Design of Automatic Deluge Fire
Protection System for Explosive
Processing Building
G. Vishnu Teja and M. Meikandan
Abstract Safe handling of raw materials is one of the greatest challenges in the
processing of solid propellants. The major raw materials of the solid propellants are
metallic fuel, inorganic oxidizer, polymeric binder, plasticizer, cross linking agent,
anti-oxidant, curator, and burn rate modifier are processed in various stages. Most
of the raw materials are susceptible to cause fire, explosion, or toxicity hazards due
to their inherent sensitivity to shock, impact, or spillage. Each processing stage has
its variation in degree of risks. If any fire initiation occurs in the processing stage, it
leads to fire accident or severe explosion. It affects the personnel, equipment inside
facility, and extends to the surrounding facilities. To reduce the effects of fire accident
or severe explosion and prevent consequences (damages), an effective fire protection
system is to be installed in the facility. The fire protection system includes sprinkler
system, deluge system, fire hydrants, and water monitors. The selection, design, water
demand, and pump selection depend on the degree of risk and explosive handling
class. Comparing with other fire protection system, UN hazardous class HD 1.3
explosives handling facility, it requires deluge system with fire hydrants and water
monitors. In this work, we have designed an effective deluge system that considers
the floor area, water demand of the facility, number of nozzles inside the facility.
Keywords Solid propellants · Explosion · Fire protection · Deluge system
G. Vishnu Teja · M. Meikandan (B)
Department of Mechanical, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute
of Science and Technology, Outer Ring Road, Avadi, Chennai,
Tamilnadu 600062, India
e-mail: mmeikandan@veltech.edu.in
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license
to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
N. Gascoin and E. Balasubramanian (eds.), Innovative Design, Analysis
and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Lecture Notes
in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6_38
351
Protection System for Explosive
Processing Building
G. Vishnu Teja and M. Meikandan
Abstract Safe handling of raw materials is one of the greatest challenges in the
processing of solid propellants. The major raw materials of the solid propellants are
metallic fuel, inorganic oxidizer, polymeric binder, plasticizer, cross linking agent,
anti-oxidant, curator, and burn rate modifier are processed in various stages. Most
of the raw materials are susceptible to cause fire, explosion, or toxicity hazards due
to their inherent sensitivity to shock, impact, or spillage. Each processing stage has
its variation in degree of risks. If any fire initiation occurs in the processing stage, it
leads to fire accident or severe explosion. It affects the personnel, equipment inside
facility, and extends to the surrounding facilities. To reduce the effects of fire accident
or severe explosion and prevent consequences (damages), an effective fire protection
system is to be installed in the facility. The fire protection system includes sprinkler
system, deluge system, fire hydrants, and water monitors. The selection, design, water
demand, and pump selection depend on the degree of risk and explosive handling
class. Comparing with other fire protection system, UN hazardous class HD 1.3
explosives handling facility, it requires deluge system with fire hydrants and water
monitors. In this work, we have designed an effective deluge system that considers
the floor area, water demand of the facility, number of nozzles inside the facility.
Keywords Solid propellants · Explosion · Fire protection · Deluge system
G. Vishnu Teja · M. Meikandan (B)
Department of Mechanical, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute
of Science and Technology, Outer Ring Road, Avadi, Chennai,
Tamilnadu 600062, India
e-mail: mmeikandan@veltech.edu.in
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license
to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
N. Gascoin and E. Balasubramanian (eds.), Innovative Design, Analysis
and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Lecture Notes
in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6_38
351