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Horizontal single & double skinned tanks

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EuroTankWorks produces horizontal steel tanks (HST) for storage, loading and dispensing of liquid materials with mass density not exceeding 1 t/m³ at the temperature from -60°С to +90°С.

Horizontal tanks are widely used for storage of various liquids: oil and oil products, water, spirits, food raw material, etc.

You can choose for yourself an HST tank of suitable capacity from our standard designs, or order us an individual design.


Manufacturing of a tank is carried out in 4 stages

ENGINEERING DESIGN

For all horizontal tanks in our Design office we have got detailed metal framework graphical drafts already done. Herewith they always will be finalized according to requirements of the Customer.

ASSEMBLING

We assemble the tank elements (pre-rolled shells and spherical bottoms) using the columned welding keys in automatic regime. All welds are performed back to back.

PAINTING

Applying coating is carried out with preliminary bead blasting processing, degreasing an dust removal. The coated units are dried in special premises, where the temperature, humidity and dust content are strictly controlled.

DELIVERY

Delivery is carried out by means of motor or railway transport.

According to our experience, horizontal steel tanks are basically used at tank farms and petrol stations as they are considered to be the most effective type of fuel storage equipment both from economic and technical points of view. Effectiveness of this tank type is provided, in the first place, by the variety of loading capacity and shapes, which are adjusted to the specific features of the enterprise.

Horizontal tanks can be double skinned (double-walled) and single skinned (single-walled). As a rule, singe skinned tanks are used to store non-aggressive and environmentally friendly liquids. Double skinned tanks - for oil, oil products and hazardous chemical liquids.

Horizontal Double Skinned Oil Tanks

Horizontal double skinned tanks guarantee the tightness of the tank and the absence of leaks of environmentally hazardous substances.

With the increasing stringency of environmental requirements, they began to be widely used in most industrial enterprises, performing many functions: reception, delivery, storage of substances.

The steel horizontal double skinned oil tank is a special vessel with two shells and free space between them. The interstice – the area between two shells - is filled with antifreeze or gaseous nitrogen. The distance between the shells should not be less than 4 mm.

Compared with the single skin oil tanks, this type of storage tanks has several advantages:

  • Effective fuel spill protection;
  • Interstitial space control;
  • Ability to quickly detect depressurization;
  • Minimization of negative environmental impact;
  • Eco-friendly storage of hazardous fluids.

 Double skinned tanks for oil products are divided into two types:

  • Underground (usually installed at gas stations and designed to store finished petroleum products);
  • Above-ground (used for storage of crude oil, semi-finished distillates, cracked products).

The use of horizontal double skinned tanks is not limited to the oil industry - they are also quite successfully used in other spheres, for example agriculture, where they play the role of storage of chemicals necessary for the mineral fertilizers production.

The main equipment necessary for the reliable and safe operation of double skinned oil tanks is measuring instruments, level gauges, vapor detectors and devices for draining and loading products.

During operation, it is very important to monitor the excess fluid pressure in the interstice. It should not exceed 0.001 MPa. A decrease in pressure signals the possible entry of the stored product into the area between the walls.

Triggering vapor detector sensors that are mounted on the necks of double skinned oil tank may also indicate a possible depressurization.

Horizontal Single Skin Oil Tanks

All versions of horizontal tanks may be produced with either one or several sections. The sections are formed by special separating walls inside the shell . Thus the horizontal tank becomes divided into two or more sections, meant for storing different types of materials. While producing two-section or multi-section tanks we guarantee the leak tightness of the sections.

The structure of horizontal cylindrical steel tank:

  • Bearing part,
  • Wall of the body and stiffening plates,
  • End wall elements of the body (bottom),
  • Attachments.

There are several types of bearing part to be produced:

  • Steel supporting structure (poles);
  • Saddle shaped supporting structures made of iron concrete;
  • Basements of compacted sand with hydrophobic layer.

The body of the horizontal tank consists of cylindrical and end wall parts. The cylindrical part is also usually called “a wall” and the end wall elements – bottoms.

Cylindrical part of the body, i.e. tank wall, bears metal shells in the quantity, stipulated in the design project, and amounting to 3.25 m in diameter. The metal thickness is determined by durability and stability calculations. The shells are welded end-to-end while the assembly seal may be done overlapped. The body of the tank is often assembled with stiffening rings.

The bottoms of horizontal tanks can belong to either of the following types:

  • Flat bottoms (rib-free or webbed) – are used in tanks with excessive pressure up to 40 kPa;
  • Conical bottoms – are used in tanks with excessive pressure from 40 kilopascal to 70 kPa.

Tanks are equipped with earth connection, staircases, access man-way plates, loading and dispensing machinery, ventilation and measurement-control tools. If necessary, the tank is equipped by heating-up devices. Horizontal tanks are also subjected to corrosion-preventive procedures and heat insulation.

We produce more than 500 horizontal tanks for oil products and horizontal containers for water, food raw material and chemical products annually.

Automatic and auto-manual welding equipment Lincoln Electric along with the modern complex of metal-processing machines are used in our production. This enables us to provide an excellent quality of tank installation together with the decrease in the time of production and manual work expenses.

 

Horizontal Tanks Volumes and Technical Specifications:

Rated loading capacity,  m³ ABOVE-GROUND STORAGE TANKS SIZE CHART
  Single skinned tanks Double skinned tanks
  Diameter Length Total proper weight Height Number of support saddles Diameter Length Total proper weight Height Number of support saddles
  mm mm kg mm   mm mm kg mm  
3 1 410 2 466 800 1 750 2 1 440 2 496 1800 1 780 2
5 1 810 2 400 1 200 2 150 2 1 840 2 430 2 200 2 180 2
10 2 010 3 880 1 812 2 400 2 2 040 3 910 2 840 2 430 2
15 2 410 5 380 2 211 2 400 2 2 040 5 410 3 700 2 430 2
20 2 410 5 520 2 763 2 800 2 2 040 5 550 4 645 2 830 2
25 2 410 7 220 3 499 2 800 2 2 040 7 250 5 645 2 830 2
30 2 410 8 220 3 885 2 800 2 2 040 8 250 6 595 2 830 2
40 2 410 10 220 4 650 2 800 3 2 040 10 250 7 400 2 830 3
50 2 810 10 370 5 864 4 215 3 2 840 10 400 9 219 4 245 3
60 2 810 11 370 7 029 4 215 3 2 840 11 410 10 924 4 245 3
75 3 210 10 520 8 647 4 615 3 3 240 10 560 13 704 4 645 3
100 3 210 13 520 10 530 4 615 3 3 249 13 550 18 174 4 645 3

 

Rated loading capacity,  m³ UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS SIZE CHART
  Single skinned tanks Double skinned tanks
  Diameter Length Total proper weight Height Number of support saddles Diameter Length Total proper weight Height Number of support saddles
  mm mm kg mm   mm mm kg mm  
3 1 410 2 466 982 2 760 2 1 440 2 496 1 980 2 790 2
5 1 810 2 400 1 382 3 215 2 1 840 2 430 2 423 3 245 2
10 2 010 3 880 1 994 3 415 2 2 040 3 910 3 022 3 445 2
15 2 010 5 380 2 393 3 415 2 2 040 5 410 3 882 3 445 2
20 2 410 5 520 2 945 3 815 2 2 440 5 550 4 827 3 845 2
25 2 410 7 220 3 726 3 815 2 2 440 7 260 5 872 3 845 2
30 2 410 8 220 4 112 3 815 2 2 440 8 250 6 822 3 845 2
40 2 410 10 220 4 800 3 815 3 2 440 10 250 7 600 3 845 3
50 2 810 10 370 5 864 4 215 3 2 840 10 400 9 219 4 245 3
60 2 810 11 370 7 029 4 215 3 2 840 11 410 10 924 4 245 3
75 3 210 10 520 8 647 4 615 3 3 240 10 560 13 704 4 645 3
100 3 210 13 520 10 530 4 615 3 3 249 13 550 18 174 4 645 3

 Individual and standard design projects for horizontal tanks:

Our customers are always able to purchase a horizontal tank, produced according to our standard graphical drafts.

However the recent years have seen more frequent orders for production of individually planned horizontal tanks in non-standard size. This is mostly due to the fact that it gives the customer a choice of the tank parameters depending on operating cycle of the enterprise, specific features of the installation site, characteristics of the stored product, etc. That is why we often work out detailed engineering drawings according to the specific demands of the customer. 

 

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