industrial storage tank can present unique problems.
- Industrial storage tanks are tanks with a diameter of a 60 feet or greater. Tank walls are typically 50 feet high, and usually 45 feet or higher.
- the top of the tank wall just below the rim is usually characterized by a series of eyebrow vents around its circumference. The eyebrow vents serve to allow vapor to escape from the tank rather than collect. Collecting of vapor within the tank presents numerous hazards.
- vents are typically provided to vent to the atmosphere vapors that collect in the space or cavity between the fuel/liquid (or floater) and a top fixed roof.
- vents comprising spaced rectangular openings around a top portion of the vertical tank wall, scooper vents provided at the top of the tank and/or roof vents comprising spaced openings around the periphery of the top roof.
- air is sucked in through upwind vents.
- the liquid within the tank is vaporizing, but the space above the liquid level and below the fixed roof typically offers insufficient oxygen to sustain a full burn.
- the vapor mixture in the cavity may partially combust in the cavity.
- the full ignition and complete combustion occurs, however, as the vapor exits the vents and comes into contact with the oxygen available in the atmosphere.
- a foam attack In the event of a fire in a fuel or flammable liquid tank having a fixed top roof, it is industry standard procedure, regulated by the NFPA, to extinguish the fire (or at least to attempt to do so) by a foam attack.
- the attack comprises laying a foam blanket on the fuel/liquid surface typically by discharging foam into the space or cavity between a fixed top roof and the liquid surface and/or a floater.
- full combustion typically occurs only at the vents where the fuel/liquid vapors meet atmospheric air, and typically only at the downwind vents while air is sucked into the cavity at the upwind vents.
- NFPA has guidelines for the rate of foam application and the duration of a foam attack, adjusted for different type fuels or flammable liquids, different foams and different tanks, in order to achieve extinguishment.
- foam blankets are not permanent. Foam blankets, sooner or later, can permit vapors to pass through, replenishing the vapor supply within the space above the blanket. If the cavity above the liquid level and below the fixed roof is significant, the burn time for just the vapor trapped in the space, without any replenishment, could be long, several hours, which is unacceptably long even if an adequate foam blanket permits no further vapor to pass through. Foam supplies are limited, which dictates that the fire be extinguished within a given period of time.
- any flammable liquid including crude, may produce vapors in a cavity above the surface of a liquid and below a roof that can keep a fire burning (at least at certain vents if not also, to an extent, within the cavity) for a significant time period after establishing a foam blanket.
- This fire may persist after the establishment of an NFPA adequate foam blanket. If the liquid level in the tank is low enough, and/or if the cavity is sufficiently large, fire from cavity vapor can persist for hours after the establishment of an adequate foam blanket. During this period foam dries out and vapors can traverse the foam blanket, replenishing the vapor in the cavity.
- Foam supplies may not be adequate to maintain a sufficient fresh foam blanket for hours.
- the instant invention teaches, therefore, an improved system designed to cost effectively extinguish not only a "difficult fire" in a tank with a fixed roof, or a roof that creates a space between the roof and the liquid, but also a fire of any flammable liquid.
- the improved system is designed to cost effectively extinguish a fire of a difficult to extinguish fuel or flammable liquid having a high-octane content as well as a fire of any flammable liquid.
- the invention teaches a staged and timed discharge of dry chemical into the space between the burning fuel/liquid and the roof. The timing of the staging of the discharge of the dry chemical is selected to follow a pertinent period of foam application. Dry chemical is a limited and rationed resource. Discharging the dry chemical too soon might be ineffective and, thus, waste the resource.
- the discharging of the dry chemical can be effected by one of several means or techniques, using portable and/or fixed systems.
- a "fixed system" is equipment put in place prior to a fire, fixed prior to an emergency, in anticipation of emergencies. In contrast, portable systems are brought to the locale of the emergency upon notice.
- Vents provided to vent vapors that collect under a roof can be advantageously used as an entry means to discharge the dry chemical into the space above the fuel/liquid and below the roof. Both portable and fixed systems could utilize existing vents.
- special ports for fixed foam systems can be utilized for a fixed dry chemical system; as well, special ports for a fixed dry chemical system can be created.
- the instant staged dry chemical methodology and apparatus for extinguishing a "fixed roof (so to speak) tank fire may be implemented in various forms, including using portable apparatus and/or fixed systems.
- Fixed systems and/or special portable apparatus could be less risky for firefighters, and as such would be preferred over a portable embodiment requiring firefighters to climb the tank, walk over the roof and insert dry chemical through an existing or created vent or opportune opening with a hand held nozzle.
- diffuse to extinguish fuel or flammable liquid or "difficult fuel or flammable liquid fires” is used herein to refer to fluid fuels or flammable liquids that are, at least, in substantial part, low-surface tension fuels/liquids and/or high-vapor pressure fuels/liquids and/or octane-boosted fuels/liquids and/or oxygenated fuels/liquids.
- low-surface tension fuels/liquids and/or high-vapor pressure fuels/liquids and/or octane-boosted fuels/liquids and/or oxygenated fuels/liquids The implied comparison in these instances would be recognized by one of skill in the art to be with the historic straight chain fuels or flammable liquids of the mid-20th century.
- the instant invention has been determined to also have significant application with the historic straight chain fuels or flammable liquids of the mid-twentieth century.
- a tank may be designed with, and originally exist with, a particular roof system, the initiation of a fire or hazard may have altered or destroyed part or all of the original roof system.
- the characterization of a storage tank may have to be reassessed.
- Original floating roofs, or floating roof portions may have tilted or partially sunk or totally sunk.
- Seals may have been destroyed, in whole or in part.
- Fixed roofs may have been blown awry, or may have been partially dislodged or tilted, or at least their connections, such as a welded connection with a tank wall, may have been partially or totally destroyed.
- the instant invention relates to a tank that, at the time of the fire, still has at least a significant roof portion creating a substantially enclosed space above the fuel/liquid and below the roof. That is, the invention relates to situations where a difficult fuel or flammable liquid is on fire and there is at least a significant roof portion above the fuel/liquid surface, defining a substantially enclosed space or cavity there between.
- welds may be blown off from an original fixed roof portion, and hatches and vents may be blown apart, the invention applies if there remains a significant space or cavity between a burning fuel/liquid and a roof portion.
- the fuel/liquid may be burning only where it secures sufficient oxygen, such as where fuel vapors meet the atmosphere at vents or other open portions. Partial combustion may be taking place in the cavity.
- the instant invention discloses a system for extinguishing a fire of a flammable liquid, including difficult to extinguish fuels, in a storage tank having at least a roof portion that creates a substantially enclosed space above a significant portion of the liquid and below the roof, usually a tank fitted with a fixed top roof that remains substantially in place.
- the invention includes creating a foam blanket on the fuel/liquid surface, such as by discharging foam into a cavity above the fuel/liquid.
- a foam blanket should be understood to include foam and/or film.
- the dry chemical would be discharged during the last ten minutes of a NFPA recommended application rate/duration procedure guideline for a foam attack. Dry chemical would typically be discharged for a period of 10 to 30 seconds.
- vapor vents offer fortuitous openings for discharging the dry chemical into the cavity between the fuel/liquid and the roof using portable or fixed dry chemical systems.
- a dry chemical fixed system could be already in place, having conduits and a nozzle ready to be connected to dry chemical sources, such as wheeled units or a dry chemical skid, and having a discharge orifice or nozzle in the cavity.
- Preferable portable systems include a dry chemical wand, preferably attached to a T'ed or cellar-style discharge nozzle.
- the wand can be hung with the nozzle inserted through an opportune opening and/or vent. "Fish mouths," where the roof separates from the wall, provide opportune openings. The firefighter can then retreat a safe distance, avoiding the hazards to personnel occasioned from a flashback and/or roof explosion.
- Fixed apparatus for extinguishing flammable liquid fire, including a difficult fuel, in a storage tank having a cavity between the fuel/liquid surface and a roof portion could include at least one dry chemical supply pipe or line rising along a portion of a tank wall and having at least one end opening into a tank vent or port, such as through a roof or eyebrow vent, or through a fixed foam system opening into a tank, or through a fixed dry chemical system port.
- the supply pipe could be placed in fluid communication with a wheeled unit, a skid, or the like, having a source of dry powder.
- the supply pipe is preferably permanently affixed, but could be portable.
- a dry chemical discharge nozzle located in the cavity is in fluid communication with the supply pipe.
- Figure 1 illustrates a tank with a fixed top roof and a floater, creating a space or cavity in between. It should be understood that if a floater were not there, the space or cavity would be between the liquid surface and the fixed top.
- Figure 2 illustrates a top view of a fixed top roof on a tank.
- the roof illustrates vents and portions of a dry chemical supply system.
- Figure 3 illustrates a dry chemical riser pipe for a tank with a fixed roof.
- Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of a dry chemical discharge head for insertion inside a tank shell, preferably for insertion inside a vent.
- FIGS 5A and 5B illustrate a tank with a fixed roof, the tank illustrated as having an integrated fixed foam/dry chemical system and a fixed dry chemical system, respectively.
- FIGs 6 and 7 illustrate details of the integrated fixed foam and dry chemical system of Figure 5 A.
- Figure 8A illustrates a preferred portable dry chemical wand with T'ed nozzle.
- Figure 8B illustrates a commercially available large dry chemical source.
- Figure 9 illustrates in more detail a tank with a fixed and a floating roof and source of vapor in the cavity.
- the drawings are primarily illustrative. It would be understood that structure may have been simplified and details omitted in order to convey certain aspects of the invention. Scale may be sacrificed to clarity.
- FIG. 1 illustrates tank T having what is referred to as a composite roof system, the system comprised of a floating roof portion or floater FR and a fixed roof portion FXR. Space or cavity C is created between the floating roof portion FR and fixed roof portion FXR.
- Floating roof portion FR is understood to be floating on top of fuel/liquid F in tank T. It should be understood and appreciated that were there no floater, or were no floater to substantially remain at the time of a fire, the space or cavity C would be created above the fuel/liquid surface and below the fixed top roof portion.
- fiiel/liquid F is a blended fuel.
- Blended fuels can have a high-octane content that leads to difficult extinguishment situations.
- Fuel/liquid F is at least a flammable liquid and may be a difficult fuel/liquid to extinguish.
- Tank T in Figure 1 also illustrates portions of a fixed or portable system for application of dry chemical, comprising a ring-shaped pipe extension PE having pipe extension legs with "T"ed ends PEN.
- Figure 4 is a more detailed figure illustrating a pipe extension PE having "T"ed ends PEN.
- the "T'ed ends are structured to insert into eyebrow vents EV of tank T and to discharge therein a dry chemical, discharged inside of the tank shell into cavity C.
- fixed roof portion FXR is a cone roof fixed to the top of the tank wall. Geodesic-shaped fixed top roofs are also known. Floating roof portion FR floats up and down with the surface of the fuel/liquid left in the tank T and has seals to seal against the inner tank wall. Of course, there may be no floating roof, or it may have sunk, totally or partially.
- Figure 2 illustrates a top view of a cone roof FXR having a series of roof vents RV and roof vent covers CRV.
- Figure 2 also illustrates portions of a fixed or portable system for application of dry chemical, including top extension TE extending up and onto cone roof FXR.
- pipe or line extension PE circles cone roof FXR proximate vents RV.
- a portion of pipe or line extension PE extends to vents RV such that the extension is capable of discharging dry chemical through the vent into cavity C in the tank.
- Figure 3 illustrates a portion of a dry chemical (fixed or portable) system including a riser pipe or supply pipe P.
- a tank comes equipped with a fixed riser pipe for application of dry chemical.
- a non-fixed portable dry chemical riser pipe P or line
- the pipe extension and pipe end might be no more than the end part of a straight riser pipe P.
- An end of such a straight dry chemical riser pipe could be inserted or wedged during a fire into an eyebrow vent.
- the methodology can be carried out by firefighters using portable nozzles attached to supply lines. In such cases, however, a firefighter would have to approach (or to create) appropriate vents or openings on the tank or on the roof, proximate a cavity, in order to insert a dry chemical nozzle through the vent or opening.
- the methodology for extinguishing a flammable liquid fire in a tank with a fixed roof portion, including a difficult fire includes an initial foam attack wherein a foam blanket is created.
- foam includes film.
- foam is inserted into a cavity between a floating bottom roof portion and/or the fuel/liquid surface and a top roof portion to establish and create a foam blanket.
- Foam should be inserted or placed in the cavity until the fuel/liquid surface is substantially covered and the fire is substantially abated.
- Substantial abatement of the fire can be determined to have occurred in most cases when a foam blanket has been laid upon the surface of the fuel/liquid and/or floating roof in accordance with present NFPA guidelines for the foam, fuel/liquid and tank.
- the period of time this takes varies depending upon the type of foam used, the capacity for discharging foam, the size and complexity of the tank and the nature of the fuel/liquid it contains. Forty-five minutes represents a typical regulatorily approved time period for launching and sustaining a foam attack in a cavity between a floating roof and a top roof.
- dry chemical would be inserted through one or more vents, or other available tank openings, into the cavity. If safer or more remotely activatable means are not available, the dry chemical attack can be implemented by a firefighter carrying a hand held nozzle, attached to a line and source of dry chemical, up to a suitable opening into the cavity.
- the fire fighter would hang a wand and dry chemical nozzle through a vent, fish mouth or opening of opportunity and then retreat to a safer distance.
- a ten second application of dry chemical offers a reasonable expectation for extinguishing the remnants of the fire, the vagrant remaining flames associated with the flammable liquid fire, especially those associated with the new blended fuels. It is the experience of the instant inventor that dry chemical timely inserted into such cavities in the above situation, augmented by the drafting air in the cavity, appears to "chase" the remaining fire within the cavity and to extinguish it. Without such dry chemical treatment, maintenance of a foam blanket may have to be extended for two or three times the present regulatorily set time periods, incurring considerable unanticipated expense.
- Dry chemical is a relatively scarce commodity at a fire.
- the usage of dry chemical is carefully marshaled. Limitations on the supply of dry chemical make discharging dry chemical, even for a period of minutes, essentially unfeasible or impossible.
- dry chemical if it is to be utilized, must be utilized judiciously.
- a dry chemical attack is not preferred to be commenced until at least after two-thirds of the time period for a standard recommended NFPA foam attack as per NFPA guidelines.
- the dry chemical attack preferably should not be begun until sometime in approximately the last 20 minutes, preferably not until sometime in the last 10 minutes. If there is no NFPA recommended application rate/duration procedure guideline for a particular foam or tank or fire in a given circumstance, the firefighter should extrapolate a reasonable guideline for the situation based on existing NFPA recommendations in the closest related circumstances, and take that as the NFPA guideline for this case.
- FIG. 5 A illustrates a tank T having a fixed roof FXR and a preferred embodiment for an integrated fixed system for use in applying foam and dry chemical.
- the preferred integrated fixed system for use in applying foam and dry chemical includes a foam expansion chamber FC-HC and related conduits and valving attached to a tank, the apparatus modified to provide dry chemical capabilities.
- Chamber FC-HC is shown attached at an upper level of a wall portion of tank T and communicating with the inside of the tank through opening O.
- Foam chamber FC-HC is shown in this embodiment having its own opening O or port into the inside of tank T and cavity C.
- Fixed pipe P communicates dry chemical between a typically mobile or portable dry chemical supply system, which could comprise, for instance, dry chemical wheeled units DCWV or a typical dry chemical skid DCS brought to the emergency.
- Dry chemical wheeled units would typically feed into a dry chemical collection manifold CM and then through a line to fixed pipe P.
- Fixed pipe P channels the dry chemical through foam expansion chamber FC-HC and through opening O to a discharge orifice or nozzle inside the tank.
- Associating fixed pipe P with the foam chamber allows both fixed systems to work out of one tank aperture or port.
- Figure 5B illustrates a tank T having a fixed roof FXR and a preferred embodiment for a stand alone fixed system for applying dry chemical.
- the preferred stand alone fixed system for use in applying dry chemical includes pipe and/or line PL leading from sources of dry chemical, such as a typical dry chemical wheeled unit DCWV or a typical dry chemical skid DCS.
- the pipe and/or line combination part of which is fixed to the tank, leads up to a port O in the upper tank wall.
- a dry chemical nozzle PEN is installed on the inside of the tank wall, fitted into port O and in fluid communication with pipe and/or line system PL.
- Figures 6 and 7 offer a side view and a plan view of foam expansion chamber FC- HC with dry chemical capabilities, as well as related conduits and valving.
- the foam expansion chamber provides a chamber for expansion and loss of velocity of the foam concentrate, prior to being discharged through opening O in sidewall of tank T.
- the foam system is fed fire extinguishing fluid comprising liquid water and foam concentrate through fluid pipe FP.
- the water and foam concentrate liquid passes through orifice plate OP having a small hole or orifice, creating a pressure differential there through.
- Orifice plate OP has a handle H and resembles a paddle. Pressure differential created over the orifice plate in line FP serves to draw in air through air vent AV shown as a mushroom vent with a screen.
- a check valve V is presented in the line as a vapor seal. Sufficient pressure from the water, foam concentrate and air will break the vapor seal sending the fluid into foam chamber FC. In foam chamber FC the foam will further expand and lose velocity prior to being discharged through opening O into the inside of tank T. Foam chamber FC is shown with an inspection cover or hatch CV, particularly important for inspection of the vapor seals.
- a chemical is fed from a source through pipe P, through its own check valve, vapor seal V, and then extending through opening O to a dry chemical discharge tip.
- the vapor seals or check valves may be of different designs and locations.
- Figures 6 and 7 also illustrate a high flow discharge tip HFT and a low flow discharge tip LFT.
- the discharge tip provides for discharging dry chemical preferably in three directions, to the left, to the right and adjustably toward the center.
- the tip might discharge in just one direction, preferably then adjustably toward the center.
- the discharge tip is preferably adjustable upon installation for anticipated preferred flow rates and directions, given the tank size. For instance, the discharge tip might be adjusted to discharge approximately 70 pounds per second total, 30 pounds per second to the left, 30 pounds per second to the right and 10 pounds per second toward a central area.
- Figure 8A illustrates a wand W which can be used in a portable system for the application of dry chemical in the instant invention.
- Wand W is preferably comprised of I 1 A" pipe with appropriate elbows and terminating on the distal end in a dry chemical nozzle PEN.
- Figure 8A illustrates a T'ed dry chemical nozzle.
- a cellar-style nozzle could also be used for the dry chemical at the distal end of the wand.
- Cellar-style nozzles are known in the art.
- Figure 8A illustrates wand W connected to hose H, utilizing a 1 1 A" hose connector.
- Hose H is a 1 1 A" dry chem hose that connects to a source of dry chemical such as skid source DCS.
- Figure 8B illustrates a commercially available (ANSUL) skid source of dry chemical DCS.
- the dry chemical skid could be a fixed dry chemical source or a portable dry chemical source.
- Figure 9 illustrates in more detail, although not necessarily to scale, tank T having fixed roof FXR and floating roof FLR. Floating roof rides on top of fluid F creating cavity C above the floating roof and below the fixed roof.
- Figure 9 illustrates various sources of vapor escaping from fluid F into cavity C. The vapor can escape through the typical well pipes WP fixed in the tank. Alternately vapor can escape through ladder connections in the tank. Even though a foam blanket may cover floating roof FLR, Figure 9 illustrates that there remains means for vapor to collect in cavity C from fluid F below floating roof FLR.
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