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Concrete Tank for Oil Storage
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Don't know, but these guys say they can do it.
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world’s energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies)
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"Pumping accounts for 20% of the world’s energy used by electric motors and 25-50% of the total electrical energy usage in certain industrial facilities."-DOE statistic (Note: Make that 99% for pipeline companies)
Why not? The legs and bases of some concrete oil platforms are used for oil storage.
Steve Jones
Materials & Corrosion Engineer
Steve Jones
Materials & Corrosion Engineer
Is it going to be lined?
Oil tends to seep through plain concrete. I think there are some ammendments you can add to the concrete mix to prevent this.
I'd still line it
<<A good friend will bail you out of jail, but a true friend
will be sitting beside you saying ” Damn that was fun!” - Unknown>>
Oil tends to seep through plain concrete. I think there are some ammendments you can add to the concrete mix to prevent this.
I'd still line it
<<A good friend will bail you out of jail, but a true friend
will be sitting beside you saying ” Damn that was fun!” - Unknown>>
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