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must be considered in determining costs. The savings of an open plant
installation will be appreciable to an indoor plant. Maintenance cost will
increase considerably because of equipment and surface exposed to weather.
Handicapped. Construction of room access and toilet facilities
10.10.2
shall satisfy the requirements for the physically handicapped.
Openings. Provide openings or doorways for passage of the largest
10.10.3
equipment units. Make openings for ventilation louvers, breechings, and
piping where necessary. Fire doors and/or fire shutters may be required.
Elevator.
Provide a freight elevator in multiple floor
10.10.4
installations.
Outside Fuel Storage. Grade, drain, and surface fuel storage
10.10.5
areas. Do not use cinder-base surfaces under coal storage.
Personnel and Parking. Furnish necessary shower room, toilet room
10.10.6
facilities and lockers for operating personnel for both sexes in buildings.
The plant shall contain a sampling laboratory space, storage area, small
repair area, control room (in larger plants), generator room, lunch room,
compressor room, chemical storage area, and office space for supervisors and
clerks. Provide parking spaces for plant personnel and visitors near the
boiler plant.
Equipment Rooms. Room size shall provide adequate space for
10.10.7
equipment installation, maintenance, and removal. Allow a minimum of 4 ft
(1.22 m) aisle space between equipment, if feasible. Allow a minimum of 8 ft
(2.44 m) of clearance between boilers with a maximum generating capacity
greater than 60,000 lb/hr (7.56 kg/s). Size rooms to allow for planned future
expansion. Construct equipment rooms with double door openings and steel
supports for chain hoists to allow for equipment removal. Provide adequate
ventilation and heating and consider equipment noise level when designing the
rooms.
Paint Finish. Plant interior walls and tunnels shall be painted
10.10.8
with a durable paint which will permit hose-down or scrubbing of areas.
Structural Criteria. For data on structural criteria, refer to
10.11
para. 10.1.1 through para. 10.1.4. Structural items include but are not
limited to:
a)
Platforms,
b)
c)
Boiler foundation,
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