Technical data

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PIPE RUN FROM TANK TO DE-AERATOR (metres)
Fuel
Flowrate 2.5 (kg/h) 5.0 (kg/h) 10.0 (kg/h) 10.0 (kg/h)
HEAD
(metres)
6 mm inside dia. pipe 8 mm inside dia. pipe
(8 mm O.D. copper) (10 mm O.D. copper)
0 100 55 26 100
0.5 95 45 23 100
1.0 80 40 20 90
1.5 70 35 17 75
2.0 60 30 14 65
2.5 45 25 11 50
3.0 35 15 8 35
3.5 25 10 5 20
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TABLE 8 Single Pipe Suction Lift with De-aerator
Fig. 6. Oil Supply.
(a) Single pipe system
Oil tank
Oil tank
H = 4 m (13 ft) maximum
Fire valve to
BS 5410
Fire valve to
BS 5410
Isolating
valve
Isolating
valve
Fire detection element
Filter
Burner
Burner
(b) Double pipe system.
Non return
valve
Non return
valve
Fire detection
element
Isolating
valve
Oil tank
(c) Single pipe lift system with de-aerator.
Fire valve to
BS 5410
H = 3.5 m (11.5 ft) maximum
Burner
Fire detection
element
De-aerator
H = 3.5 m (11.5 ft) maximum
H = 0.3 m (1 ft) minimum
Paper element
oil filter
Isolating
valve
Filter
Filter
Isolating
valve
Isolating
valve
Full base
(for plastic tanks)
Full base
(for plastic tanks)
Full base
(for plastic tanks)
1m (3ft) minimum from Fire Valve to Outdoor Pack
1m (3ft) minimum from Fire Valve to Outdoor Pack
Isolating
valve
Maximum oil level
1m (3ft) minimum from Fire Valve to Outdoor Pack
150mm
Isolating
valve