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Objectives:
The design requirements of API Standard 650 will be explained and their application demonstrated through example problems. Material, fabrication and erection requirements documentation will also be reviewed. Course participants will gain the knowledge for design of safe and economical storage tanks used in the petroleum and chemical industries. In addition to a general review of API Standard 650, an introduction to tank inspection and evaluation in conformance with API Standard 653 will be included.
Topics:
API Standard 650:
- history of API Standards 650 and 12C
- material requirements and the importance of material toughness
- introduction to the three methods of shell design
- one-foot method
- variable design point method
- elastic shell analysis method
- design rules for
- tank shells
- shell openings
- flush-type fittings
- tank roofs
- checking tanks for
- internal pressure
- wind loads
- seismic loads
- elevated temperature operation
- vacuum conditions
- stainless steel tanks
- inspection and testing requirements
- welding requirements
- documentation
- brief introduction to floating roofs
- external floating roofs
- internal floating roof
API-Standard 653:
- tank shell evaluation
- tank inspections and inspection scheduling
- tank repairs and alterations
Problem Solving Workshops:
- shell design procedures
- seismic and wind loads
- tank shell evaluation
Who Should Attend:
Individuals involved with the specification, design, fabrication, or inspection of storage tanks. Personnel employed by owner/operators, tank contractors and engineering consultants will benefit from attendance at this seminar. Some degree of technical background will be helpful, but individuals are not required to have an engineering degree or previous work experience in the subject matter.
| About the Instructor |
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Steven L. Braune, PE is employed by Tank Industry Consultant as Manager of the Eastern Region. He has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of design, fabrication, erection, inspection, repair and alteration of storage tanks, pressure vessels, bins, silos and related equipment, including foundations. In addition, he has been an active member of the API Sub Committee on Pressure Vessels and Tanks for over 20 years. This group is responsible for API Standards 650, 620 and 653. |
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