aluminum sheet 5154 API 650 flat-bottom tanks

Facilities for API 620 storage tanks InspectorThe manufacturer shall afford the inspector all reasonable facilities for testing and inspection and shall provide mutually agreeable advance notification to permit the examiner to witness all tests of the equipment and materials during fabrication, including all laboratory tests of the material to be used and all hydrostatic and pneumatic tests at the site of erection.The API 650 flat-bottom tanks inspector shall be permitted free access to all parts of the plant concerned with the manufacture of the tank during fabrication and to all parts of the plants of material suppliers who are concerned with the manufacture of materials to be used in the tank.

The API Std 650 standard published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) is designed to provide the petroleum industry with welded steel tanks for use in the API 650 flat-bottom tanks storage of petroleum products and other liquid products commonly handled and stored by the various branches of the petroleum industry.

As we know, the vertical metal tank, API 650 flat-bottom tanks is welded by many components, and the welding quality of each component determines the later use effect of the API 650 flat-bottom tanks. Professional API 650 flat-bottom tanks manufacturers should have a set of professional skills in the welding process of API 650 flat-bottom tanks. Key points for weld inspection of vertical metal tank, API 650 flat-bottom tanks:
1. It is strictly forbidden to paint the welds before passing the inspection.
2. Visual inspection shall be carried out for welds.
3. NDT shall be carried out on the weld.