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The Abstract is intended for the application of Fire & Gas detectors and the effectiveness of placing thedetectors with the help of three dimensional Fire & Gas Mapping Software. The following are the significant steps thatwill help improving the detector coverage.The Fire and Gas mapping study to be carried out based on geographic coverage assessment type for both fire detectionand gas detection. Detector coverage review to be first performed on the existing F&G detector location (Here existingF&G location means the detectors that were placed without performing mapping exercise). The coverage maps from theFire and Gas mapping of the existing F&G detector location to be compared against the performance target criteria foran assessment of adequacy. Wherever the detector coverage targets are not achieved, the location to be modified untilthe specified performance target are achieved. Design changes typically include relocating or adding detectors andchanging detector technology.For the existing F&G detectors which were already installed in the field, varying the elevation and orientation of theexisting detectors to be given preference over all other modifications. Detector placement shall also be to be governed byconstructability and maintainability point of view. This means taking into account the location of structural steel andother obstructions for mounting detectors, as well as ensuring that detectors are not placed in front of potentialinterferences, e.g. heat exchanger tube bundles, flare stacks, or other equipment items that may confuse the detectors.

Vignesh Mohan, Dr. Nihal Anwar Siddiqui, Abhinav Srivastava, “APPLICATION & EFFECTIVENESS OF FIRE & GAS MAPPING ASSESSMENT IN HYDROCARBON INDUSTRY”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 1, pp. 330-336, January 2018.