Date: 2013
Supply of ProTek® Valve Covers for Ellesmere Port LPG Storage Facility for hydrocarbon jet fire protection of 4 shutdown valves and diversion of leakage away from spherical LPG storage tanks
Products commissioned: ProTek® Valve Covers (J60 hydrocarbon jet fire protection)
Client: Avanti Gas
Location: Ellesmere Port LPG Storage Facility, near Liverpool, UK
Customer requirement / problem
- Protection of 4 valves & associated flanges located near LPG storage tanks
- Certified Hydrocarbon Jet Fire (J60) protection
- Diversion of any hydrocarbon leakage / jet fire away from LPG storage tanks
- Zero maintenance for minimum 30 year life
- Rapid removal for maintenance or inspection purposes
- Resistant to extreme environments, saline atmosphere & entirely impervious to rain, snow & ice
- Simple and rapid installation by local site personnel
- Lightweight protection covers for minimum load applied to the pipeline
- No hot work required during assembly or removal of the protection covers
ProTek® Solution
- ProTek® Valve Covers supplied as moulded half-shells bolted together for rapid, low cost and safe installation
- Proprietary ProTek® vent design for safe diversion of leaking hydrocarbons / jet fire
- Fit and Forget – Non-metallic composite structures with no corrosion risk for minimum 30 year life
- Bolted moulded half shells design ensures rapid removal
- Advanced composite design with proven 25 year track record in offshore marine environment
- Hydrocarbon jet fire performance certified by recognized Classification Societies
- Lightweight ProTek® composite structures installed safely and rapidly by a single person
- All ProTek® Valve and Flange Covers are bolted together meaning no hot work or handling of hazardous chemicals on site
- Rapid installation by local site personnel with SCS training and supervision support