API Std 650 special tank thickness of shell plates

This specification, in conjunction with API 650 Standard, prescribes minimum standards for the API Std 650 special tank design, supply, fabrication, erection, and testing of field erected welded steel storage tanks complete with accessories as specified herein and as shown on attached Datasheets and/or Drawings.

Oil storage tank is an important equipment commonly used in petroleum and petrochemical industry. New API Std 650 special tank, metal storage tank must be tested before it can be put into use or put into storage. The common inspection methods of API Std 650 special tank include radiographic testing, ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle testing and dye penetrant testing. The parts and operation requirements of these testing methods are different, so they should be selected according to the required characteristics.

API Std 650 special tank basic components are those that contain the vaporized liquefied gas from the stored refrigerated liquid but primarily operate at atmospheric temperatures because of insulation system design and natural ambient heating. These components shall comply with the basic rules of this standard. Examples of such components are the outer wall and roofs of double-wall tanks and roof components above an internally insulated suspended deck. The API 620 tank materials requirements are based on the storage of refrigerated products at the design metal temperature.

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