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Section 9:
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR DIESEL-ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS
9.1 Building Construction. Building types which house diesel-electric
generating plants are either single-level or two-level. Two-level
generating plants may have a basement and first floor or both levels may be
above grade. Plant construction type planning factors are summarized in
Table 10.
Table 10
Plant Construction Type Planning Factors
Type
Items
of
To Be
Plant
Considered
Comments
Single-Level Plants
Slab-on
1. Size and number of units.
Ventilation and source of
Grade
2. Adequate site area.
combustion air must be
Single
3. Engine foundation requirements.
coordinated. Small units may
Story
4. Ventilation requirements.
have skid-mounted radiators
5. Adequate bay spacing
which affects ventilation
for auxiliaries.
provided. Trenches are
usually provided for piping
and electric cable runs.
Two-Level Plants
I--
1. Adequate basement ventilation
Ventilation of the basement
Basement
and lighting.
will require some ductwork
Type
2. Sufficient stairways for access
to extract air and fumes
and escape from the basement.
from the lowest level of the
3. Provisions to prevent flooding
basement. Adequate grating
of the basement.
area at engines must be
provided to remove and
service equipment located in
the basement.
II--First
1. Sufficient doors for access to
Ventilation of the lower
Floor at
equipment and to allow removal
level is simplified and
Grade
and servicing of lower level
usually wall fans are
Type
auxiliaries.
adequate. Foundation blocks
2. Sufficient stairways to allow
are usually built first.
access to operating level from
Excavation is a minimum.
lower floor.
Engines and generators can
3. Site building so all drainage
be set on foundations and
is away from building.
building constructed
afterwards.
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