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GENERATION EXPANSION OF ARAR POWER PLANT

(CONTRACT NO : 30421007/00)
DESIGN BASIS REPORT FOR
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DOCUMENT NO. : 30421007-3CL-00021-P0B

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ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
TCE CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
73/1, ST. MARKS ROAD
BANGALORE 560 001
INDIA

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CONTRACTOR:
AL-TOUKHI COMPANY FOR INDUSTRY & TRADING
P.O. BOX 497, RIYADH 11411, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
TEL. 00966-1-4633660 : FAX. 00966-1-4631150

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DESCRIPTION

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Introduction

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Reference drawings / Documents

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Design Basis

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Considered buildings and Structures

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Lightning Protection Conductor Details

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Conclusion

ANNEXURES
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Annexure-1-Lightning Protection System

Calculations.

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INTRODUCTION:
Al-Toukhi company for Industry & Trading has been awarded turnkey
contract for Open Cycle Gas Turbine based CPS expansion project at
Arar of Saudi Electric Company-Eastern Operation Area (SEC-EOA),
Saudi Arabia.
The project consists of design, engineering, procurement,
installation, testing and commissioning of two (2) Nos. 60.16MW @
50C, PG7121 (EA) model Gas Turbine Generator unit of GE make
along with associated Generator Transformer and other balance of plant
electro-mechanical equipment.

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REFERENCE DRAWINGS/DOCUMENTS

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BS 6651-Protection of structures against lightning

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DESIGN BASIS
The design of Lightning protection systems (LPS) for different structures
present in the plant are based on overall risk factor as per the procedure
indicated in the BS-6651 standard.
The number of thunderstorm days per year is 15 as per PTS-1022 of
page 70 of 336.
Estimation of Overall Risk index.
The probability of Structure or building being struck by lightning in any
one year is the product of Lightning Flash Density and Effective
collection Area of the Structure to be protected
P = Ng x Ac x 10-6 -------- Equation as per Cl.No:10.2 of BS-6651.
Where,
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Probable number of strikes/year (Risk)

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Lightning Flash Density, i.e. the number of flashes to

Ground per Km2 per year.

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Effective Collection Area of the Structure or building.

The established value of the probable number of strikes to the structure

per year P, multiplied by weighing factors of A to E gives the Overall Risk
factor.
BS-6651 recommends that the following weighing factors A to E vide
Tables 8 to 12, page 15 & 16.
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Weighing Factor A Weighing Factor B Weighing Factor C d)

Use of Structures (Table-8 )

Type of construction (Table-9)
Contents or Consequential
Effects (Table-10)
Weighing Factor D Degree of Isolation (Table-11)

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Type of country (Table-12).

The Effective collection area of the structure or building shall be

calculated as per Cl.No.10.2 of BS-6651.
Ac

Where,
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Length of the building in meter.

Width of the building in meter.
Height of the building in meter.

Table-6 of BS 6651, page 13 gives the value of Ng lightning flashes per

km2 per year corresponding to thunderstorm days per year.
The Suggested acceptable risk has been taken as 10 -5 per year, i.e.1 in
100000 per year as per Cl.No 10.4 of BS 6651 page 13.
The value of overall Risk factor should be compared with the acceptable
risk, which is 10-5.
If the Value of Overall risk factor is less than 10 -5, then Lightning
protection for the structure is not required.
If the Value of Overall risk factor is greater than 10 -4 , then Lightning
protection is required.
Lightning protection for all the metallic steel structures have been
followed as per Cl.No 6.19 b of PTS-1022 page 245 of 336.

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(Furse Cat. # TC-025) or equivalent
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For every down conductor, one Test

clamp ( Furse Cat # CT 305 or
equivalent) shall be installed.

Attendant Room

Also one No. of Taper Pointed Air Rod,

1 meter high, ( Furse Cat # RA 225)
shall be installed.

Horizontal mesh with bare

Copper tape of size 25mm x 1.5mm
(Furse Cat. # TC-025) or equivalent
arranged in such a way that no part
of the roof is more than 5M from the
nearest horizontal conductor.

Down Conductors, one for every 20m

of perimeter with tape of size 25mm x
1.5mm (Furse Cat. # TC-025) or
equivalent, with each down conductor
terminated onto a 15mm dia, 2500mm
long ground rod.
For every down conductor, one Test
clamp ( Furse Cat # CT 305 or
equivalent) shall be installed.

Also one No. of Taper Pointed Air Rod,

1 meter high, ( Furse Cat # RA 225)
shall be installed.

GTG Building/Exhaust stack/DFO Storage Tank/Fuel Forwarding

Pump Shed/ Fuel unloading Pump shed / Fuel Filtration Skid /
Cooling water skid/Air compressor shed/Fin Fan cooling
No separate Lightning Protection grid with horizontal/vertical conductors
are required for the above structures, since the above are provided with
metallic frame structures.
All these metallic structures like steel columns, panel roof and metallic
enclosures would be effectively grounded at the base of the structures at
minimum two points to the grounding grid.

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CONCLUSION.
The structures that compose the Arar Power Plant are mostly self
protected since they are made of steel works except Main Switchgear
building and Attendant Room.
All the steel structures would be connected to the primary grounding
system.
As indicated in Annexure-1, Lightning protection with horizontal roof
conductor & Vertical Down conductor is recommended for Main
Switchgear Building and Attendant Room.

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