Nickel Tank Design Standard?
Nickel Tank Design Standard?
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All,
We are considering replacing a couple of our tanks that are on a 20 year replacement cycle with a nickel tank that will last indefinitely (at least, more than 20 years). Is anyone aware of any specific deisgn standards, codes, etc., that are specific to nickel? AMSE is applicable, but I was wondering if there was anything else out there.
Thanks!
We are considering replacing a couple of our tanks that are on a 20 year replacement cycle with a nickel tank that will last indefinitely (at least, more than 20 years). Is anyone aware of any specific deisgn standards, codes, etc., that are specific to nickel? AMSE is applicable, but I was wondering if there was anything else out there.
Thanks!





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I agree that this tank will certainly cost a lot of $$$$$$
Are you sure that this is an ASME design?
What are the max operating temp & pressure ?
What is the volume ?
-MJC
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Operating T is ambient; P is for filling from tank truck & vacuum for pump out to process, so nothing crazy.
Small tank; ~12,000 gal.
Thanks!
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I suggest that you consider a horizontal axis tank, about 8 foot diameter and 33 foot OAL.
I suggest two F&D heads, two saddle supports and have the tank designed, fabricated and tested to ASME VIII for about 30 psig (consider the cost and availabilty of the head materials when you specify the MAWP)
If your mysterious liquid is only "combustable" and not caustic or corrosive, I suggest that perhaps solid nickel may not be the cheapest choice for the service. Of what material is the tank on the truck made from ? I am willing to bet that the tanker truck is not a nickel container.
Consider nickel lined plate as an alternative.
Talk to your supplier and see what materials are used in his bulk storage facility.
The only time I have encountered pure nickel in process equipment design was in boiling caustic soda production.
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-MJC
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Besides ASME (or other design codes that are "generic" in metallurgy), are there any that are specific to Ni?
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L S THILL
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