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Plant Engineer's Reference Book Edited by Eur ing Dennis A. Snow CEng, MIMechE, HonFIPIantE, HonFIIPE Teaching Fellow, Loughborough University of Technology, UK; Senior Lecturer, Leicester Polytechnic, UK FHlJ T T E R W O R TH Η Ε I Ν Ε Μ Α Ν Ν Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP ^» PART OF REED INTERNATIONAL BOOKS OXFORD LONDON BOSTON MUNICH NEW DELHI SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO TORONTO WELLINGTON First published 1991 © Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd 1991 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1P 9HE. Applications for the copyright holder's written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Plant engineer's reference book. 1. Engineering plants I. Snow, Dennis A. 620 ISBN 0 7506 1015 8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Plant engineer's reference book /edited by Dennis A Snow. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0 7506 1015 8 1. Plant engineering—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Snow, Dennis A. TS184.P58 1991 696-<lc20 90-2105 CIP Filmset by Mid-County Press, Salisbury Printed and bound in Great Britain by Hartnolls Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall Foreword The opportunity to write the foreword to a new book falls to very few people and I consider myself very fortunate to be able to introduce you to the Plant Engineer's Reference Book. It has been many years since a book was written specifically for the engineer who is involved with so many facets of the engineering profession, and I am of the firm opinion that this publication is long overdue. The many chapters covering the multidisciplinary role of the plant engineer have been written by practising experts and specialists, and the whole has been edited by Dennis Snow, a plant engineer of international reputation. This reference book is so written as to take the reader through the design, planning, installing, commissioning and operating stages of both major and minor engineering projects. It covers all aspects of maintenance, management, health and safety, and finance and gives a guide to where further information on these subjects may be obtained. It is a book which should be in the hands of all practising plant engineers and senior management who are involved in the efficient running and control of their respective establishments. As a plant engineer of many years' experience, I recommend this book to you as the definitive Reference Book for all members of our profession. Richard J Wyatt President, The Institution of Plant Engineers Preface The preparation of a reference book such as this could not APV Baker Ltd possibly be acheived without the total cooperation of so many The Boots Company pic individual authors and the backing of their various employers, BP Oil (UK) Ltd especially where company contributions have been made, British Coal bringing together a wealth of professional knowledge and British Gas experience. British Compressed Air Society An acknowledgement such as this can only scratch the surface Colt International Ltd and cannot really portray the grateful thanks I wish to Cortest Laboratories Ltd acknowledge to all these people and concerns who have devoted Davy McKee (Stockton) Ltd so much time and effort to place their ideas and contributions Film Cooling Towers Limited on paper. Heaton Energy Services Plant Engineering is such a broad subject incorporating a The Institution of Plant Engineers multitude of disciplines and a wide variety of solutions to I Ô I Anti-Corrosion Ltd virtually every problem or situation, unlike some subjects that Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry Technical Association have clear cut methods. Loughborough University of Technology In compiling the initial suggested guidelines for each of the National Vulcan Engineering Insurance Group Ltd contributions, I posed the questions to myself for what Ove Arup & Partners, Industrial Division information and assistance had I found difficult to locate during Pilkington Insulation Ltd over 30 years in industry as a Plant Engineer responsible for Royal Insurance (UK) Ltd plant in the UK and abroad and how could it be best presented SBD Construction Products Limited to assist others in their profession. Saacke Ltd As an active member of the Institution of Plant Engineers for Senior Green Limited many years I have been able to seek the knowledge of my Spirax-Sarco Limited colleagues when problems have occurred and I hope that I have Support Services been able to help them on occasions. Taylor Associates I would therefore like to take this opportunity to thank those Thorn Lighting members of the Institution for their patience and assistance in helping me to structure this publication, and in particular, I would also like to include my wife Betty, who has been members of the Publication Committee, together with the extremely tolerant whilst I have spent many hours word following companies: processing. ABB Power Ltd W S Atkins Consultants Ltd J Â Auger (Midlands) Ltd Dennis A Snow List of Contributors A Armer S McGrory Spirax Sarco Ltd BP Oil UK Ltd Β Augur, IEng, FIPlantE, MBES R J Neller J Â Augur (Midlands) Ltd Film Cooling Towers Ltd Η Barber, BSc Ove Arup & Partners, Industrial Division Loughborough University of Technology G Pitblado, IEng, MIPlantE, DipSM Support Services D A Baylis, FICorrST, FTSC R S Pratt, ALU, CEng, MIMfgE, MBIM, MSAE J Bevan, IEng, MIPlantE Secretary-General, The Institution of Plant Engineers R J Blaen G Å Pritchard, CEng, FCIBSE, FInstE, FIPlantE, MASHRAE Senior Green Limited British Compressed Air Society Risk Control Unit Royal Insurance (UK) Ltd Eur Ing G Burbage-Atter, BSc, CEng, FInstE, HonFIPlantE, FCIBSE R Robinson, BSc, CEng, FIEE Heaton Energy Services The Boots Co. pic Ρ D Compton, BSc, CEng, MCIBSE M J Schofield, BSc, MSc, PhD, MICorrT Colt International Ltd Cortest Laboratories Ltd IG Crow, BEng, PhD, CEng, FIMechE, FIMarE, MemASME J D Ν Shaw, MA Davy McKee (Stockton) Ltd SBD Construction Products Ltd Ρ Fleming, BSc(Eng), ARSM, CEng, MInstE R H Shipman, MIMechE, MIGasE, MInstE British Gas pic Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry Association C Foster Κ Shippen, BSc, CEng, MIMechE British Coal ABB Power Ltd C French, CEng, FInstE, FBIM G Solt, FIChemE, FRSC Saacke Ltd Cranfield Institute of Technology F Τ Gallyer Κ Taylor, CEng, FCIBSE, FIPlantE, FIHospE, FSE, FIOP, Pilkington Insulation Ltd MASHRAE, FBIM, ACIArb Eur Ing R R Gibson, BTech, MSc, CEng, FIMechE, FIMarE, Taylor Associates Ltd FRSA L W Turrell, FCA W S Atkins Consultants Ltd Κ Turton, BSc(Eng), CEng, MIMechE Β Holmes, BSc(Tech), PhD, CEng, FIChemE, FInstE Loughborough University of Technology W S Atkins Consultants Ltd Å Walker, BSc, CEng, MIMechE A Ρ Hyde Senior Green Limited National Vulcan Engineering Insurance Group Ltd R C Webster, BSc, MIEH Η King Environmental Consultant Thorn Lighting Β R Lamb, CEng, MIChemE D Whittleton, MA, CEng, MIMechE, MHKIE APV Baker Ltd Ove Arup & Partners, Industrial Division 1A/1 Physical 1A Considerations in Site Selection Contents 1 A.Î Environmental considerations of valley or hillside sites 1 A/3 1 A.l .1 The effect of topography on prevailing winds and strengths 1 A3 1A.1.2 Design for wind 1A/4 1A.1.3 The factored basic wind speed approach 1A./4 1A.2 Road, rail, sea and air access to industrial sites 1A/4 1A.2.1 Introduction 1A/4 1A.2.2 Design considerations 1 A/5 1A.2.3 Forms of site access IA 5 I A.2.4 Providing access to the road system I A/5 1A.2.5 Selection of sites Î A, 5 1A.2.6 Checklist 1A 6 I A.3 Discharge of effluent and general site drainage 1A.6 1A.3.1 Effluent 1A/6 1A.3.2 Site drainage 1A/7 1A.4 Natural water supplies, water authority suppliers and the appropriate negotiating methods and contracts 1A/8 1A.5 Water storage, settling wells and draw-off regulations 1 A. 14 1A.5.1 Water storage 1A 14 1A.5.2 Draw-offs 1A 15 1A.6 Problem areas associated with on-site sewage treatment for isolated areas IA 16 1A.6.1 Cesspools 1 A/16 1A.6.2 Septic tanks 1 A/17 A.7 Landscaping on industrial and reclaimed land 1A,17 1A.7.1 General 1A/17 1A.7.2 Contaminated land 1A/17 1A.7.3 Non-contaminated land 1A/19 Environmental considerations of valley or hillside sites 1A/3 1A.1 Environmental considerations and dissipating at the downward edge as the air falls of valley or hillside sites again. Conditions are frequently suitable for the formation of 1A1.1 The effect of topography on prevailing lee waves over the UK, an effect that is routinely exploited winds and strengths by glider pilots to obtain exceptionally high altitudes. The combination of lee waves with strong wind, sufficient Apart from the obvious influence of topography in to produce damage to structures in the bands of producing shelter or the enhanced exposure to wind accelerated flow, is fortunately rare, but an analysis of (discussed later), the influence of large topographic the Sheffield gale of 16 February 1962 by the UK features can be sufficient to generate small-scale weather systems which are capable of producing significant winds. Meteorological Office showed that this was a case where Three types of wind are associated with topography: strong winds were further enhanced by lee waves. Diurnal winds Gravity winds Lee waves Other factors Other factors to account for topography with regard to Diurnal winds valley or hillside sites should include possible inversion Under clear skies in daytime the slopes of hills and and failure to disperse pollutants. Temperature inversion mountains facing the sun will receive greater solar heating occurs when the temperature at a certain layer of the than the flat ground in valley bottoms. Convection then atmosphere stays constant, or even increases with height, causes an upslope flow, called anabatic wind, which is as opposed to decreasing with height, which is the norm generally light and variable but which can often initiate for the lower atmosphere. Inversions may occur on still, thunderstorms. At night, the upper slopes lose heat by clear nights when the earth and adjacent air cool more radiation faster than the lower slopes and the reverse rapidly than the free atmosphere, or when throughout a effect happens, producing downslope katabatic winds. layer high turbulence causes rapid vertical convection so However, the denser cold air falling into the warmer that the top of the turbulent layer may be cooler than valley can produce strong winds in a layer near the the next layer above it at the interface. ground. The higher the mountains, the stronger is the The running of a cool air flow under a warm wind effect. As the mountains in the UK are not very high, it is another cause of temperature inversion. As a rule, is not surprising that the speeds of katabatic winds do the presence of an inversion implies a highly stable not approach those of large depressions. atmosphere: one in which vertical air movements are rapidly damped out. In such a situation, fog and airborne pollutants collect, being unable to move freely or be Gravity winds dissipated by convection. The effect of katabatic winds can be much enhanced if Additional dispersal problems may occur when the greater differences in air temperature can be obtained prevailing wind occurs perpendicular (or nearly so) to from external sources. A continuous range of mountains the valley or hill ridge line. This may lead to speed up can act as a barrier to the passage of a dense mass of and turbulence over the valley or it may simply reduce cold air as it attempts to displace a warmer air mass. the effect of airflow carrying away airborne pollutants. Cold air accumulates behind the mountain range until It is possible to obtain wind data for almost any it is able to pour over the top, accelerating under gravity location in the world, although these frequently require to give strong winds down the lee slope. The mountains modification and interpretation before they can be used. of the UK are not high enough to produce gravity winds Addresses of advisory offices for the UK are listed below. of speeds sufficient to damage buildings. Lee waves Advisory offices of the Meteorological Office Under certain conditions of atmospheric stability, stand- ing waves may form in the lee of mountains. This wave For England and Wales: motion is an oscillating exchange of kinetic and potential Meteorological Office energy, excited by normal winds flowing over the Met 0 3 mountain range, which produces alternately accelerated London Road and retarded flow near the ground. Sustained lee waves Bracknell at the maximum amplitude are obtained when the shape Berkshire RG12 2SZ of the mountain matches their wavelength, or when a Tel. 0344 420242 (Extn 2299) second range occurs at one wavelength downstream. The existence of lee waves is often indicated by clouds which For Scotland: are unusual in that they remain stationary with respect Meteorological Office to the ground instead of moving with the wind. These 231 Corstorphine Road clouds are continuously forming at their upwind edge as Edinburgh EH 12 7BB the air rises above the condensation level in the wave Tel. 031 344 0721 (Extn 524) 1A/4 Physical considerations in site selection For Northern Ireland: be approximated by a single straight line for more than Meteorological Office two-thirds of its length, then the shape is 'sharp'. Progressive House Otherwise the changes of slope are gradual and the shape 1 College Square East is 'smooth'. This distribution is relevant for sites close Belfast BT1 6BQ to the foot of the upwind slope, where 'sharp' topography Tel. 0232 28457 offers a greater degree of shelter. Advisory service of the Building Research 52 - Ground roughness, building size and height Establishment above ground factors The Advisory Service The factor S takes account of the combined effect of 2 Building Research Station ground roughness, the variation of wind speed with Bucknalls Lane height above ground and the size of the building or Garston component part under consideration. In conditions of Watford WD2 7JR strong wind the wind speed usually increases with height Tel. 0923 67 6612 above ground. The rate of increase depends on ground roughness and also on whether short gusts or mean wind speeds are being considered. This is related to building 1A.1.2 Design for wind size to take account of the fact that small buildings and elements of a building are more affected by short gusts A structure may be designed to comply with any of the than are larger buildings, for which a longer and following information: averaging period is more appropriate. 1. No specific details available. 2. Specified basic wind speed and relevant site data. 5 - Statistical factor 3. Specified design wind speed, with or without FOS. 3 4. Specified survival wind speed, with or without FOS. Factor S is based on statistical concepts and can be 3 varied from 1.0 to account for structures whose probable When details are given they should be checked, if only lives are shorter (or longer) than is reasonable for the by comparison with equivalent wind speeds derived from application of a 50-year return-period wind. first principles, to ensure that they are reasonable. Depending on the specified requirements the wind speeds may or may not utilize gust wind speeds as in S - Directional factor A CP3 (3) or mean hourly wind speeds, v, with applied gust factors. In the latitudes occupied by the UK (50-60°N) the climate is dominated by westerly winds and a band of low pressure between Scotland and Iceland. The basic 1A.1.3 The factored basic wind speed approach wind speed may be adjusted to ensure that the risk of it being exceeded is the same for all directions. This is The current British Standard Code of Practice (CP3: achieved by the wind speed factor S . Chapter V: Part 2: 1972) uses a basic gust wind speed, 4 When applying S , topography factor S and the K, multiplied by a series of S factors which adjust the 4 l terrain roughness, building size and height above ground basic values to design values for the particular situation. factor S should be appropriately assessed for that CP3 uses up to four S factors: 2 direction. Si'. Topography factors S: Ground roughness, building size and height above 2 1A.2 Road, rail, sea and air access to ground factors S : Statistical factor industrial sites 3 5 : Directional factor 4 1A.2.1 Introduction Many industrial processes and factories require specific S - Topography factors l accessibility for one particular form of transport. Ex- The effect of local topography is to accelerate the wind amples of the above include distribution warehousing, near summits or crests of hills, escarpments or ridges and transport operations (particularly intermodal such as decelerate it in valleys or near the foot of steep through seaports) and those industries dealing with bulk escarpments or ridges. The extent of this effect on gust commodities (e.g. oil refineries). For other industries wind speeds is generally confined to the region 1.0-1.36. access to strategic modal networks is important in order Local topography is considered significant when the to be competitive where cost of transport and time gradient of the upwind slope is greater than 5%. savings are a significant factor. Examples of these The shape of the upwind slope affects the degree of operations include air freighting and fresh-food deliveries. shelter expected near the foot of the slope when the slope A third category would include those establishments is shallow and the flow remains attached. When the which would require high-visibility sites to enhance their changes in slope are sudden, so that upwind slope can reputation in the marketplace. Road, rail, sea and air access to industrial sites 1 A/5 1A.2.2 Design considerations obtain the consent of the relevant highway authority. In England the Department of Transport is the highway It is difficult to give specific advice on this subject as authority for all motorways and trunk roads. Direct there is a very large range of industrial undertakings. The access to motorways is generally prohibited and the awareness for, and acceptability of, access is dependent policy regarding access to trunk roads is to minimize the on the types of goods to be moved and the frequency number of accesses and to encourage the free flow of and method of movement. In some undertakings there traffic on the major road. Therefore careful consideration is a major movement between different transport modes needs to be given to the ability of the proposed access which is concentrated either at ports or at major road/rail to cover traffic capacity and road safety adequately. interchanges. The local county council is the highway authority, in In addition to the amount of commercial traffic it is non-metropolitan areas, for all other roads, although, in vital to consider the movement associated with employees many instances the local authority (generally, city or and visitors, which themselves can generate large numbers district) may have agency powers for the roads within of vehicular and pedestrian movements. For very large its area. manufacturing sites there will also be the need for It will be necessary to forecast the amount of traffic accessibility for public transport, which, for a large to be generated by the development within the site and workforce, may need to be supplemented by investment to propose a form of junction which not only deals with in subsidized travel. the site's traffic but also adequately caters for the existing Site access will reflect the nature of the existing local traffic on the road. Tests for capacity are required and transport system and will need to be designed to cater attention should also be given to the safety of operation for the anticipated future traffic flows associated with of the proposed access. on-site development. At the extreme of the range this Various types of junctions are available and include could include a significant on-site infrastructure, poten- simple priority T-junctions, traffic signals and round- tially involving small bus stations for staff or private abouts. In proposing any junction improvements or new rail sidings for goods heavily committed to using the junction it is necessary to be aware of land ownership in rail network. Special consideration might also need order to ensure that all improvement works can be to be given to customs facilities, where operations carried out within highway land or land within the include cross-border movements with or without bonding proposed development site. operations. As part of the planning approvals it is increasingly common to provide road-improvement schemes which 1A.2.3 Forms of site access are sometimes off-site and are necessary to deal with site-generated traffic, which has detrimental effects on the Access to the road network can range from a simple local road network. These off-site improvement schemes factory gate or location on a business park to a major can be obtained within legal agreements referred to as industrial complex requiring its own major grade Section 106 Agreements. These are undertaken with the separated interchange due to the high traffic volumes on local planning authority or with Section 278 Agree- the strategic road network. New site developments will ments, undertaken directly with the highway authority. need to cater for future traffic growth and must be Generally, these Agreements require the applicant of the adequate to deal with a design life over the foreseeable proposed site to carry out specified highway improve- future. ment schemes to an agreed timetable relevant to the Access to the rail system must be negotiated with planning application. British Rail and may involve the use of a Section 8 Grant, In the above examples the location of the site adjacent where it can be demonstrated that the use of the rail to a strategic route network is an important consideration. network minimizes lorry traffic on the road system. It will be necessary to incorporate security arrangements to prevent trespass on the rail line and some form of signalling arrangement will be necessary for the junction and sidings. Major complexes may run their own railway 1A.2.5 Selection of sites network, including a private shunting engine. Access to a seaport will be limited by the ability of Suitable sites are normally limited to those areas designed total traffic generated by the docks and the incorporation in Development Plans as being for industrial or com- of these traffic movements into the local road system. mercial uses. Such land should be capable of being Air traffic access may be constrained by the operational accessed directly from the primary or secondary dis- aspects of the airport. Otherwise, the road-related traffic tributor roads in the area. Segregation of lorries and lorry will be dealt with in a manner similar to that of seaports, access from residential areas should be achieved where except that the vehicles are likely to be smaller in size possible. and of lower traffic volumes, reflecting the higher-value The utilization of existing or the provision of new rail goods being transported by air. heads will also be a determining factor for some operators, and frequently the rail sidings do not have good road access. In these cases extensive improvement 1A.2.4 Providing access to the road system measures may be necessary to provide adequate space Before access is obtained to any road it is necessary to and geometrical requirements. 1A/6 Physical considerations in site selection 1A.2.6 Checklist above will lead to difficulty of operation, tyre scrub, potential damage to vehicles and buildings, and general The following list, while not exhaustive, identifies many inefficiency. Cost effectiveness could also be hindered due of the issues which will need careful consideration. In to loss of time caused by blocked-in vehicles. Safety is many instances it might be necessary to seek the advice also a highly important factor which should be prominent of a specialist traffic consultant, either in the design of a in any decision making. scheme or in access, or to negotiate with the highway authority the impact of a proposed development and any attendant road-improvement schemes. 1 A.3 Discharge of effluent and general 1. Types of operation to be carried out site drainage • Number of lorries • Staff cars 1A.3.1 Effluent • Visitors' cars Introduction • Rail/water/air access • Public transport provision The control of drainage and sewerage systems and of • Cyclists sewage disposal is governed entirely by Parliamentary • Pedestrians Acts and statutory regulation. The Building Regulations 1985 and Public Health Acts 1936 and 1961 cover 2. Types of site sewerage, sewage disposal, drainage and sanitation for • Large single site buildings and other public health matters. The Public • Industrial estate Health Act 1937 (Drainage of Trade Premises) and the • Segregation of access for lorries and cars Control of Pollution Act 1974 deals, among other things, • Capacity of access and need for improvement with the disposal of trade and industrial effluent. • Ensure no queueing back onto highway • Ensure sufficient on-site space for all vehicles to enter highway in forward gear Methods of treatment • Ensure off-highway loading/unloading Two methods of treatment can be considered: • Access for emergency vehicles 1. On-site treatment and disposal; and 3. Access arrangements • Junction types - priority 2. Off-site treatment and disposal. - roundabout Where on-site treatment is to be undertaken consider- - signals ation should be given to the following: • Access width should be a minimum of 6.1 m to allow lorries to pass each other (7.3 m ideal) 1. Where large volumes of effluents are produced and/or different types of contaminants, large equipment • Single access could cope with up to 250 lorry areas may be required. Sufficient space must also be movements per day allowed for maintenance and inspection of such • Any gate or security barrier to be set in at least 20 m equipment. from public highway to avoid blockage or interference to pedestrians 2. Settlement/storage areas for effluent need to be sized not just for average flow but also for peak periods. • Minimum centre line radius to be 12 m Where production is based on a shift system, peak • Minimum entire live radius to access road to be 60 m. flows created during holiday periods (shutdown, Widening on bends may be required major maintenance, etc.) should be considered. 4. Manoeuvring space 3. Where effluents require primary, secondary and pos- • Turning circle for articulated vehicles to be 26 m sibly additional tertiary treatment, attention should diameter minimum be paid to the various treatment processes with • For draw-bar vehicles this can be reduced to 21 m regard to personnel safety and public sensitivity to • Turning head for rigid lorries only needs to be 35 m on-site treatment. long 4. Where concentrated alkali and/or acids are stored • Turning head for articulated vehicles should be 53 m and used on-site as part of the treatment process, long. Kerb radii need to be 9 m care should be exercised to prevent misuse, fire, and • Loading bays at 90° to road should be 31 m deep security and health hazards. The provision of including the road width. Bay should be 3.5 m wide emergency showers, eye-wash stations, etc. needs • Strong site management is required to ensure ma- careful consideration. noeuvring space is kept clear of storage/goods/debris 5. If equipment malfunctions during the treatment at all times process, adequate precautions should be taken to • Headroom clearance should be a minimum of 4.65 m prevent the discharge of untreated effluent. Such with careful consideration to ensure all pipework, etc. precautions should be the provision of emergency is above that level. Approach gradients to flat areas collection tasks or the use of approved, licensed, will reduce the effective height. effluent-disposal traders. It is emphasized that the above checklist is not 6. Where accidental discharge of untreated effluent does exhaustive. Any reductions in the standards identified occur the water authority and/or environmental

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