Wayne B. Geyer

Handbook of Storage Tank Systems (eBook, ePUB)

Codes: Regulations, and Designs

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This timely reference surveys manufacturing and installation methods, standards, and specifications of factory-made steel storage tanks and appurtenances for petroleum, chemicals, hydrocarbons, and other flammable or combustible liquids. It chronicles the trends toward secondary containment, aboveground storage tanks, and corrosion-resistant underground steel storage systems. Written by over 20 leading experts in industry, this handbook discusses relevant fire safety and building codes, construction specifications, and environmental regulations, making it a valuable asset for chemical, pollution, environmental, industrial, mechanical, and civil engineers, to name only a few.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040055380
• Artikelnr.: 72274623

Autorenporträt

Wayne B. Geyer

Inhaltsangabe

Shop-fabricated tanks: introduction - a history of storage tank systems
historical perspective on standards and codes
history of the uniform fire code
quality control on USTs and ASTs
UST and AST fabrication
storage tank specification considerations
to bury or not to bury - steel tank technology decisions. Underground storage tanks: UST design - the wall thickness question
development of UL standards for underground steel tank safety
development of ULC standards for underground storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids
federal UST regulatory programme
steel UST technologies
underground storage tank installation
UST performance
corrosion and cathodic protection on underground storage tanks
how to specify UST system equipment. Aboveground storage tanks: AST design
development of UL standards for aboveground steel tank safety
development of ULC standards for aboveground storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids
secondary containment for noninsulated steel aboveground storage tank systems
AST environmental regulations
plan review and inspection of aboveground storage tanks
aboveground storage tank installation
how to specify AST system equipment.