Industrial Storage Tank
Storage tanks containing organic liquids, non organic liquids, vapors and can be found in
many industries. Most storage tanks are designed and built to the American Petroleum
Institute API-650 specification.
These tanks can have different sizes, ranging from 2 to 60 m diameter or more. They are
generally installed inside containment basins in order to contain spills in case of
rupture of the tank.
Industries where storage tanks can be found are.. petroleum producing and refining,
petrochemical and chemical manufacturing,bulk storage and transfer operations, other
industries consuming or producing liquids and vapors.
Types Of Storage Tanks
Basically there are eight types of tanks used to store liquids
- Fixed-roof tanks
- External floating roof tanks
- Internal floating roof tanks
- Domed external floating roof tanks
- Horizontal tanks
- Pressure tanks
- Variable vapor space tanks
- LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tanks
