27m diameter API standard 650 cylindrical welded storage tanks

Any joints between the adjacent sections of API 620 oil storage tank stiffening rings, as shown in Figure Q-1, shall be made so that the required moment of inertia of the combined ring-shell section is provided. Weld joints between adjacent sections shall be made with full-thickness and full-penetration butt-welds. Stiffening-ring butt-welds may employ metal backing strips. Backing strips and the associated welding shall be made in a manner that provides a smooth contour in the rat hole and all other weld joint ends. All weld passes shall be started at the rat hole and other weld joint ends and shall be completed by moving away from these ends. Passes shall be overlapped away from edges to provide a smooth continuous weld.

API 650 stipulates that an open tank should be provided with a wind-resistant ring to ensure that the API standard 650 cylindrical welded storage tanks tank body maintains its roundness when subjected to wind. There are no hard and fast rules for vault API 650 storage tanks. It can be determined by comparing the equivalent wall height with the maximum height of the unreinforced tank wall.

How to effectively increase the service life of API standard 650 cylindrical welded storage tanks oil tanks? It is necessary to check and inspect the oil tank regularly in the process of use, and do a good job in the maintenance and cleaning of the oil tank. The oil tank should be inspected every 6 years. With the increase of service life, the inspection interval should be shortened. Daily maintenance and cleaning of the API standard 650 cylindrical welded storage tanks can prolong the service life of the oil tank. The maintenance of the API standard 650 cylindrical welded storage tanks mainly includes the anti-corrosion inspection of the oil tank, the maintenance of the accessories, and the cleaning of the sediment in the tank.