General Compressor Layout

In general, compressors, like pumps, handling flammable materials should be provided with passive fire protection by spacing and layout by separating the compressors from ... 

The first part of the Information Manual provides an overview description of the process facility, what its primary functions and products are, and what those products are used for. The process overview can include information to do with the facility s location, its impact on the environment, and general public relations issues to do with the local community. An overview of meteorology data can be included in this section also. The overview will also provide a summary of the major equipment items such as distillation columns, fired heaters, compressors, pumps, and heat exchangers. A layout sketch for each level of the facility (or each deck of a platform) should be provided. 

During the preparation it was necessary to structure, choose the methods, and collect all the data and information available in the project, with applicability to the study. The data collected and subject to use, was previously sent for licensing purposes, to the DRE (Direqao Regional de Economia) and was composed by the main Piping and instrumentations diagram (P ID), the general layout and all particular specifications of pumps, compressor, tanks, valves and pipes. 

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