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Procedure for
Hazardous Area Classification
11 Oct
14
Rev
.
Date
First issue
Description
H.Hosseini
I. Zamani
Prepared
by
Reviewed
by
A. Zamani
Approved
by
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Scope....................................................................................................3
2.
References............................................................................................3
3.
Definitions............................................................................................3
4.
Procedure.............................................................................................3
4.1.
Specification of Fluids...................................................................4
4.2.
4.4.
4.5.
Zone Classification.........................................................................8
4.6.
4.7.
4.8.
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1. Scope
This procedure defines the requirements governing the classification of
hazardous areas in oil, gas & petrochemical plants.
The purpose of classifying hazardous areas is to avoid ignition of those
releases which invariably occur from time to time in the operation of
facilities handling liquids and vapors, thereby minimizing the probability
of coincident exposure of a flammable atmosphere and an electrical or
other sources of ignition such as, mechanical or radio frequency
electromagnetic radiation for example.
The classification of the hazardous areas according to the frequency of
the existence of a flammable gas/ air mixture provides the means to:
3. Definitions
Pocc
Probability of Occupancy
Pign
Probability of Ignition
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4. Procedure
The methodology described in IP Code Part-15 shall be applied to define
the hazardous area.
4.1. Specification of Fluids
Description
A flammable liquid that, on release, would vaporize rapidly
and substantially. This category includes:
G(i)
G(ii)
Refinery hydrogen.
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N range
Congested
Plant 5
Source
Many Release
Source
30 Source
Average Number of
Sources in range
during time on site
%30
%50
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4.2.3.
Calculation of Exposure
Exposure shall be calculated as below:
Exp = Pocc* Nrange
4.2.4.
Calculation the Probability of Ignition
Probability of ignition shall be calculated based on Annex C1 of IP code.
For example for a fired equipment such as fire heater which has hot
surfaces and contacts to direct flame, shall be regarded as Strong
source of Ignition, therefore Pign=1 shall be assigned to zone 2
hazardous
area.
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Description
Probability
of ignition
given
release
Controlle
d
0,003
Weak
0,01
Medium
0,1
Strong
4.2.5.
Calculation of Release Frequency Level
Release frequencies are banded into three levels as per follows and
shown graphically on Figure C2 of IP Code-Part15.
LEVEL
LEVEL I
LEVEL II
LEVEL
III
Two required data for calculating the release frequency level are taken
from previous sections.
Using the following figure from IP code, release frequency level can be
obtained:
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Pumps;
Compressors;
Vents;
Piping systems;
Pits or depressions;
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The majority of flange joints are rarely broken, e.g. only during major
maintenance work, typically at intervals of about two years or more.
Therefore flanges should be considered as sources of secondary grade
releases.
Leakage is unlikely on well-maintained, infrequently used valves and
these should therefore be regarded as sources of secondary grade
release. On frequently used valves (including control valves) these
should be regarded as producing an additional primary grade release
with a nominal radius of 0.3 m.
For leakage from pump seals, glands and pipe flanges, a secondary grade
of release is applicable.
For other point sources of equipment stated in 4.3, refer to section 5.4 of
IP code.
4.5. Zone Classification
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Example:
For flanges, assume that the Spiral Wound Joint (SWJ) flanges are used,
the hole diameter of 0.2 mm is obtained for Level 2 release frequency.
For Valves with Level 2 release frequency, 2 mm hole diameter is
obtained.
4.7. Calculation of Hazard Radii
Hazard radii appropriate to the release hole sizes obtained from previous
section can be directly read off Tables 7 (a) and (b).
Example:
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For the flanges, the appropriate hole size which has been calculated in
section 4.6, is 0.2 mm, as this hole size diameter is not covered in Tables
8(a) and (b), the radii will be calculated considering a hole size diameter
of 1 mm, which is available in Tables 8(a) and (b).
Table 8 shows a typical hazardous source list with an example.
Table.8 (a) (Table C9 (a) of IP Code) - Hazard radius (R1)
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Nam
e
EQ01
2
3
4
5
6
Sourc
e of
Relea
se
Elevati
on (m)
Flang
e
5.7
Flamma
ble
Material
Natural
Gas
Operati
ng
Press.
(barg)
IP
Code
Releas
e
Diame
ter
(mm)
Relea
se
Press
ure
(barg)
Level
I/II/II
I
0.2
II
Hazar
d
Radiu
s (m)
R
1
<
1
R
1
<
1
Zon
e
No.
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