What is BS EN 1473 about?
BS EN 1473 gives guidelines for the design, construction, and operation of all onshore liquefied
natural gas (LNG) installations for the liquefaction, storage, vaporization, transfer and handling of LNG and natural gas (NG).
BS EN 1473 gives a wide range of facilities from small to large, with the high and low-risk profile, etc., the acceptability criteria could vary depending on the project.
Note 1: BS EN 1473 is applicable for plants with an LNG storage capacity over 200 t.
Note 2: In the case of solutions using Floating Storage Unit (FSU) and land-based regasification, BS EN 1473 covers the on-shore part.
Who is BS EN 1473 for?
BS EN 1473 on onshore installation designs is beneficial for:
- LNG industries and plants
- Chemical engineers
- Chemical factories
Why should you use BS EN 1473?
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a natural gas that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. The gas produced from hydrocarbon deposits typically contains a wide range of hydrocarbon products which usually include methane, ethane, propane, and butane.
The objective of BS EN 1473 is to give functional guidelines for on-shore LNG installations.
BS EN 1473 recommends procedures and practices that will result in the safe and environmentally acceptable design, construction, and operation of LNG plants.
BS EN 1473 is also recommended to the user for debottlenecking, revamping, and plant life extension in the limits that will be defined by the local authority.
Overall BS EN 1473 is helpful as LNG is safe and it effectively stops the whole plant or individual sections to minimize incident escalation. BS EN 1473 has a system to ignite the vapour in a safe location in a controlled manner which reduces the chances of any unfortunate incident.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 1473:2021 supersedes BS EN 1473:2016, which is withdrawn.
Due to the incorporation of pressurized storage, the standard has been restructured and revised. In comparison with EN 1473:2016, the following changes have been made:
- Duplications detected and deleted
- Terms and definitions adjusted
- Normative references updated
- Risk assessment requirements improved
- Storage tanks classification improved
