Fire protection systems to be considered in different areas of thermal power plants

1. MOORTHY ASSOCIATES
(MOOVSEN)
Submitted By
MOORTHY OVSN

2. • FIRE PROTECTION..... A Brief Overview
• FIRE PROTECTION…. Survey, Design &
Execution
• THERMAL POWER PLANT……Fire
Risks
• TYPES OF PROTECTION
RECOMENDED

3. SCEMATIC VIEW OF THERMAL POWER PLANT

5. • Fire Audit / Survey to be
conducted.
• Fire Risk, Load and Hazard to
be indentified.
• Recommended protection to
be Identified through
TAC/NBC/IS Guide Lines.
• Preparation of drawings,
calculations, Quantities,
Specifications and Estimates
etc to be done.
FIRE PROTECTION..... A Brief Overview

6. Coal yard High
hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class A
Fire
Best extinguishing
agent is water.
Automatic
Extinguishing is
critical and expensive.
Manual Protection to
be Installed:
Water Hydrant system

7. Coal Conveyor High hazardous
area :
Fire Risk : Class A Fire
Best extinguishing agent is water.
Automatic Extinguishing to be
Installed:
Manual Protection to be also to be
Provided:
High Velocity Water Spray system
as per TAC/NBC to be Installed .
Detection: LHS OR QUORTZOID
BULB
Atomization: Deluge / Electrical
COAL CONVEYOR

8. Boiler medium hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class A Fire
Best extinguishing agent is water.
Automatic Extinguishing to be
Installed:
Manual Protection to be also to be
Provided:
High Velocity Water Spray system as
per TAC/NBC to be Installed .
Detection: LHS OR QUORTZOID
BULB
Atomization: Deluge / Electrical

9. TG (TURBINE GENARATOR)
Turbine Medium
hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class B and C Fire
Best extinguishing agent is
Foam / Co2 / Powder
Automatic Early warning
Smoke detection
system to be Installed:
Portable Equipment CO2 / DCP
also to be Provided:
Foam based Medium Velocity
Water Spray system as per
TAC/NBC to be Installed to lube oil
tanks.
Detection: QUORTZOID BULB

10. Cable Gallery Medium
hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class B and C Fire
Best extinguishing agent is
Foam / Co2 / Powder
Automatic Early warning
Smoke detection
system to be Installed:
Portable Equipment CO2 /
DCP also to be Provided:
High Velocity Water Spray
system as per TAC/NBC to
be Installed to lube oil tanks.
Detection: QUORTZOID BULB
Atomization: Deluge

11. Electrical Panel Medium
hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class B and C Fire
Best extinguishing agent is
Foam / Co2 / Powder
Automatic Early warning
Smoke detection
system to be Installed:
Portable Equipment CO2 / DCP also to
be Provided:

12. Central Control Room Light
hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class A and C Fire
Best extinguishing agent is
Co2 / FM 200 / INERGEN
Automatic Early warning
Smoke detection
system and Clean agent Gas
suppression systems to be Installed:
Detection: Smoke (Cross zone
/addressable analogue )
Atomization: Solenoid
Portable Equipment CO2 also to be

13. TRANSFORMER hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class B and C
Best extinguishing agent is
High Velocity water.
Automatic Extinguishing to be Installed:
Manual Protection also to be Provided:
High Velocity Water Spray system as per
TAC/NBC to be Installed .
Detection: LHS OR QUORTZOID BULB
Atomization: Deluge / Electrical

14. LDO High
hazardous area :
Fire Risk : Class B
Best extinguishing agent is
Foam / Co2 / Powder
Automatic Early warning
Detection system to be
Installed:
Required Capacity Equipment
FOAM / DCP also to be
Provided:
Foam based Medium Velocity
Water Spray system as per
TAC/NBC to be Installed to
lube oil tanks.
Detection: LHS / QUORTZOID
BULB

15. TRANSFORMER hazardous
area :Fire Risk : Class B and C
Best extinguishing agent is
High Velocity water.
Automatic Extinguishing to be
Installed:
Water Hydrant System to be
Provided for Switch yard:
High Velocity Water Spray
system as per TAC/NBC to be
Installed for Transformer.
Detection: LHS OR
QUORTZOID BULB
Atomization: Deluge / Electrical
Portable extinguishers to be
provided

16. COMMON FIRE PROTECTION
FOR TOTAL PLANT:
EARLY WARNING MANUAL CALL
POINT FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
PORTABLE EXTINGUISHERS
WATER HYDRANT SYSTEM

18. SYSTEM DESIGN :
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