Designation:E1117–97StandardPracticeforDesignofFuel-AlcoholManufacturingFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1117;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeshallapplytoallfuelalcoholmanufactur-ingfacilities(FAMF)asdefinedinTerminologyE1705.Thisspecificationisprimarilyintendedfor,butnotexclusivelylimitedtofermentationethanolprocesses.1.2ThispracticeappliestobothbatchandcontinuousFAMFsystems.Sinceawidevarietyofequipmentconfigura-tionscanexist,thisengineeringpracticewilldescribethenecessarygeneralrequirementscommontoallFAMFfacili-ties.1.3Thispracticeistobeusedinconjunctionwithappli-cablelocal,state,andFederalcodesfordesigning,construct-ing,andoperatingFAMFfacilities.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forhazardstate-ment,seeSection11.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:E1705TerminologyRelatingtoBiotechnology22.2ANSIStandard:Z21.22ReliefValvesandAutomaticShut-OffDevicesforHotWaterSupplySystems32.3ASMEStandard:BoilerConstructionCodes,SectionsI,IV,VII,andVIII42.4CodeofFederalRegulationsStandard:BureauofAlcohol,Tax,andFirearms(BATF),Part19,Title27,Chapter152.5NFPAStandard:85APreventionofFurnaceExplosionsinFuelOilandNaturalGas-FiredSingleBurnerBoiler-Furnaces63.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1accessible,n—permittingcloseapproachorcontactthatcouldincluderequiringremovaloropeningofanaccesspanelordoor.3.1.2durability,n—thequalityofacomponenttoperformasdesignedforitsdesignlife.3.1.3extre...
