Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations TugboatEng on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
Weight Corroded - Storage Tank Shell
- Thread starter hamidun
- Start date
Assuming you are doing some calculation (such as API-650) that asks for "corroded weight"-
The corroded thickness of each shell course is the as-built thickness minus the specified corrosion allowance.
Corroded thickness x shell course height x tank circumference x weight/volume plus any conversion for units will do it, and total up for the whole shell.
The top angle and wind girder may be included there if desired.
If no corrosion allowance is specified, then the corroded weight will be the same as the as-built weight.
The corroded thickness of each shell course is the as-built thickness minus the specified corrosion allowance.
Corroded thickness x shell course height x tank circumference x weight/volume plus any conversion for units will do it, and total up for the whole shell.
The top angle and wind girder may be included there if desired.
If no corrosion allowance is specified, then the corroded weight will be the same as the as-built weight.
- Thread starter
- #3
- Status
Similar threads
- Question
