aluminum sheet 5456 API Std 650 self-anchored storage tanks

The API 650 is widely used for tanks designed to withstand low internal pressures, for the API Std 650 self-anchored storage tanks storage of typical products such as crude oil, petrol, chemicals and water. We have extensive experience when it comes to API 650 tanks, varying from tanks built in the factory up to +/- 500m3, to tanks built on-location up to +/-15,000 m3.

Prefabricating API Std 650 self-anchored storage tanks components before construction can improve construction efficiency, save time and cost, and is currently a common method for the construction of large vertical storage tanks. The main prefabricated components of a large vertical API Std 650 self-anchored storage tanks include the tank body, the storage tank wall, the top of the storage tank, the bottom of the storage tank, and the accessories of the storage tank. The prefabrication of the components should follow a reasonable workflow, and carry out appropriate heat treatment and testing, so as to improve manufacturing accuracy.

Bearing on Foundations
Foundations shall preferably be designed to resist the load exerted by the API Standard 620 tank and its contents when the tank is filled with water to the design liquid level. Foundations shall be designed at least for the maximum operating conditions including the wind load. During the API Std 650 self-anchored storage tanks water test, the total load on the foundation shall not exceed 125% of the allowable loading. If necessary, the water level during the test may be reduced below the design liquid level line so as not to exceed the 25% maximum overload (see Q.8.1.2).

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Japan is a typical shipping first, and its raw materials are imported from Oceania, central and South America and other Asian countries. Most of the API Std 650 self-anchored storage tanks steel produced is exported to China and other Asian countries, and a small amount is exported to America. Shipping is the main way of its API Std 650 self-anchored storage tanks steel international transportation. According to the data, steel goods account for about 20% of the total sea freight in Japan. The domestic transportation of Japanese steel is mainly truck.