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ConsiderationsfordevelopmentofPlantLayout:AbriefpresentationWhatisPiping

ConsiderationsfordevelopmentofPlantLayout:Abriefpresentation
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Thisarticleprovidesthebasicconsiderationsforthedevelopmentofplantlayout
inapresentationform.Formoredetailsinanyofthelistedpointsyoucanreferto
anystandardpipingbooks.Thispresentationwillprovideanoverviewonbasic
considerations.
BasisofSiteSelection:
Location
AreaAllocation
TransportFacilities
Manpoweravailability
IndustrialInfrastructure
CommunityInfrastructure
AvailabilityofWater
AvailabilityofPower
EffluentDisposal
AvailabilityofIndustrialGas
SiteSize
Ecology
Pollution
WhatisPlotPlan&itsrequirement?

Plotplanisthemasterplanlocatingeachunit/facilitywithintheplotboundaryforaprocessindustrysuchas
Refinery
Chemical/AgroChemical/PetroChemical/OrganicChemical/InorganicChemical
Fertilizer
Pharmaceutical
Metallurgical
PowerGeneration
Itisusedtolocatetheunit/facility.
Thefollowingmainaspectsshallbeconsideredduringdevelopmentofthelayout.
Process
requirement
Economyofpipingmaterialandcables
Erection&Constructionrequirements
Safetyrequirements.
OperationandMaintenancerequirements.
Groupingofsimilarequipmentforconvenienceofmaintenance&safetywhereverpossible.
Datatobecollectedbeforestarting:
Civil
Planetablesurveymap.
Contoursurveymap.
Soilbearingcapacity.
NatureofSoil
Rail/RoadAccess.
Electrical
LocationofElectricSupplyPoint.
Supplyvoltagelevels.
FaultLevels.
VoltageLevelsrequiredwithintheunit.
Proposeddistributionscheme.
NonPlantFacilities
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AdministrativeBlock
Canteen
Workshop
R&D,QCLabandPilotPlant
GateHouse/Timeoffice
SecurityArrangements
VehicleParking
MedicalCentre
WareHouse
CoveredArea
OpenArea
SolidWarehouse
LiquidWarehouse
Steel/ScrapYard
FireStation
WeighBridge
StaffColony
MeteorologicalData
Minimum,MaximumandNormalTemperatureduringtheyear
Rainfall
IntensityandDirectionofthewind(windrose)
Seismiczone
WetandDryBulbtemperatures
Relativehumidity
Floodlevel
ProcessData
Size/Capacityoftheprocessunit
Knowledgeonthetypeofplant
Sequenceofprocessflow
Hazardousnatureoftheplant
TheOveralloperatingphilosophy
FullyAutomatic
PartiallyAutomatic
Manual
Batch/Continuous
Rawmaterialreceiptandproductdispatchphilosophy
StoragePhilosophy
Effluentplantcapacityanddischargepoints,incinerationrequirements,etc.
TypeofHazard
Noofflares
DataonUtilities
Sourceand/orsupplypointofrawwater
QualityofWateravailable
WaterConsumptionfortheprocess
RequirementofdifferenttypesofutilitiessuchasSteam,Air,Nitrogen,DMwater,Firewater,Brine,etc.
CapacitiesandGroupingphilosophy.
StatutoryRequirements
StateIndustrialDevelopmentCorporation(SIDC)
Central/StateEnvironmentalPollutionControlBoards(PCBS)
FactoryInspectorate
StateElectricityBoards(SEB)
ChiefControllerofExplosives(CCOE)
StaticandMobilePressureVesselRules(SMPV)
TariffAdvisoryCommittee(TAC)
NationalFireProtectionAssociation(NFPA)
AviationLaws
ChiefInspectorofBoilers(CIB)
OilIndustrySafetyDirectorate(OISD)
FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)
MinistryofEnvironmentandForest(MoEF)
ExpansionPhilosophy
Withintheunit
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