NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code 2021
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NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
NFPA | 2021 | 68 |
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1 | Copyright Edition Origin and Development |
2 | Committee Lists for NFPA-59-2021 |
4 | Chapter 1 : Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.1.1 * 1.1.2 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Nonapplication of Code. 1.4 Retroactivity. 1.4.1 * |
5 | 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.5 Equivalency. 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.6 Enforcement. 1.7 Pressure Measurement. Chapter 2 : Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. |
6 | 2.3 Other Publications. 2.3.1 ACI Publications. 2.3.2 AGA Publications. 2.3.3 API Publications. 2.3.4 ASCE Publications. 2.3.5 ASME Publications. 2.3.6 ASTM Publications. 2.3.7 CSA Group Publications. |
7 | 2.3.8 National Board Publications. 2.3.9 UL Publications. 2.3.10 US Government Publications. 2.3.11 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 : Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.2.1 * Approved. 3.2.2 * Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). 3.2.3 * Code. 3.2.4 Labeled. 3.2.5 * Listed. 3.2.6 Shall. 3.2.7 Should. 3.3 General Definitions. |
8 | 3.3.1 API. 3.3.2 ASME. 3.3.3 ASME Code. 3.3.4 ASME Container. 3.3.5 ASTM. 3.3.6 Buried. 3.3.7 Cargo Tank. 3.3.8 Competent Person. 3.3.9 * Component. 3.3.10 Container. 3.3.11 Container Appurtenances. 3.3.12 Corrosion. 3.3.12.1 3.3.12.2 3.3.13 Facility. 3.3.14 Field-Erected Container. 3.3.15 Filling Density. 3.3.16 * Fire Protection. 3.3.17 Gallon, U.S. Standard. 3.3.18 * Gas. 3.3.19 * Gas–Air Mixer. 3.3.20 Gauge. 3.3.20.1 3.3.20.2 |
9 | 3.3.20.3 3.3.20.4 3.3.20.5 3.3.21 Industrial Occupancy. 3.3.22 kPa. 3.3.23 kPag. 3.3.24 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP-Gas). 3.3.25 Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP). 3.3.26 Mounded Container. 3.3.27 Permitted. 3.3.28 Plant. 3.3.29 Point of Transfer. 3.3.30 Portable Tank. 3.3.31 Pressure Relief Device. 3.3.32 Process Pressure Vessel. 3.3.33 psia. 3.3.34 Refrigerated LP-Gas. 3.3.35 Shop-Fabricated Container. 3.3.36 Sources of Ignition. 3.3.37 * Special Protection. 3.3.38 Systems. |
10 | 3.3.39 UL. 3.3.40 * Utility Gas Plant. 3.3.41 Valve. 3.3.41.1 3.3.41.2 3.3.41.3 3.3.42 Vaporizer. 3.3.42.1 * 3.3.42.2 3.3.42.2.1 Direct Immersion Electric Vaporizer. 3.3.42.2.2 Indirect Electric Vaporizer. 3.3.42.3 3.3.42.4 3.3.43 Water Capacity. Chapter 4 : General Requirements 4.1 Personnel Training. 4.1.1 * 4.1.2 4.2 * Odorizing Gases. |
11 | 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.3 Acceptance of Equipment. 4.4 Damage from Vehicles. 4.5 Ignition Source Control. 4.5.1 Scope. 4.5.1.1 4.5.1.2 * 4.5.2 Electrical Equipment. 4.5.2.1 4.5.2.2 * |
13 | 4.5.2.3 4.5.2.4 4.5.3 * Other Sources of Ignition. 4.5.3.1 4.5.3.2 4.5.3.3 4.5.4 4.5.5 * 4.5.6 4.6 Lighting. 4.7 Construction and Modification Records. 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.7.2.1 4.7.2.2 4.7.2.3 4.8 Design and Installation. 4.8.1 4.8.2 |
14 | 4.8.3 4.9 Atmospheric Corrosion Control. 4.9.1 4.9.2 4.10 * External Corrosion Control: Buried or Submerged Components. 4.10.1 4.10.1.1 4.10.1.1.1 4.10.1.1.2 4.10.1.2 4.10.1.3 4.10.1.4 4.10.2 4.10.3 4.10.3.1 4.10.4 |
15 | 4.10.5 4.11 Internal Corrosion Control. 4.12 Interference Currents. 4.12.1 4.12.2 4.12.3 Chapter 5 : Nonrefrigerated Containers 5.1 Provision for Construction and Original Test of Nonrefrigerated Containers. 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2 Design Pressure and Classification of Nonrefrigerated Containers. 5.2.1 * 5.2.2 |
16 | 5.2.3 5.3 ASME Container Markings. 5.3.1 5.3.1.1 5.3.1.2 5.3.1.3 5.3.2 5.4 * Location of Nonrefrigerated Containers. 5.4.1 Nonrefrigerated Aboveground Containers. 5.4.1.1 5.4.1.2 * 3 |
17 | 5.4.1.3 5.4.1.4 5.4.1.5 5.4.1.6 5.4.1.7 5.4.1.8 * 5.4.2 Nonrefrigerated Underground Containers. 5.4.2.1 5.4.2.2 |
18 | 5.4.2.3 5.4.2.4 5.4.2.5 5.4.3 Stacking. 5.4.4 Connection to a Common Manifold. 5.5 Installation of Nonrefrigerated Storage Containers. 5.5.1 Nonrefrigerated Aboveground Containers. 5.5.1.1 5.5.1.2 5.5.1.3 5.5.1.4 5.5.1.5 5.5.1.6 5.5.1.6.1 5.5.1.6.2 5.5.1.7 |
19 | 5.5.1.8 5.5.2 Nonrefrigerated Underground Containers. 5.5.2.1 5.5.2.2 5.5.2.3 5.5.2.4 5.5.2.5 5.5.2.6 5.5.2.7 5.5.2.8 5.5.2.9 * 5.5.2.10 5.5.2.11 5.5.3 5.5.4 5.6 Reinstallation of Nonrefrigerated Containers. 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.7 Filling Densities. |
20 | 5.7.1 5.7.2 5.7.3 5.8 Point of Transfer Spacing. 5.8.1 5.8.2 3 3 |
21 | Chapter 6 : Refrigerated Containers 6.1 Scope. 6.2 Refrigerated Containers Designed to Operate Below 7 psi (103 kPa) and Above 5000 bbls (800 m). 6.2.1 Container Design, Mater 6.2.1.2 6.2.1.3 6.2.1.4 6.2.2 Design Temperature and Pressure. 6.2.2.1 6.2.2.2 6.2.2.3 6.2.2.4 6.2.3 Design Load and Load Combinations. 6.2.3.1 |
22 | 6.2.4 6.2.4.1 * 6.2.5 Foundations. 6.2.5.1 6.2.5.1.1 6.2.5.2 6.2.5.2.1 6.2.5.2.2 6.2.5.3 6.2.5.3.1 6.2.5.4 6.2.5.5 6.2.6 Marking on Refrigerated LP-Gas Containers. 6.2.6.1 6.2.6.2 6.2.7 Piping. 6.2.7.1 6.2.7.2 6.2.7.3 |
23 | 6.2.8 6.2.9 6.2.10 Container Siting. 6.2.10.1 6.2.10.2 6.2.10.3 6.2.10.4 6.2.10.5 6.2.11 Instruments and Controls. 6.2.11.1 Gauging Devices. (A) 6.2.11.2 High–Liquid Level Device. (A) 33 |
24 | 6.2.11.3 Pressure and Vacuum Control. (A) 6.2.12 Impoundment. 6.2.12.1 6.2.12.2 6.2.12.3 6.2.12.4 6.2.12.5 6.2.12.6 6.2.12.7 6.2.12.8 6.2.13 Inspection and Testing of Refrigerated LP-Gas Containers and Systems. |
25 | 6.2.13.1 6.2.13.2 6.2.13.3 6.2.13.4 6.2.13.5 6.3 Refrigerated Containers Designed to Operate Above 15 psi (103 kPa). 6.3.1 6.3.1.1 6.3.2 Construction and Design of Refrigerated Containers. 6.3.2.1 Container Material and Construction Requirements. 6.3.2.2 6.3.2.3 6.3.2.4 6.3.3 Container Design Temperature and Pressure. 6.3.3.1 6.3.3.2 6.3.3.3 6.3.3.4 6.3.4 Marking on Refrigerated LP-Gas Containers. 6.3.4.1 6.3.5 Container Installation. 6.3.5.1 Wind Loading. (A) |
26 | 6.3.5.2 Seismic Loading. (A) 6.3.5.3 Piping. 6.3.5.3.1 6.3.5.3.2 6.3.5.3.3 6.3.6 Foundations. 6.3.6.1 6.3.6.2 6.3.6.3 6.3.6.4 6.3.6.5 6.3.6.6 6.3.6.7 6.3.6.8 6.3.6.9 6.3.6.10 |
27 | 6.3.6.11 6.3.7 Instruments and Controls. 6.3.7.1 Gauging Devices. (A) 6.3.7.2 High–Liquid Level Device. (A) 6.3.7.3 Pressure and Vacuum Control. (A) 6.3.8 Refrigerated LP-Gas Container Impoundment. 6.3.8.1 6.3.8.2 6.3.8.3 6.3.8.4 6.3.8.5 |
28 | 6.3.8.6 6.3.8.7 6.3.8.8 6.3.8.9 6.3.9 Inspection and Testing of Refrigerated LP-Gas Containers and Systems. 6.3.9.1 6.3.9.2 6.3.9.3 6.3.9.4 6.3.9.5 6.3.10 Container Siting. 6.3.10.1 3 |
29 | 6.3.10.2 6.3.10.3 6.3.10.4 6.3.10.5 6.3.10.6 Chapter 7 : Piping, Valves, Process Pressure Vessels, and Equipment 7.1 General. 7.1.1 7.1.1.1 7.1.1.2 7.1.1.3 7.1.1.4 7.1.1.5 * Buried Piping Cover. 7.1.1.5.1 7.1.1.5.2 7.1.1.6 Buried Piping Separation Clearance. 7.1.1.6.1 7.1.1.6.2 7.1.2 |
30 | 7.1.3 7.1.4 7.1.5 7.1.6 7.1.7 7.1.8 7.1.9 7.1.10 * 7.1.10.1 7.1.10.2 7.1.11 7.1.12 7.2 Container Valves and Accessories. 7.2.1 7.2.1.1 7.2.1.2 7.2.2 7.2.2.1 7.2.2.2 |
31 | 7.2.2.3 7.2.2.4 7.2.3 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 7.2.7 7.2.8 7.2.9 7.2.10 7.2.11 7.3 Filler and Discharge Pipes and Manifolds. 7.3.1 7.3.2 * 7.3.2.1 7.3.2.2 7.3.2.3 7.3.2.4 7.3.2.5 |
32 | 7.4 Liquid Level Gauging Device. 7.4.1 7.4.2 7.4.3 7.4.4 7.4.5 * 7.5 Hose Specifications for Nonrefrigerated LP-Gas. 7.5.1 7.5.2 7.5.2.1 7.5.2.2 7.5.2.3 7.6 Drips, Pits, and Drains. 7.6.1 7.6.2 7.6.3 7.7 Pumps and Compressors. 7.7.1 7.7.2 7.8 Pumps and Compressors in Refrigerated LP-Gas Systems. |
33 | 7.8.1 7.8.2 7.8.3 7.8.4 7.8.5 7.9 Process Pressure Vessels. 7.10 Protection of Container Accessories. 7.10.1 7.10.2 7.11 Transfer Equipment. 7.11.1 7.11.2 7.11.3 7.11.4 Railroad Tank Car and Cargo Tank Vehicle Transfer Areas. 7.11.4.1 7.11.4.2 7.11.4.3 * |
34 | 7.11.4.4 7.11.5 7.11.6 7.11.7 Chapter 8 : Buildings or Structures Housing LP-Gas Distribution Facilities 8.1 Scope. 8.1.1 Application. 8.1.2 Nonapplication. 8.2 Separate Structures or Buildings. 8.2.1 Construction of Structures or Buildings. 8.2.1.1 8.2.1.2 8.2.1.3 8.2.1.4 8.2.2 Structure or Building Ventilation. 8.2.2.1 8.2.2.2 8.2.2.2.1 8.2.2.3 |
35 | 8.2.2.3.1 8.2.2.3.2 8.2.3 Structure or Building Heating. 8.3 Attached Structures or Rooms Within Structures. 8.3.1 Construction of Attached Structures. 8.3.1.1 8.3.1.2 8.3.1.3 8.3.1.4 8.3.1.5 8.3.2 Construction of Rooms Within Structures. 8.3.2.1 8.3.2.2 8.3.2.3 8.3.2.4 8.3.2.5 8.3.2.6 * 8.3.2.7 |
36 | 8.3.2.8 8.4 Rooms Housing Vaporizers or Mixers. Chapter 9 : Vaporizers, Heat Exchangers, and Gas–Air Mixers 9.1 General. 9.1.1 9.1.2 9.1.3 9.1.4 9.2 Buildings or Rooms Housing Vaporizers or Gas–Air Mixers. 9.3 Vaporizers. 9.3.1 General Requirements. 9.3.1.1 9.3.1.2 |
37 | 9.3.1.2.1 9.3.1.3 9.3.2 Gas-fired Vaporizers. 9.3.2.1 9.3.2.2 9.3.2.3 9.3.2.4 9.3.3 Waterbath Vaporizers. 9.3.3.1 9.3.3.2 9.3.3.3 9.3.3.4 9.4 * Gas–Air Mixers. 9.4.1 9.4.2 9.4.3 9.4.3.1 9.4.3.2 9.4.4 |
38 | 9.4.5 9.4.5.1 9.4.5.2 9.5 Vaporizer Installation. 9.5.1 Installation of Indirect-Fired Vaporizers. 9.5.1.1 9.5.1.2 9.5.1.3 9.5.1.4 9.5.1.5 9.5.1.6 9.5.1.7 9.5.2 Installation of Direct Gas-Fired Vaporizers. 9.5.2.1 9.5.2.2 9.5.2.3 9.5.2.4 * |
39 | 9.5.3 Installation of Waterbath Vaporizers. 9.5.4 Installation of Electric Vaporizers. 9.5.5 Installation of Gas–Air Mixers. 9.5.5.1 9.5.5.2 9.5.5.3 9.5.5.4 9.5.5.5 Chapter 10 : Relief Devices 10.1 * General. 10.1.1 10.1.2 10.1.3 10.1.4 Testing Relief Devices. 10.2 Nonrefrigerated Container Relief Devices. |
40 | 10.2.1 10.2.2 10.2.2.1 10.2.2.2 10.2.3 2 2 2 |
41 | 10.2.4 |
42 | 10.2.5 10.2.6 10.2.7 10.2.8 10.2.9 10.2.10 10.2.11 10.2.12 10.3 Refrigerated Container Relief Devices. 10.3.1 |
43 | 10.3.2 10.3.3 10.3.4 10.3.5 10.3.5.1 10.3.5.2 10.3.5.3 10.3.5.4 10.3.5.5 10.4 Relief Device Sizing for Refrigerated Containers. 10.4.1 10.4.2 10.4.3 10.4.3.1 10.4.3.2 10.5 Refrigerated Container Relief Device Sizing for Fire Exposure. 10.5.1 |
44 | 10.5.2 Insulated Containers. 10.5.2.1 10.5.2.2 10.6 Pressure Relief Valve Discharge Vents. 10.6.1 General. 10.6.1.1 |
45 | 10.6.1.2 10.6.1.3 10.6.2 Nonrefrigerated Aboveground Containers. 10.6.2.1 10.6.2.1.1 10.6.2.1.2 10.6.3 Nonrefrigerated Underground and Mounded Containers. 10.6.3.1 10.6.3.2 10.7 Vaporizers. 10.7.1 Vaporizer Pressure Relief Valve. 10.7.2 10.7.3 10.8 Hydrostatic Relief Valves. 10.8.1 10.8.2 |
46 | Chapter 11 : Operations 11.1 General. 11.2 Operating Procedures Manuals. 11.2.1 11.2.2 11.2.3 * 11.2.4 11.2.5 11.3 Handling. 11.3.1 Loading and Unloading Operations. 11.3.1.1 11.3.1.2 11.3.1.3 11.3.1.4 11.3.1.5 11.3.1.6 11.3.1.7 11.3.1.8 |
47 | 11.3.2 11.3.3 Railroad Tank Car Loading and Unloading Point. 11.3.3.1 * 11.3.3.2 11.3.4 Cargo Tank Vehicle Loading and Unloading. 11.3.4.1 11.4 Operating Records. 11.4.1 11.4.2 Chapter 12 : Maintenance 12.1 Retroactivity. 12.2 Maintenance Manuals. 12.2.1 12.2.2 12.2.3 12.3 Corrosion Protection. 12.3.1 Monitoring Corrosion Control. 12.3.1.1 |
48 | 12.3.1.2 12.3.1.2.1 12.3.1.2.2 * 12.3.1.3 12.3.1.3.1 12.3.1.3.2 12.3.2 Remedial Measures. 12.3.2.1 * 12.3.2.2 12.3.3 Retroactivity. 12.3.3.1 12.3.3.2 12.3.3.3 12.3.3.3.1 12.3.3.3.1.1 |
49 | 12.3.3.3.1.2 12.3.3.3.2 12.3.3.3.3 12.4 Maintenance of Emergency Shutoff and Check Valves. 12.4.1 12.4.2 12.5 Maintenance of Foundations and Supports. 12.5.1 12.5.2 12.6 Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment. 12.6.1 12.6.2 12.7 Leakage Surveys. 12.7.1 12.7.2 12.8 Auxiliary Power Sources. |
50 | 12.9 Purging Prior to Maintenance. 12.10 Maintenance Records. 12.10.1 12.10.1.1 12.10.1.2 12.10.2 Chapter 13 : Fire Protection, Safety, and Security 13.1 General. 13.1.1 13.1.1.1 * 13.1.1.2 * 13.1.1.3 13.1.1.4 |
51 | 13.1.1.5 13.1.2 13.1.3 13.1.3.1 13.1.3.2 13.1.3.3 13.1.4 13.1.5 13.1.6 13.2 Gas, Fire, and Leak Detection. 13.2.1 13.2.2 13.2.3 13.2.4 * 13.2.5 * 13.3 Container Protection. |
52 | 13.4 Fire Protection Water Systems. 13.4.1 General. 13.4.2 Design. 13.4.2.1 13.4.2.2 13.4.3 13.5 Fire-Extinguishing and Other Fire Protection Equipment. 13.5.1 13.5.1.1 13.5.2 13.5.3 13.6 Special Protection. 13.6.1 * 13.6.2 13.6.3 |
53 | 13.6.4 13.6.5 * 13.7 Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment. 13.8 Personnel Safety. 13.8.1 13.8.2 13.8.3 13.8.3.1 13.8.4 13.8.4.1 13.8.5 13.8.5.1 13.8.6 13.8.7 * 13.9 Security. 13.9.1 13.9.2 13.9.2.1 |
54 | 13.9.2.2 13.9.2.3 13.9.3 13.9.4 13.9.5 13.9.6 Annex A : Explanatory Material |
61 | Annex B : Method of Calculating Maximum Liquid Volume That Can Be Placed in a Container at Any LiquidTemperature3 |
64 | Annex C : Method of Calculating Maximum Volume of Liquefied Petroleum Gas That Can Be Placed in aContainer for Which Length of F |
66 | Annex D : Relief Device Sizing Annex E : Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 59 |
67 | Annex F : Informational References |