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Tank Farm Design PDF
Tank Farm Design PDF
DYKE ENCLOSURE
The use of tanks is common in all kinds of plants found in oil & gas industry.
A. Process Plant
Refineries
Petrochemicals
Specialty chemicals
B. Terminals
C. Administration buildings
D. Material Handling Plants
Location of tanks
Pump house location
Location of process unit
Area topography
Battery limit conditions
Properties of individual streams
Estimation of equivalent pipe length
Pressure required at destination
Acceptable velocity range
Acceptable pressure drop per km
Storage tank are containers used for storage of fluids for the short or long term. Cluster of tanks
together in a same are termed as “Tank Farms”.
Types of Tanks in Process plant depend on the product to be stored, potential for fire, and
capacity to be handled.
The roof of tank rises and lowers with the stored contents thereby reducing vapour loss &
minimizing fire hazard. Commonly found in Oil refineries.
Tanks stores liquefied gases at their boiling point. Products found in such tanks include
Ammonia (-28 °F), Propane (-43.7 °F) and Methane (-258°F).
Underground Tanks:
FRP Tanks:
Below considerations are to taken into account while designing a Tankfarm for Process plants:
General considerations:
Following are the key statutory requirements (India). However these are to be relooked
based on geographical location:
Apart from this, local rules and regulations pertaining to State and local industrial
requirement should be taken into consideration.
Safety ensures proper protection and safe operation- Lifetime.
Insurance Premium.
Hydrocarbon processing and handling plants are inherently hazardous involving large and
complex processes and substantial risk potential; hence a careful consideration shall be
given while developing a plot plan.
Plot plan is a spatial arrangement of equipment considering proper flow sequence, system
grouping, safety, statutory requirements, maintenance, operation, erection and
construction with logistical economy.
General classification of petroleum products for storage.
V. Dyke Enclosure
or larger installation, minimum separation distances shall be as specified in following
tables.
Table : Inter unit Distances for large installations (D>9m or Agg. Cap > 5000cu.m)
table: Tank to tank distance within same Dyke