Atmospheric Welded Storage Tanks

API 650 (Applicable only to stainless steel shop fabricated storage tanks, atmospheric pressure or internal pressure not ex operating temperature not exceeding 90C & tank diameter not exceedin Fill in the values in Yellow Boxes only. Green Boxes are Design Output values) Shell Bottom Plates Roof Material Material Material A240-316L A240-316L A240-316L H G D E CA Allowable Stress Allowable Stress Allowable Stress 4m 0.8 3m 0.7 0 mm

Design Liquid Level Specific Gravity of Stored Liquid Nomial Diameter of Tank Joint Efficiency Corrosion Allowance

Shell Design Minimum Shell Thickness (Design Condition) Minimum Shell Thickness (Hydrotest Condition) Minimum Shell Thickness Diameter Factor Nomial Shell plate thickness

t1 t2 t3 t

Bottom Plate Design Minimum Bottom Plate Thickness Minimum width of Sketch Plate Size of fillet weld attaching bottom plate to shell

tb

(Bottom plate shall be projected at least 25 mm beyong outside diameter of fillet weld attaching sh

Nozzles / Shell Openings Design Use following table to select nozzle pipe thicknesses Size of Nozzle Minimum nominal neck thickness NPS 2 or less Schedule 80S NPS 3 & 4 Schedule 40S Over NPS 4 6

Wind Girder Design (Only for Open Top Tanks) Required Section Modulus

Wind Girder Dimensions

Roof Design (Self Supported Cone Roof Only) Cone Angle Minimum Roof plate thickness Nominal Roof Plate Thickness

tf

Welded Storage Tanks

API 650 ric pressure or internal pressure not exceeding weight of roof, ing 90C & tank diameter not exceeding 15m)

Ss Sb Sr

131 131 131

MPa MPa MPa

19000 19000 19000

psi psi psi

0.47 0.59 0.59 5 5

mm mm mm mm

6 mm 1200 mm 5 mm

de diameter of fillet weld attaching shell plate to bottom)

2.12 cm3

64x64x6.4

64x64x6.4 mm3

64x64x8 76x76x9.5

15 0.96 mm 5 mm