NFPA

Pamphlet 58 Vessel and

Transfer Area Requirements

Mark Wenik
Director of Storage and Transfer Products
215-779-6746 (mobile) 215-600-1692 (oce)
mwenik@transtechenergy.com
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 Who Covers What?
NFPA 58 API 2510
Marine Terminals or Pipelines Covers LPG marine and pipeline
under the jurisdic+on of D.O.T. terminals, natural gas processing
that receive LPG for delivery to plants, reneries, petchem plants
transporters, distributors or users storage vessels, loading/unloading
DOES NOT cover reneries, systems, piping and or related
petrochem, gas plants or marine equipment
terminals that deliver product to DOES NOT apply to facili+es covered
vessels by NFPA 58 + 59,
 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58
Internal Valves
Valve Poppet and Seat
Spiral Gasket
Rotary Pneuma+c Actuator Excess Flow Spring

Cam

Gland Assembly
 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58
Internal Valve Opera+on

Closed Posi+on Bleed Open Posi+on Excess Flow Closed

 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58

Vapor Withdrawal 5.7.4.2 (A) openings shall be equipped with either of the
following:
(1) A posi+ve shuto valve located as close to the container as prac+cal in
combina+on with an excess-ow valve installed in the container
(2) An internal valve
 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58

Liquid Withdrawal 5.7.4.2 (B) openings shall be equipped with an internal

valve that is hed for remote closure and automa+c shuto using thermal
actua+on where the thermal element is located within 5i of the internal
valve.
 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58

Vapor Inlet 5.7.4.2 (E) openings shall be equipped with either of the following:
(1) A posi+ve shuto valve located as close to the container as prac+cal in
combina+on with either a backow check valve or an excess-ow valve
installed in the container
(2) An internal valve
 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58

Liquid Inlet 5.7.4.2 (F) openings shall be equipped with either of the
following:
(1) An internal valve that is hed for remote closure and automa+c shuto
using thermal actua+on where the element is located within 5i of the
internal valve
(2) A posi+ve shuto valve that is located as close to the container as
prac+cal in combina+on with a backow check valve that is designed for
the intended applica+on and is installed in the container
 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58

Container openings 5.7.4.2 (I) that are not compa+ble with internal valves
shall be permihed to u+lize both an excess-ow valve installed in the
container and a valve complying with API Standard 607, Fire Test for Quarter-
Turn Valves and Valves Equipped with Non-Metallic Seats, with the following
features
(1) The valve shall be ac+vated either hydraulically or pneuma+cally and
shall fail in the closed posi+on
(2) The valve shall be equipped for remote closure and thermal actua+on
with a thermal element located within 5i of the valve
 Valving Requirements as per NFPA 58
U+lizing Excess Flow Valve and API Ball Valve

Pneuma+c Actuator (Fail Closed) Interior of Vessel

API 607 Rated

300# Flange Full Flow Ball Valve
 Valving Requirements

UL Listed Relief Valve

10,333SCFM Each
Manifold 27.740 SCFM

Weep Hole
Deector

Bleeder

Isola+ng/Selec+on
Handle
 Transfer Area Requirements as per NFPA 58

Emergency Shuto Valves (ESVs) were rst mandated in the 1976 edi+on of
NFPA 58. The following three features must be incorporated in an ESV
5.12.12.3
(1) Automa+c shuto through thermal actua+on. The thermal element must
melt at no more than 212*F
(2) Ability to be manually shuto from a remote loca+on
(3) Ability to be manually shuto at the installed loca+on
Transfer Area Requirements
 Transfer Area Requirements

6.11.4 At least one remote-shutdown sta+on for internal valves in liquid

service shall be installed not less than 25i or more than 100i from the liquid
transfer point
6.12.12.1 Each emergency shuto valve-shall have at least one clearly
iden+ed and easily accessible manually operated remote emergency shuto
device
6.12.12.3 The shuto device shall be located not less than 25i or more than
100i in the path of egress from the emergency shuto valve.
Typical ESV Installa+on Arrangement
 New requirement for the
2017 edi+on of NFPA 58

Will require the use of a Passive Shut-O when the plant/facility provides the
hose for the unloading of MC330/MC331 Transports.
Must be able to stop the ow of product within 20 seconds without human interven+on in
the event of a complete hose failure
Compliance can be accomplished using a mechanical, pneuma+c, or electronic device or
any combina+on thereof.
 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Vessel Process Valving Requirements

NFPA 58 API 2510

Excess Flow Internal Valve w/ excess
No requirements
Capabili+es ow capabili+es
Remote Shuto Yes Yes
Thermal Shuto Yes Yes
 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Vessel Relief Valve Requirements

NFPA 58 API 2510

Material of Brass or Steel Steel
Construc+on
Spring Loaded or Pilot
Style Operated over 40,000 Not Specied
Gallons
Code ASME or UL ASME and API
Vent Stack Not Required 10i
 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Vessel Liquid Level IndicaUon

NFPA 58 API 2510

Float Gauge, Rotary
Level Gauges Not Specied
Gauge or Slip Tube
High Liquid Level
Not Specied Required
Alarm
 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Transfer Area Requirements

NFPA 58 API 2510

Point of Transfer to
10i 50i
Vessel
Emergency Shut-
Yes Yes
O Valve
Material of Steel, Brass or Duc+le
Steel
Construc+on Iron
Loca+on of Remote
25i-100i Not Specied
Shut-O
 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Vessel Distance Requirements

NFPA 58 API 2510

Pump to Vessel None 10i
Not specied, but open
Flare 100i
ame is 25i
Rail Loading/
25i 50i
Unloading
5i up to 30,000WG and of the 5i or of the diameter
Between Vessels sum of adjacent vessels over of the larger vessel
30,000WG whichever is greater
 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Vessel Distance to Buildable Property Line

NFPA 58 API 2510

Up to 30,000WG 50i 50i
75i for above ground 50i for
30,001 70,000 mounded or underground 75i

70,001 90,000 100i / 50i 100i

90,001 120,000 125i / 50i 125i

120,001 + 200i / 50i 200i

 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Vessel Distance to Building

NFPA 58 API 2510

Up to 30,000WG 50i
API Requirements
30,001 70,000
75i for above ground 50i for are 50i to building
mounded or underground
if used for control
70,001 90,000 100i / 50i of storage facility
and 100i for any
90,001 120,000 125i / 50i other building,
regardless of vessel
120,001 + 200i / 50i size.
 Major Dierences and Similari+es Between
NFPA 58 and API 2510
Piping and Hose Requirements

NFPA 58 API 2510

Piping Referenced ASME B31.3 or ASME
Code Boiler Code Sec+on IX ASME B31.3

IF pressure tested it shall Ini+al pressure test

be to 120% of the of 700psig, then
Hose maximum working yearly visual and
pressure and must be UL leak/pressure test
listed and UL Listed
 Thank You!
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Mark Wenik
Director of Storage and Transfer Products
215-779-6746 (mobile)
215-600-1692 (oce)
mwenik@transtechenergy.com
Booth 147
Rocky Mount, NC ! McGregor, TX ! Chagrin Falls, OH ! Philadelphia, PA