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  2. Rim Vent for External Floating Roof - Storage tank engineering

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    Dec 2, 2005. 256. US. I am involved with evaluation of a 70-ft dia by 45-ft tank with external floating roof. When originally built (1978), the roof rim area has a 6" pallet vent with 1/2 oz set pressure. Today the pallet vent is removed and the connection blinded. The Client feels the pallet device was only window dressing - not serving a ...

  3. External Floating Roof Tank safety devices - Eng-Tips

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    Petroleum. Nov 22, 2002. 4,638. US. The only PV valve normally needed on an external floating roof tank is one that protects the floating roof when it is subjected to pressure or vacuum when product is pumpled into or out of the tank when the floating roof is supported not by liquid but by it's legs. The only other reason for a PV vent I can ...

  4. Difference "Internal Floating Roof Tank", "Domed External...

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    Floating roof tanks are vented but the emissions from external floating roof tanks are generally much higher than for a domed EFR tank or an IFR tank. There is at least one aluminum internal floating roof design that has lower emissions than any steel internal or external floating roof ever made.

  5. External Floating Roof Tank - Need for Circulation Vents

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    Dear Sirs, As a rule we provide Circulation Vents in internal Floating Roof Tanks. Thus we could store liquids having Flash Point close to Storage Temperature without gas blanketing. Thread 1452-360717 discussed this aspect in detail. My Query is: Will API 650- Appendix H Circulation Vent...

  6. Allowable Buckling Limit for External Floating Roof Tank 1 -...

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    Mechanical. Feb 25, 2015. 85. AE. Dear All, What is the acceptable buckling range for the External Floating Roof (EFR)Deck Plates. In my Double Deck EFR, The buckling is occurred due to the weld imperfection, I would like to know the acceptable criteria/limit for the buckling. The buckling is happened in the bottom side of EFR bottom plate.

  7. Emergency overfill nozzle in external floating roof...

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    Client is asking for a external floating roof and also an overflow nozzle. Considering seal system, is overflow nozzle advisable. As per C.3.1.1 of API 650 overflow opening can be provided, SO what need to be considered when locating overflow nozzle, I mean it should be above HHLL, and any special consideration when selecting seal system, so ...

  8. External Floating Roof Design - Storage tank engineering -...

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    Clause C.3.4.1 (a) states that floating roofs shall have sufficient buoyancy to remain afloat with 250mm of rain fall over the full horizontal tank area. i.e. total volume of rainwater in m³ = 0.25 x Pi*D²/4, where D is the full inside diameter of the tank (in m). Clause C.3.4.2 states for pontoons with single decks, the pontoons must have ...

  9. external floating roof API650 - API (American Petroleum ... -...

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    I have an external floating roof 60m dia tank experiencing problems with deformations possibly because of vapour bubbles underneath. Water accumulation on top exacerbates the deformation but as soon as the vents are open, the water comes back towards the central area which to me suggests that the internal vapour pressures are responsible for ...

  10. aluminium dome roof VS C.S dome roof with floating roof in...

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    I am designing a new tank for Gasoline and MTBE having dia 30.5 meters. For roof design we have two option, 1) external single deck floating roof or 2) internal floating roof For external floating roof i am pretty much confident that single deck floating roof will be my choice, but i am...

  11. Emergency Drains in a Floating Roof Tank - Eng-Tips

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    Hello! I know that in an external floating roof tank, the minimum-size primary roof drain shall be capable of preventing the roof from accumulating a water level greater than design at the maximum rainfall rate. Normally this primary drain is placed in the central point of the roof and it can be...