Diesel Fire Pump Fuel Tank

Subsection 6 3 2 of nfpa 37 deals with fuel tanks inside structures for fuels other than class i liquids.

Diesel fire pump fuel tank.

Image courtesy of canariis corp. Description specification contact us. Naffco certified primary containment tank offers you a reliable solution for your fuel storage requirements related to fire pump diesel engine applications as required by nfpa 20. Just take your engine hp x 1 10 and the result in gallons is the minimum required diesel fuel storage tank size.

Diesel fuel tank size for fire pumps guidance for the sizing diesel fuel tanks is quite straight forward due to the prescriptive requirements of the code. There shall be one fuel tank per engine. Nfpa 20 fuel tank arrangement the fuel tank is sized for 5 07 liter kw 1 gal hp plus 10 5 for expansion and 5 for sump. The 2016 edition of nfpa 20 the standard for the installation of stationary pumps for fire protection adds new requirements to ensure that good quality fuel is available to diesel engine driven fire pumps.

Design and fabrication of these tanks are done as per ul standard ul 142 and. Made from stainless steel or carbon fiber sffeco tanks are compliant with ul 142 nfpa 30 nfpa 30a nfpa 31.