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Home > Forums > Mechanical Engineers > Activities > Boiler and Pressure Vessel engineering Forum

cocrete crude oil tanks design&construction

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parviz (Structural)

16 Feb 02 14:38

i am going to get involved in the costruction of a cocrete crude oil tank and i dont have any information about it .i would be thankful to get any help

MJCronin (Mechanical)

19 Feb 02 11:58

parviz,

Some things to note about concrete tanks..

- Usually more expensive than coated, welded steel

- Piping inlets/outlets must be reinforced

- Must be coated internally

- Difficult to inspect

- Difficult to pump from ( pump suction must be at the bottom of the tank)

Some things to think about when storing crude oil

- You will collect water at the bottom of the tank

- tank must have special coating

- Tank will have air emmissions

Good Luck !!

MJC

rkchalla (Structural)

19 Feb 02 16:23

My two cents to the above list:
Due to oil storage, the tank must be ensured to be leak free. Very hard to achieve with concrete.
RKC

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