Extinguisher system oil terminal

Plastic fire-fighting and foam pipes

For a tank terminal in Antwerp, Amerplastics realised a plastic extinguishing piping system using Bondstrand 2416 glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) with Key-Lock mechanical joints, locking keys, and Taper/Taper bonded joints.

The assignment included full detailed design, CAD drawings, prefabrication of Bondstrand pipe spools, civil works, on-site installation, and project management.

Olie tankerpark kunststof leidingsystemen

The Bondstrand pipes were installed during the new construction of a trio of tank pits and the refurbishment plus upgrade of existing extinguisher pipes around three current tank pits.

In an emergency, water flows through the underground Bondstrand mains to hydrants and monitors to extinguish the fire. At the same time, a water or foam mixture can be created near the tank pit wall, which is spread into the tank pit via the monitors.

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Piping system

Service: Fire extinguishing system (fire-extinguishing water & foam lines)
Product: Bondstrand 2416
Diameter: 2 inches to 24 inches (50 – 600 mm)
Total size: 8,314 metres

Operational conditions

Design pressure: 16 bar
Operational pressure: 10 to 15 bar
Design temperature: 30 degrees Celsius
Operating temperature: ambient
Fire-extinguishing water pipes: 4,446 metres
Foam pipes: 3,868 metres