The bottom of API standard 650 horizontal tank

All edges of the inner wall of the API 650 petroleum storage tank to be lined or coated must be rounded and flat to a minimum radius of 3mm. The API standard 650 horizontal tank internal welding seam must be completely sealed welding, with a smooth surface and no air holes, air pockets and local protrusions. Remove welding spatter. As specified in API 650 petroleum storage tank design drawings, the seller must perform additional surface treatment.

Shell Stiffening Rings for Tanks That Contain Liquid
Internal or external shell stiffening rings may be required to maintain roundness when the tank is subjected to wind, vacuum, or other specified loads. When API standard 650 horizontal tank stiffening rings are required, the stiffener-to-shell weld details shall be in accordance with Figure Q-1 and Q.3.5.2 through Q.3.5.5.
Three-plate laps or butt-weld junctions in tank bottoms shall be not closer than 12 in. from each other or from the butt-welds of the annular plates.
Bottom plates, other than annular bottom plates for a 9% or 5% nickel steel or stainless steel tank that contains liquid, may have a minimum thickness of 3/16 in. exclusive of any specified corrosion allowance.

Atmospheric API standard 650 horizontal tank inspection includes annual inspection and comprehensive inspection. Annual inspection is an inspection during operation to ensure the safety of atmospheric storage tanks during the overhaul period, at least once a year. Comprehensive inspection is a more comprehensive inspection of atmospheric storage tanks according to a certain inspection cycle. The inspection content of metal atmospheric API standard 650 horizontal tank includes the safety management of the storage tank, the inspection of the tank body and its operating conditions, etc.

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