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TO FIND EXISTING RIVETED TANKS RECONSTRUCTED TANKS EXISTING WELDED TANKS ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES S JOINT EFFICIENCY E API 653, 4.3.3.4 API 650 Table 3-2 Table 4-1in API 653 gives allowable product stresses and hydrostatic test stresses for all courses API 653, 4.3.3.1 and Table 4-2 Read joint efficiency directly from Table 4-2 Iat least 1 in or 2 times the thickness ofthe shell plate away from the weld, Eis always 1.0 (see 4.3.3.1) API 653, 4.3.41 Use S = 21000 Ibffin? for any riveted tanks AP! 653, 4.3.4.1 and Table 4-3 Read E directly from Table 4-3 If atleast 6in away from the rivet joint, Eis aways 1.0 API 653 8.4.2 and 8.43 also API 650 Table 5-2 Svalues come directly from product cr hydro values listed in Table 5-2 of API 650 If unknown material, for product stress use the smaler of 2/3 yield or 2/5 UTS Ifunknown material, for hydro stress: 3/4 yield or 3/7 UTS API 653, 8.4.5 and Table 4-2, also API 650, 5.6.3.2 For tanks de-seamed, Eis 1.0 (all new welds) For tanks with existing welds left in, E's the lowest allowed in API 653, Table 4-2 TO FIND EXISTING WELDED TANKS EXISTING RIVETED TANKS RECONSTRUCTED TANKS tran of shell API 653, 4:3.3.1(a) and (b) SAME AS WELDED API 650, 5.6.3.2 ton 25DIH=1)6 Product: SE 1280 1-16 a ‘This is used when determining the minimum acceptable thickness for an Hydro: entire shell course eri —aNe 26DHG ss tng = If tank is not de-seamed, formulae This formula is used when become: determining the minimum thickness Product: for any other portions of a shell course (such as a locally thinned 1—28DHH—NG | cy area) SE Remember to add corrosion Hydro: allowance 260H-1)6 a SE TO FIND EXISTING WELDED TANKS EXISTING RIVETED TANKS RECONSTRUCTED TANKS To find allowable @ne aura product fill height: 2.606 2.006 The formula shown in (a) above is The formula shown in (a) above is used when determining the used when determining the maximum maximum acceptable product fil acceptable product fill height for an height for an entire shell course entire shell course SEt SEt (©) 4~ epg (0) H~ 5 ape The formula shown in (b) above is The formula shown in (b) above is used when determining the _used when determining the maximum maximum acceptable product fil acceptable product fil height for any height for any other portions ofa shell other portions of a shell course (e.g a ‘course (such as a locally thinned locally thinned area) area of any other location of interest) TO FIND EXISTING WELDED TANKS EXISTING RIVETED TANKS RECONSTRUCTED TANKS To find allowable| required hydrostatic test height: API 653, 4.3.3.1, 4.3.3.2(a)(b), way _ SPlowe 4 =Fep6+1 Height in feet, from the bottom of the shell course under consideration to the hydrostatic test height when evaluating an entire shell course SEtnin 26DG Height in feet from the bottom of L for the most severely thinned area in each shell course or from the lowest point within any other location of interest to the hydrostatic test height fein = actual thickness of plate determined by inspection ‘Si may be found direcily in API 653, Table 4-1 or as follows: S, = 0.88 Yor 0.472T for 1st or nd courses S, ~ 0.9Y or 0.5197 for all other courses Y and Tare found in Table 4-1 of API 653 or in Table 3-2in API 650 API 653, 4. 1, 4.3.3.2(a)(b), 43.441 and 4.3.4.2 “Hh = Height in feet, from the bottom of the shell course under consideration to the hydrostatic test height when evaluating an entire shell course eg — SiEtein 4-76 Height in feet from the bottom of L for the most severely thinned area in each shell course or from the lowest point within any other location of interest to the hydrostatic test height fmm = actual thickness of plate determined by inspection. Si may be found directly in API 653, Table 4-1. This provides that Sor S,is = 21000 Ibffin? API 650, 5: Formula given in problem Height in feet, from the bottom of the shell course under consideration to the hydrostatic test height when evaluating an entire shell course t = actual thickness of piate determined by inspection Thickness measurements must be taken within 180 days of reconstruction TO FIND EXISTING WELDED TANKS EXISTING RIVETED TANKS RECONSTRUCTED TANKS To find L — maximum APL 653, 4.3.2.4 API 653, 4.3.24 API 653, 4.3.24 vertical length of - corrosion averaging L=37\Dte L=3.7\/Dt2 L=3.7\/Dtp Dtz = lowest thickness in area under Dtz = lowest thickness in area under Dz = lowest thickness in area Consideration (not including fits) consideration (not including pits)__under consideration (not including pits) To find minimum API 653, Table 4-4 API 653, Table 4-4 API 650, Table 5-1 annular plate Product specific gravity is less than API 650, Table 3-1 Stress in first shell course thickness 1.0 Product specific gravity isless than 1.0 26n(H—1) Stress in first shell couse Stress in first shell course samme 2.24DiH ~ 1) 1 5 234-1) ) From this, enter applicable table at ‘ shell thickness, coincide this to AP! 650, Table 5-1 API 650, Table 5-1 caloulated stress, read thickness Product specific gravity is 1.0 or Product specific gravity is 1.0 or directly from the table greater than 1.0 greater than 1.0 Stress in first shell cou'se Stress in first shell course From this, enter applicable table at From this, enter applicable table at shell thickness, coincide this to shell thickness, coincide this to calculate stress, read thiccness caloulated stress, read thickness directly from the table directly from the table TO FIND EXISTING WELDED TANKS EXISTING RIVETED TANKS To find inspection ‘API 653, intervals RECONSTRUCTED TANKS ‘API 653, 6.3.2. * External Inspection Interval API 653, 6.3.2.1 * External inspection interval * External Inspection Interval RCA RCA . RCA 7 Ext Insp Int = "777 or 5 years Ext insp Ini = 75> or 5 years Ext ingp Int = "77 or 5 years (whichever is less) (whichever is less) (whichever is less) API 653, 6.3.3.2(a) API 653, 6.3.3.2(a) API 653, 6.3.3.2(a) * Ultrasonic inspection interval * Ultrasonic Inspection Interval * Ultrasonic Inspection Interval 5 years maximum if the corrosion 5 years maximum if the corrosion rate 5 years maximum if the corrosion rate is unknown is unknown rate is unknown RCA RCA RCA UT Insp Int = > or 16 years UT Insp int= >> or 15 years UT Insp Int => or 15 years (whichever is less) (whichever is less) (whichever is less) To find plumbness of NA NA API 653, 10.5.2 tank height (ft) < 12 —qoo = 8n P = maximum out-of-plumb, with a maximum of 5 inches alowed, in all cases PH TO FIND EXISTING WELDED TANKS EXISTING RIVETED TANKS RECONSTRUCTED TANKS To find maximum API 653, 8.33 height of bulge or - settlement in tank BES OSTR bottom Note: Ris always in feet and Be is in inches To find distance between a hot tap and existing nozzles API 653, 9.14.3.1 Minimum spacing = VAT R = tank shell radius in inches T = tank chell thickness in inches API 653, B3.3 By =037R Note: R Is always In feet and Bg Is in inches API 653, 9.14.3.1 Minimum spacing - VRT R = tank shell radius in inches T = tank shell thickness in inches NIA N/A

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