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Independent

Fire Hazard ManagementConsultants


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Initially at Gold CommandEscorted to Bronze

Foam minimum requirements

Foam sourcesFoam application

Post incident investigation


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An industry consortium of international oilcompanies reviewing the hazards and risks

associated with storage tank fires


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Initial Study 1993 1997

Project Sponsors

Agip Petroli BP

Conoco

DEA

Elf

Exxon MOL

Mobil

OMV PetroFina

Repsol

Saudi Aramco

Shell

Total Veba

WRG

LASTFIRE


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OBJECTIVES

Determine current levels of risk

Establish Design & Operational

Practice & make knowledge availablethroughout industry

Establish techniques to determine

site- specific levels of risk andidentify appropriate & cost-effectiverisk reduction measures

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PROJECT STRUCTURELASTFIRE

Sponsors

Steering Group

External Information Sources

Operators

Tank Builders

Seal Manufacturers

Detection SuppliersProtection Suppliers

Fire Fighters

Legislators

Insurers

Project

Co-ordinator

ProjectWorking Group


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PROJECT DELIVERABLESLASTFIRE

Fire

Scenario

Analysis

Compare Risk

Reduction

Options

Define

FHM

PolicyImplement

Incident

Frequency

Survey

Direct input

Indirect input

Escalation

Mechanism

Analysis

Risk

Reduction

Options

Foam

Review

Risk Workbook


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Time for an update?Time for an update?

Scope of WorkReview of Incidents

Extend database to fixed roof and internal floaters

Assess current practices and latest

developments in risk reduction measures

Detection systemsFoam systems

Major incident response systems

Tank / seal constructions

Research WorkBecome industry focal point / forum

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Objectives of update study

To extend the study to include allatmospheric tank types

To continue LASTFIREs role as the

established recognised internationaloil companies forum on best

practices of

Fire Hazard Managementof Storage Tanks

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LASTFIRE

Risk Reductions Options

Industry GuidanceBased on Operational Experienc


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LASTFIRERisk Reduction Options

LASTFIRERisk Reduction Options


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Experineced based input

and guidance

Experineced based input

and guidance


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Typical Research and Development

Work

LASTFIRE


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Themostimportanttoolfor

controllinglargeflammable

liquidfires!

Themostimportanttoolfor

controllinglargeflammable

liquidfires!


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Tank Firefighting

Workshop

Tank Firefighting

Workshop


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LASTFIREResearch Work

BoiloversNew techniques

Radiant Heat Impact

Internal Floating Roof TanksVapour suppression with foam

Ethanol Issues

Biodiesel


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Boilovers

100 litre demonstration The real thing


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Boilover

Thefundamental

questions

Boilover

Thefundamental

questions

Willitboilover

Ifso,

when?

Whatconditionsareneeded?

Iswater

amount

important?

..Andfuelamount?

WhatfirespreadonBO?

Arethere

rules

of

thumb?

Arerulesofthumbappropriate?

Canwe

avoid

them?


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Phase4HungaryPhase4HungaryFurthertestingofbiodiesels

Refinedproductstestfires


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AnalysisAnalysis


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50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Temp (C)

Height(mm)

Diesel Fire

Each colour line is a specific time

Pattern typical of conduction


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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Temp (C)

Heightabovepoolbase(

mm)

Crude Oil

Pattern typical of hot zone build up

Depth at same

temperature

Depth at same

temperature


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5m(~16.5ft)

dia.

tank5m

(~16.5ft)

dia.

tank


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3113/04/2011

ExperimentalArrangement

BoiloverRig


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LASTFIRE

Other Techniques?


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LastfireTestforPolarSolventsLastfireTestforPolarSolventsFire

test

methodology

to

enable

assessment

of

commerciallyavailablefoamsonpolarsolvents


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LASTFIRE first experiment (Radiant

heat received by the radiometer)

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DA

DA

Heat Recieved by the Adjacent Tank Roof

5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10

-2

-1.5

-1

-0.5

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

PI * DA

THA

Heat Received by the Adjacent Tank Wall

0 5 10 15

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

-4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 100

2

4

6

8

10

12 Tank Dimensions: D = 5 m ,

H = 3 m


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Always checkmanufacturers claims!


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LASTFIRE MemberLASTFIRE Member

LASTFIRE

Involvement, Existingand Future Benefits

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Member

Involvement/Benefits

Direct involvement in development

of latest practices, codes and

standards:

LASTFIRE Risk Reduction Options

Energy Institute IP19

EI / API Lightning Study

EI Ethanol Document

LASTFIRE

Technical input & review

Energy Institute Guidance on EthanolEnergy Institute Guidance on Ethanol


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Energy Institute Guidance on EthanolEnergy Institute Guidance on Ethanol

Chapter 8 - FirefightingChapter 8 - Firefighting

http://www.energyinstpubs.org.ukhttp://www.energyinstpubs.org.uk


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PROJECT STRUCTURE


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PROJECT STRUCTURELASTFIRE

Sponsors

Steering Group

Project

Co-ordinator

Project

Working Group

It could work for

ETANK Project

Joint fundingNetworking

Practical input


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More Information about LASTFIRE Membershipfrom:

Resource Protection International

Walker House, George Street, Aylesbury, BucksHP20 2HU, UK

T: +44 (0) 1296 399311

F: +44 (0) 1296 395669

e-mail: [email protected]

website: www.resprotint.co.uk

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