External floating single-roof tanks should not be used to store gasoline in hot regions unless the deck plate's thickness exceeds 10 mm and it has been treated with an anti-corrosion coating. Solar ...
As Hurricane Harvey swept across the Houston area, torrential waves of rain built on top of crude oil storage tanks at Valero Energy's Houston refinery, causing one of the roofs that float atop the ...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, provides design rules for petroleum storage tanks. These rules are intended to provide reasonable margins ...