Diesel storage tank (horizontal tank)
Capacity 7,500 Lts.
Minimum required design thickness
Assume Thickness,t 6 mm.
r/t >= 10 ---> Thin Wall
r/t = 158.33 >= 10 O.K.
Intenal pressure, P= 0.01962 Mpa or 2.85 psi
Inside radius, Ri = 950 mm.
Ri1 = 949.5 mm. or 37.38 inches
Corrosion allowance, C = 0.5 mm.
Weld efficiency, E = 0.85
Material SS400
Allowable stress, S= 320 Mpa or 46,412.08 psi
Liquid to be stored inside Water
1. Minimum required thickness at the longitudinal seam weld
ta=P*Ri1/(S*E-0.6*P) .Eq.1
ta= 0.068493 mm.
1. Minimum required thickness at the circularl seam weld
tb=P*Ri1/(2*S*E+0.4P)Eq.2
tb= 0.034244 mm.
the mimum required design shell thickness, tr=Maximum of [Eq.1,Eq.2]
tr = 0.0684926 mm.
tassume> tr it' s safe
Maximum allowable pressure inside the vessel, Pm
Longitudinal pressure applied to shell
P1 = (S*Ent)/(Ri1+0.6*nt).Eq.1
Circular pressure applied to shell
P2 =(2*S*E*nt)/(Ri1-0.4*nt)Eq.2
Where,
nt = Nominal thickness of the shell = 5.5 mm.
P1 = 1.570109 Mpa
P2 = 3.15845 Mpa
Pm = MIN. of (P1,P2)= 1.570109 Mpa
Internal pressure < maximum allowable pressure O.K.
Minimum required thickness for circular flat head
t = d(0.13*P/S*E)0.5
Where,
d = Inside daimeter of shell 1900 mm. or 74.80 inches
th =
ts =Actual thickness of shell, exclusive of corrosion allowance
t= 0.23 inches or 5.82 mm.
Actual thickness of head, th = 6 mm.
UL 142 (Ninth edition): Steel Above Ground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
UL 142 : 13.1 Capacities and dimensions
13.1.1 A horizontal tank shall not exceed either the maximum capacity or the diameter for the
corresponding thickness of steel specified in Table 13.1.