"Curbed area"

[a1987]

Dear sirs

in a pump P&ID i have found this reads "this equipment shall be installed in a curbed area"..
could anyone explain me what is a curbed area? what protections and precautions should i take in account for the pumps?

best regards

 

[LittleInch]

What this means is that the pump might leak a little bit from seals and hence you should build a very small wall - a curb - around it( approx 75mm high) so that you can contain any runnoff into the oily water drain. Sometimes you build pumps with a drain plate which does the same thing, but usually gets clogged with dirt and leaves etc.

A curb is the small concrete thing on the side of a road to separate the tarmac where vehicles go from the pavement (sidewalk) where pedestrians go.

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Also: There's usually a good reason why everyone does it that way

 

[bimr]

You need to install the pumps at an elevation above the flooded curb area so there is no potential to damage the pumps.

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