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This article article is about a storage storage tank. For other other uses, see Tank (disambiguation). (disambiguation). Storage tanks are containers that hold liquids, com-
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pressed gases (gas tank) or mediums used for the shortor long-term storage of heat or cold. [1] The term can be used for reservoirs (artificial lakes and ponds), and for manufactured manufactured containers. containers. The usage of the word tank for reservoirs reservoirs is uncommon in American in American English but English but is moderatel eratelyy common common in British English English.. In other other count countrie ries, s, the the term tends to refer only to artificial containers.
Since most liquids can spill, evaporate, or seep through even even the smalle smallest st opening, opening, special special conside considerati ration on must made for their safe and secure handling. This usually involves building a bunding bunding,, or containment dike, around the tank, so that any leakage may be safely contained. Some storage tanks need a floating roof in addition to or in lieu of the fixed roof and structure. This floating roof rises rises and falls alls with with the the liqu liquid id leve levell insid insidee the tank, tank, ther thereb ebyy decreasing the vapor space above the liquid level. Floating roofs are considered considered a safety safety requirement as well as a pollution prevention measure for many industries including petroleum refining.
In the USA, storage tanks operate under no (or very little) pressure, distinguishing them from pressure vessels . Storage tanks are often cylindrical in shape, perpendicular to the ground with flat bottoms, and a fixed or floating roof. There are usually many environmental environmental regulations regulations applied to the design and operation of storage tanks, often depending on the nature of the fluid contained within. Above ground storage tanks (AST) differ from underground (UST) storage tanks in the kinds of regulations that are applied.
In the United United States, States, metal metal tanks in contac contactt with soil and containing containing petroleum products products must be protect protected ed from corrosion from corrosion to to prevent escape of the product into the [2] environment. The most effective and common corroReservoirs can be covered, in which case they may be sion control techniques for steel in contact with soil is called called cover covered ed or undergr underground ound storage storage tanks tanks or reservo reservoirs. irs. cathodic protection. protection. Covered water tanks are common in urban areas.
Storage tanks are available in many shapes: vertical and horizontal cylindrical; open top and closed top; flat bottom, cone bottom, slope bottom and dish bottom. Large tanks tend to be vertical cylindrical, or to have rounded corners transition from vertical side wall to bottom profile, to easier easier withstand withstand hydraulic hydraulic hydrostatically hydrostatically induced pressur pressuree of containe contained d liquid. liquid. Most container tanks for handling handling liquid liquidss during during transpo transportat rtation ion are design designed ed to handle varying degrees of pressure. pressure.
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Tanks for a particular fluid are chosen according to the flash-point of that substance. Generally in refineries and especially for liquid fuels, there are fixed roof tanks, and floating roof tanks. 1. Fixed Fixed roof tanks tanks are meant for liquids liquids with very very high high flash flash points points,, (e.g. (e.g. fuel uel oil, oil, water water,, bitum bitumen en etc.) Cone roofs, dome roofs roofs and umbrella roofs are usual. These are insulated insulated to prevent prevent the clogging clogging
A large storage tank is sometimes mounted on a lorry (truck) or on an articulated an articulated lorry trailer, which is then called a tanker a tanker.. 1
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of certain materials, wherein the heat is provided by steam coils coils within the tanks. Dome roof tanks are meant for tanks having slightly higher storage pressure than that of atmosphere (e.g. slop oil). 2. Floating roof roof tanks are broadly broadly divided divided into external into external floati floa ting ng roo rooff tan tanks ks (usual (usually ly call called ed as floatin floatingg roof tanks:FR Tanks) and internal internal floating roof types(IFR Tanks). IFR tanks are used for liquids with low flash-points(e.g. ATF, MS. gasoli gasoline, ne, ethan ethanol) ol).. These These tanks tanks are nothin nothingg but cone roof tanks with a floating roof inside which travels up and down down along along with with the the liqu liquid id leve level. l. This This floati floating ng roof roof traps the vapor from low flash-point fuels. Floating roofs are supported with legs or cables on which they rest. FR tanks do not have a fixed roof (it is open in the top) and has a floating roof only. Medium flash point liquids such as naphtha, kerosene, kerosene, diesel, crude oil etc. are stored in these tanks.
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In the the case case of a liqu liquefi efied ed gas gas suchas suchas hydrogen or chlorine chlorine,, or a compressed gas such as compressed as compressed natural gas or One of the common types found in mining areas is, open MAPP MAPP,, the storage tank must be made to withstand the roof type tank, usually usually to store ore slurrie slurries. s. obvious obviously ly sometimes immense pressures exerted by the contents. these are the easiest storage tanks to be constructed. These tanks may be called cylinders and, and, being pressure being pressure vessels, vessels , are somet som etime imes s excl ex clude uded d f rom the th e class cl ass of “tanks “tanks”. ”. Other classification which can be made for storage tanks are based upon their location in a refinery: •
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Therma Thermall storag storagee tanks tanks
One form of seasonal of seasonal thermal energy storage (STES) storage (STES) is the use of large surface surface water tanks that are insulated insulated and then then cove covered red with with earth earth berms berms to enabl enablee the the yearyear-ro round und of • DISPATCH- dispatch area tankages solar-thermal heat that is collected primarily in the summer for all-year heating.[3] A related technology has be• UTILIT UTILITIES IES-- tanks tanks made made in the the powe powerr plant plant area, area, for come widespread widespread in Danish district district heating systems. The storage water etc. therm thermal al storag storagee mediu medium m is grave gravell and wate waterr in large large,, shalshallow, lined pits that are covered with insulation, soil and • OSBL tanks- the first 3 types come under out side grass.[4] battery limit tankages Ice and slush tanks are tanks are used for short-term of cold for use in air conditioning, allowing refrigeration equipment to • ISBL tanks- these are usually mini tanks which are found in the production units of a refinery (as neu- be run at night when electric power is less expensive, yet provide cooling during hot daytime hours. tralisation tanks, water tanks etc.) •
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As flash-points of fuels go very low the tanks are usually spherical (known as spheres), tom store LPG, hydrogen, hexane, nitrogen, oxygen etc.
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An atmospheric atmospheric tank is a container container for holding a liquid a liquid at at atmospheric pressure. pressure. The major design code for welded for welded atmospheric tanks are API 650 and API 620. API 653 is used for analysis of in-service storage tanks.
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Milk Milk tank tank
Main article: article: Bulk tank In dairy dairy farminga arminga bulk bulk milk milk cooli cooling ng tank tank is a large large storag storagee tank for cooling and holding milk at a cold temperature until it can be picked up by a milk hauler. The bulk milk cooling tank is an important milk farm equipment. equipment. It is usually made of stainless steel and used every day to store the raw milk on the farm farm in good condition condition.. It must be cleaned after each milk collection. The milk cooling tank can be the property of the farmer or being rented to the farmer by the dairy plant.
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Main article: Septic article: Septic tank A septic tank is part of a small scale sewage treatment system system often referred referred to as a septic system,. system,. It consists of the tank and a septic a septic drain field. field. Waste water enters the tank where solids can settle settle and scum floats. Anaerobic Anaerobic digest digestion ion occurs occurs on the settled settled solids, solids, reducing reducing the volume volume of solids. The water released released by the system is normally normally absorbed by the drain field without needing any further treatment.
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Mobile Mobile “stora “storage” ge” tanks tanks
While not strictly a “storage” tank, mobile tanks share many many of the same featur features es of storage storage tanks. tanks. Also, Also, they they must be designed to deal with a heavy sloshing load and the risk of collision or other accident. Some of these include ocean-going oil ocean-going oil tankers and tankers and LNG LNG carriers; carriers; railroad tank cars; cars; and the road and highway traveling tankers. tankers. Also included are the holding the holding tanks which tanks which are the tanks that store toilet store toilet waste waste on RVs on RVs and and boats boats..
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There have been many other accidents caused by tanks since since then, then, often often caused caused by faulty aulty welding or by substandard steel steel.. New invention inventionss have at least fixed fixed some of the more common issues around the tanks’ seal.[6][7] Howev However, er, storage storage tanks tanks also present present another another problem problem,, surprisingly, surprisingly, when empty. If they have been used to hold oil or oil or oil products such as as gasoline, gasoline, the atmosphere in the tanks may be highly explosive as the space fills with hydrocarbons.. If new hydrocarbons new weld welding ing operat operatio ions ns are start started, ed, then then sparks can easily ignite the contents, with disastrous results sults for the welders welders.. The problem problem is similar similar to that of empty bunkers on tank tanker er shi ships ps,, whic which h are are now now requ requir ired ed to use an inert an inert gas blanket gas blanket to prevent explosive prevent explosive atmospheres atmospheres building up from residues.
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• Underground fuel storage tank for service station While steel and concrete remain one of the most popular choices for tanks, glass-reinforced tanks, glass-reinforced plastic, plastic, thermoplastic and polyethylene and polyethylene tanks tanks are increasing in popularity. popularity. They offer lower build costs and greater chemical resistance, 7 Et Etym ymol olo ogy especi especiall allyy for for storage storage of specia specialit lityy chemic chemicals. als. There There are several relevant standards, such as British Standard The word “tank” originally meant “artificial lake” and 4994 (1989), DVS (German We Welding lding Institut Institutee) 2205, came from India, perhaps via Portuguese via Portuguese tanque. It may and ASME and ASME (American (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) have some connection with: RTP-1 [5] which which give give advice advice on wall wall thickn thickness, ess, qualquality control procedures, procedures, testing procedures, accreditation, accreditation, • Some Indian Indian language language words words similar similar to “tak” or fabrication and design criteria of final product. “tank” “tank” and meani meaning ng "reservoir for wat water er”. ”. In Sanskrit a holdin holdingg pond pond or rese reserv rvoir oir is calle called d a means “man-made lake”. tadaka. Gujarati talao means 5 Tank Tank failu ailure ress These uses of the word were incorporated into the English language.[8]
There have been numerous catastrophic failures of storage tanks, one of the most notorious being that which occurred at Boston at Boston Massachusetts USA on January 14, 1919. The large large tank had only only been filled eight eight times when it failed, and resulting wave of of molasses killed molasses killed 21 people in the vicinity. The Boston The Boston molasses disaster was disaster was caused by poor design and construction, with a wall too thin to bear repeated loads from from the contents. The tank had not been tested before use by filling with water, and was also poorly riveted. riveted. The owner of the tank, United tank, United States Industrial Alcohol Company, Company, paid out $300,000 (nearly $4 million in 2012 ) in compensation to the victims or their relatives.
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The Arabic verb istanqa`a = “it [i.e. some liquid] liquid] collected collected and became stagnant”.
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Aquarium, Aquarium, also known as a “fish tank”
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Drop tank, tank, in aviation
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Irrigation Irrigation tank tank,, in India India,, an artifi artifici cial al lake lake or rese reserv rvoir oir of any size
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Isolation tank
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Rotating tank, tank, used for fluid mechanics experiments
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Scuba tank a tank a container which holds a supply of air for breathing underwater Stock tank, tank, for watering livestock Temple tank, tank, in India, a well or reservoir built as part of a temple complex
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[1] http://www.merriam http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tan -webster.com/dictionary/tank k [2] Code of Federal Federal Regulati Regulations ons 40 40 CFR § 280.31 Operation 280.31 Operation and maintenance of corrosion protection. [3] Pauschinger Pauschinger T. T. (2012). Solar District Heating with Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage in Germany . Pres Presen entatation. European European Sustainable Energy Energy Week, Week, Brussels. 18– 22 June 2012. [4] Holm L. (2012). (2012). Long Long Term Experiences with Solar District Heating in Denmark. Denmark . Presentation Presentation.. European Sustainable Energy Energy Week, Brussels. Brussels. 18–22 June 2012. [5] ASME RTP-1-2005 RTP-1-2005 Part 1-110 (Scope of of Standard) [6] “Industrial Tank Cleaning Mixer”. Mixer” . Waterline Tank Technologies nologies LLC. Retrieved Retrieved 19 July 2013. [7] “1910.110(e)(4)(i)". “1910.110(e)(4)(i)". United States Department of Labor - OSHA. Retrieved 19 July 2013. [8] “Architecture on the Indian Subcontinent - glossary” . Retrieved trieved 2006-12-18.
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