本推荐规程（RP）旨在为选择、应用和维护防火系统提供指导，该系统旨在限制石油和石化行业池火引起的火灾相关财产损失的程度。如果存在类似的危险，并在适当的范围内，可将其应用于可能经历类似严重火灾暴露和潜在损失的其他设施。本RP确定了石油和石化厂的防火需求，特别关注岸上加工厂池火情况下的财产损失保护。 只有被动防火系统在本推荐规程的范围内。以下内容不在本RP的范围内:；然而，本RP包含在这些应用中可能有用的信息:液化石油气储罐的防火（见API 2510和API 2510A）； 防火保护人员；建筑防火。正确实施的防火（被动防火）可以防止剧烈和长期的热暴露，否则可能会导致未受保护的设备倒塌，导致燃烧液体的扩散和财产的重大损失。防火还可以通过减少升级来缓解对生命安全和环境影响的担忧。防火和其他防火措施可能适用于可能释放危险化学品并可能导致员工或设施外人员暴露的消防。术语是什么？防火？被广泛使用，尽管严格来说这个术语是误导性的，因为几乎没有任何东西可以在无限时间内完全免受火灾的影响。实际上，防火？赢得时间？用于实施其他保护系统或响应计划，例如隔离和使用紧急隔离阀/远程- 操作关闭阀（EIV/ROSOV）、机组关闭、消防队部署或疏散。本RP涉及工艺装置中结构支架和相关设备（如储罐、公用设施和相关场外设施）支架的防火。防火还可用于保护仪表、紧急切断阀和电气设备，以减轻火灾。 最近的修订包括增加了一个新的关于喷射火灾考虑的信息性附录C。这一新的附件涵盖了喷气式火灾的科学，以及从1988年发生的派珀阿尔法事件以来进行的研究中获得的关于扑灭喷气式火灾的最新知识。

This recommended practice (RP) is intended to provide guidance for selecting, applying, and maintaining fireproofing systems designed to limit the extent of fire-related property loss from pool fires in the petroleum and petrochemical industries. Where comparable hazards exist, and to the extent appropriate, it may be applied to other facilities that could experience similar severe fire exposure and potential losses.This RP identifies fireproofing needs for petroleum and petrochemical plants specifically focusing on property loss protection for pool fires scenarios in on-shore processing plants. Only passive fireproofing systems are within the scope of this recommended practice. The following are outside the scope of this RP; however this RP contains information which may be useful in these applications:fireproofing for LPG storage vessels (see API 2510 and API 2510A);fireproofing for personnel protection;fireproofing for buildings.Properly implemented fireproofing (passive fire protection) can protect against intense and prolonged heat exposure which otherwise could cause collapse of unprotected equipment, leading to the spread of burning liquids and substantial loss of property. Fireproofing may also mitigate concerns for life safety and environmental impact by reducing escalation. Fireproofing and other fire protection measures may be appropriate for fire protection where hazardous chemicals could be released with the potential for exposure of employees or persons outside the facility.The term?fireproofing?is widely used, although strictly speaking the term is misleading since almost nothing can be made totally safe from the effects of fire exposure for an unlimited time. In effect, fireproofing?buys time?for implementation of other protective systems or response plans such as isolation and use of emergency isolation valve/remotely-operated shutoff valve (EIV/ROSOV), unit shutdown, deployment of fire brigades or evacuation.This RP addresses fireproofing of structural supports in process units and supports for related equipment (such as tanks, utilities and relevant off-site facilities). Fireproofing can also be used to protect instruments, emergency shutoff valves and electrical equipment that may be used to mitigate fire. The recent revision includes the addition of a new Informative Annex C on Jet Fire Considerations. This new annex covers the science of Jet Fires and current knowledge of fighting Jet fires gained from studies conducted since the Piper Alpha incident which occurred in 1988.