Guide to Storage Tanks and Equipment

Guide to Storage Tanks and Equipment has been designed to provide practical information about all aspects of the design, selection and use of vertical cylindrical storage tanks.  Other tanks are covered but in less detail.  Although the emphasis is on practical information, basic theory is also covered. Guide to Storage Tanks and Equipment is a practical reference book written for specifiers, designers, constructors and users of ambient and low temperature storage tanks.  The book is aimed at everyone who has technical problems as well as those wanting to know more about all aspects of tank technology and also those who want to know who supplies what, and from where. Steel storage tanks are an important and costly part of oil refineries, terminals, chemical plants and power stations.  They should function efficiently and be trouble free at their maximum storage capacity  to ensure that these installations can have their planned maximum production capacity.

1. Introduction 2. History of storage tanks 3. Ambient temperature storage tank design 4. Nozzle design and the effect of applied loading 5. The design of tank roofs: fixed 6. The design of tank roofs: floating 7. Tank fittings and ancillary equipment for ambient temperature tanks 8. Tank venting of ambient temperature tanks 9. Non-verticle cylindrical tanks and other types 10. Material selection criteria for ambient temperature tanks 11. Fabrication considerations for ambient temperature tanks 12. Erection considerations for ambient temperature tanks 13. Foundations for ambient temperature storage tanks 14. Layout of ambient temperature tank installations 15. The seismic design of ambient temperature storage tanks 16. Operation of ambient temperature tanks 17. Low temperature storage tanks 18. The design of low temperature tanks 19. Insulation systems for low temperature tanks 20. Ancillary equipment for low temperature tanks 21. Ammonia storage : a special case 22. Material selection criteria for low temperature tanks 23. Erection considerations for low temperature tanks 24. Foundations for low temperature tanks 25. Regulations governing the layout of refrigerated liquid gas tanks 26. Seismic design of low temperature tanks 27. Miscellaneous storage systems 28. Classification guide to manufacturers and suppliers 29. Reference index