vapor venting from above ground HC storage tanks
vapor venting from above ground HC storage tanks
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Does anyone have a spreadsheet program to make a reasonable estimate of tank venting losses resulting from solar heating?
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RE: vapor venting from above ground HC storage tanks
If you are in the United States, have you had a look at the Section 4.3 of the U.S. EPA's publication AP-42? It deals with vapor losses from tankage.
Are you asking about fixed-roof storage tanks? If you are, AP-42 addresses both breathing losses (i.e., losses due to temperature changes) and working losses (i.e. losses from loading into the tank or loading out from the tank).
Or are you asking about floating roof tanks, or variable vapor space tanks, or tanks with
vapor recovery systems? AP-42 also addresses many of these tank types.
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RE: vapor venting from above ground HC storage tanks
The program is free and available at
www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/tanks.html.
It's not a spread sheet but does come with complete documentation.