FT-62 EXTERNAL FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK

25.000 M3 CAPACITY AT CPS-2, KHURMALA

RT SPOT CALCULATION FOR FLOATING ROOF STORAGE TANK

REFERENCE: WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE | API STANDARD 650 SECTION-8

TANK DATA
7th shell
Dia 50.5 m
Height of each course 2 m FULL
1 1
Total height 14 m 6th shell
2

1
Vertical Total
Thickness Vertical Horizantal Horizantal Interse
# Shell numbers length RT 2
(mm) spots length (m) spots ctions 5th shell
(m) Spots
1 Vertical joints in 1st Shell 20 30 30 158 8 31 69 3
2 1
2 Vertical joints in 2nd Shell 18 32 8 158 8 32 48
4th shell
3 Vertical joints in 3rd Shell 16 32 8 158 8 32 48
3
4 Vertical joints in 4th Shell 14 32 8 0 0 0 8
2 3rd shell
5 Vertical joints in 5th Shell 12 1
3
6 Vertical joints in 6th Shell 8
2nd shell
7 Vertical joints in 7th Shell 8
1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Total: 126 54 474 24 95 173 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17 1st shell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Plates

TOTAL SPOTS TO BE CONSIDERED 173 Spots

LEGEND According to API-650 Section-8
DATA FOR HORIZONTAL JOINTS A1 sopt radiograph of all intersections over 10 mm
Number of Horizontal joints completed 3 Nos. 12 Spot radiographs in each vertical seam in the lowest course, thereafter for the rest of courses: one in the first 3m and one in each 30 m
Circumference of each shell 158.671 m 23 Horizantal spot radiograph :one in the first 3m and one in each 60m
Total Length of Horizontal Welding 476.013 m
SPOTS TO BE CONSIDERED 24 Nos.

DATA FOR VERTICAL JOINTS SPECIAL NOTES:

Number of vertical joints completed 63 Nos. * 1st horizantal is done by 8 welders but as per QC inspectors recommendation we requested to do one shot for each welder and other shells will be same
Total Length of Vertical Welding 126 m * 2nd vertical is done by 4 welders but as per QC inspectors recommendation we requested to do two shots for each welder and other shells will be same
SPOTS TO BE CONSIDERED 54 Nos. * 4th shell vertical joints is copmleted but horizantal & intersections are later
* 1st vertical joints as per API-650 will be radiographed full
DATA FOR INTERSECTIONS JOINTS * All intersections will be radiographed as per API-650
Number of intersection joints completed 95 Nos.
SPOTS TO BE CONSIDERED 95 Nos.