API 650 welded storage tanks joints

When encountering heavy rain or continuous heavy rainfall, the safe operation of API 650 welded storage tanks will be affected. For example: the API 650 welded storage tanks is submerged, the oil unloading valve and the flame arrester valve are broken by water and the oil tank leaks. The oil tank area must do emergency work to prevent rainstorm to ensure the safety of the oil tank. Here are some safety protection measures for API 650 welded storage tanks in heavy rain.The API 650 welded storage tanks stiffener ring and backing strip (if used) are primary components, and they shall comply with the requirements of API 620 storage steel tank Q.2.1. The stiffener rings may be fabricated from plate using an intermittent weld on alternating sides between the web and the flange.
Except for aluminum or stainless steel tanks, all fillet welds shall consist of a minimum of two passes. The ends of the fillet welds shall be 2 in. from the rat hole (see Figure Q-1), and these welds shall be deposited by starting 2 in. from the rat hole and welding away from the rat hole. An acceptable alternative to the detail that includes stopping fillet welds 2 in. short of the rat hole would be to weld continuously through the rat hole from one side of the stiffener to the opposite side. All craters in fillet welds shall be repaired by back welding.API 650 external floating roof storage tanks are generally called external floating roof API 650 welded storage tanks tanks, which means that the storage tanks are externally open tanks without a dome design, and are equipped with vertical floating roofs. API 650 external floating roof storage tanks are usually used for large More than 20,000 cubic meters of open steel API 650 welded storage tanks storage tanks for storing volatile petroleum products such as crude oil, gasoline, kerosene, etc.In order to better develop the international steel market and make the steel products trade more prosperous at home and abroad, the company has a number of professional talents who love their posts and are proficient in their business. The company has always been adhering to the "service first, reputation first, customer first, make friends" business purpose, is willing to work together with domestic and foreign customers!We have replenish steel materials stocks, now there are huge stocks of S355JR, A36, API 650 welded storage tanks A572 Gr 50, 16Mo3, A516 Gr 70, ABS grade A, AH32, AH36, EH36, SPA-H, SG295,SM700C etc steel materials. We can arrange delivery for those stock steel products within short time. Meanwhile, we also provide further processing for the API 650 welded storage tanks steel materials, such as cutting, drilling, bending, welding, etc. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any steel demands.