Hi, I would like to ask if anybody knows what is the minimum discharge time for cooling water to tanks containing Hydrocarbons according to NFPA (or any other code).Thanks in advance
Hi.I am working on a project concerning heating of a marine fuel tank (with heating coils and hot oil as heating medium).I am trying to calculate the area required for the heating of the tank and i have reached to a point where i have to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient (U).I know...
I know that the forum is focused only to technical aspects about tank design but it would be intersting to see what is approximately the cost estimation for the calculation of a tank (including the fabrication drawings)according to API 650, worldwide.As for an example let's assume a fixed roof...
I'm working on a project concerning design of a double bottom tank according to API 650 11th.eddition and with reference to I.4.1 i want to verify that the primary bottom and shell are not overstressed.Any ideas how i must proceed with the calculation?