API 2000 Fire Case for FRP Tank
API 2000 Fire Case for FRP Tank
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Hi guys. Would you consider the API 2000 fire case to be applicable to a fiberglass tank for emergency venting? Or would you consider, since the tank will itself melt/catch fire when exposed to a fire, that the fire case would not be applicable to this type of tank?
Thanks guys! Pete
Thanks guys! Pete





RE: API 2000 Fire Case for FRP Tank
When choosing to use an FRP vessel, and choosing the vessel's location, one should consider the fire exposure risks. If it's intolerable for this vessel to fail during a fire, then one must choose a different design, or a different location for installing the vessel.
Since you're a petroleum guy, I'm guessing this is an API 12P tank. If you look in the API 12P document, you find cautionary guidance regarding the use of those tanks in a fire zone, for the reasons I've stated above.
RE: API 2000 Fire Case for FRP Tank
These tanks are ASME RTP-1. Thanks!
RE: API 2000 Fire Case for FRP Tank
The bottom line is that applying the fire sizing equations to a relief device on an FRP tank is a gross misapplication of those equations.
RE: API 2000 Fire Case for FRP Tank