Is it necessary to build separate pump houses for transporting different media? Please offer some guidance from those who are more experienced
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It can be seen that when transporting corrosive media, pump houses are set up separately (including pump sheds and open-air pump stations). When constructing facilities for transporting diesel, gasoline, and aviation kerosene: 1, can the pumps used to transport these three fluids be placed in one pump house, or should separate pump houses and pump sheds be built? 2. Are gasoline, diesel, and aviation kerosene considered corrosive substances?
1. There is no need to build a separate pump room (shelter); if a small amount of mixed oil is allowed, gasoline and diesel can be pumped using the same pump, while aviation fuel should preferably be pumped using a dedicated pump. 2. It does not belong to corrosive media
The answer is upstairs! :) Whether a separate pump room is required for the transport medium depends entirely on the requirements of the process flow!
The same pump room can be used, but pumps should be installed according to the different process requirements; it is preferable to have them separated from each other. All three types of media are non-corrosive
The oil loading and unloading area is equipped with a centralized pump house (shed) or separate pump houses (sheds), which is primarily determined by the suction performance of the transfer pumps and the layout of the process piping network in the storage area. When no centralized oil pump station is available, the oil pumps can be installed under the railway/highway loading and unloading trestles. The area around the oil pumps should be open, and the top surface of the oil pump foundations should not be lower than the surrounding ground level; it is generally 150 mm higher than the surrounding ground level. The installation of oil transfer pumps must comply with the following regulations: 1. When transporting oils with special requirements (such as aviation fuel), dedicated oil transfer pumps and spares should be installed ； 2. For oil pumps that continuously transport the same type of oil, when no more than 3 such pumps are in operation at the same time, one standby pump can be installed ； When more than 3 oil pumps are in operation at the same time, there shall be no more than 2 standby pumps ； 3. For oil pumps that are operated frequently but not on a continuous basis, it is not necessary to provide a backup pump; they can use oil pumps that handle similar types of oil as backups, or a single backup pump can be installed for all of them. One spare pump can be shared for gasoline and diesel.