Equipment Tag No. ABH 8000 Project No. No.

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1 DESIGN DATA
Tank Material SA-516 Gr. 60
Modulus of Elasticity E = N/m
2
Allowable Stress S = N/m
2
Density of tank material
p
=
kg/m
3
Tank Dimensions:
Length L = m
Width W = m
Height H = m
Type of Liquid
Specific Gravity =
Density of liquid = kg/m
3
Acceleration due to gravity g m/s
2
No. of vertical stiffeners one side =
Maximum Distance between Stiffners l = m
Corrosion Allowance CA = mm
Height/length ratio (H/L) =
Factor for H/L = (See Appendix)
2 SIDE PLATE THICKNESS
Required Plate Thickness = m
7850
9.81
3
1000
1
Water
0.095
0.5714
3
2.4
3
4.2
1216
1.05
0.0045733
117.9E+06
203.4E+09
S
gH
l t
|
=
2
2
gH
w

=
S
Hlw
Z
1284 . 0
min
=
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= mm
Thickness + Corossion Allowance = mm
Selected Plate thickness t
s
= mm
3 LOAD
= N/m
= N/mm
4 VERTICAL STIFFENING
Minimum Section Modulus
= cm
3
An equal angle L-section of dimensions
150 x 150 x 15 (section modulus = cm
3
)
frame is satisfactory for vertical stiffening
Total no. of vertical stiffeners = (Note 1)
8
10
77.538
7.57
4.57
28252.8
28.25
83.5
S
gH
l t
|
=
2
2
gH
w

=
S
Hlw
Z
1284 . 0
min
=
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5 TOP EDGE STIFFENING
Reaction at top edge = N/mm
Minimum required moment of inertia for top edge stiffening:
= mm
4
= cm
4
200 x 200 x 16 (moment of inertia = cm
3
)
frame is satisfactory for vertical stiffening
BOTTOM PLATE SUPPORT SPACING
using a minimum plate thickness of mm calculated for side plates above,
the maximum spacing of bottom plate supports:
= m
6 TOP PLATE THICKNESS
Dimensions of top plate
Length a = m
0.406
8.48
22512126
4.57
2251.2
2342
4 4
gH
S
t l
b

254 . 1 =
( )
(

+ + = o
t
u
t r
b
t
W 2
ln 1
2
3
2
w R 3 . 0 =
a
Et
RL
I
192
4
min
=
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Length a = m
Width b = m
Constant based on length to width ratio a/b
a/b =
= (See Appendix)
Poisson's ration
Total dead weight on tank top plate = kg (Note 2)
= N
Sum of Radii of load contacts with top plate
r = mm
Total Stress due to dead load on 4.57mm required plate thickness
= N/m2
This Stress value is < S ( N/m
2
)
therefore required thickness for side plates is
Selected thickness = 8 mm
1475
0.3
1.375
117.9E+06
adequate
-0.000125
30608563
325.69
4.4
3.2
3195.0
gH
S
t l
b

254 . 1 =
( )
(

+ + = o
t
u
t r
b
t
W 2
ln 1
2
3
2
w R 3 . 0 =
a
Et
RL
I
192
4
min
=
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7 WEIGHT CALCULATIONS
a Weight of Tank Plates
(Surface area of tank * tank thickness * Density of tank material)
i- Side plates
=
ii- Bottom Plate kg
=
iii- Top Plate
=
Total weight of tank plates =
b Weight of Stiffeners
Weight of one vertical stiffener
(CSA*Length*density of stiffener) = kg
Total Weight of vertical Stiffeners = kg
Weight of top edge stiffening
(CSA*Length*density of stiffener) = kg
Total weight of stiffeners = kg
c Weights of nozzles
7 Nos 2" nozzles @ = kg 3 63 kg/Nozzle
2170.368
25 41
847.8
84.78
1571.256
723.456
791.28
884.224
3845.872
) ( 2 WH LH t
p
+ =
p s
LWt =
p s
abt =
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7 Nos 2 nozzles @ = kg
2 Nos 4" nozzles @ = kg
2 Nos 24" Manways @ kg/MW = kg
Total weight of nozzles = kg
d Total Empty weight of tank
(Weights of tank plates+Stiffners+nozzles) = kg
Weight of water to fill tank
(Volume of tank * density of water) = kg
e. Operating Weight
(Empty weight of tank + Weight of water at NLL)
NLL = m
Weight of water at NLL = kg/m
3
Total Operating Weight =
f. Weight of tank filled with water
(Empty weight of tank + Weight of water) = kg
3.63 kg/Nozzle
9.53 kg/Nozzle
325.69
25.41
140.6
35982.818
1.06
13356
19098.818
30240
5742.818
281.22
19.06
) ( 2 WH LH t
p
+ =
p s
LWt =
p s
abt =
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TANK SKETCH
2
.
4
m
TopPlate
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Vertical Stiffener Cross-Section
Top-Edge stiffening Cross-Section
150mm
150mm
15mm
200mm
200mm
16mm
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