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This specification covers the general requirements for design, selection of materials, fabrication,
erection, inspection, testing, fitting of other attachments and appurtenances, cleaning, calibration
and
painting of storage tanks and is intended to supplement the minimum requirements of the
applicable
codes.
Engineering drawings take precedence over specifications / standards.
REFERENCE
1. Design Codes
The following codes in their latest edition shall form the basis for design, fabrication,
inspection, testing and acceptance of storage tanks.
1 American Petroleum Institute Standard API 650 with applicable indexes
2 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section IX.
3 Indian Boiler Regulation IBR (wherever applicable)
2. Material codes
Material to be used shall conform to:
1. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section II
2. Indian Standard Specification. Special specification of equivalent grade can be used
only after obtaining written approval from
3. Regulations
National laws and regulations together with local by-laws for the country of state wherever the
tanks are
to be erected must be complied with.
SELECTION OF MATERIALS
4.1 All materials shall be as per applicable codes / drawings / standards
4.2 Plate material conforming to IS: 2062 shall be used upto 20 mm thickness.
4.3 Manhole necks, nozzle necks 350 mm NB and above may be fabricated from same plate
material
as used for shell.
Plate material used for ring flanges shall have minimum UTS of 4200 kg/cm2. For flange
thickness
over 38 mm, plate material shall be boiler quality, fine-grained, killed, and normalized and
impact tested
as per the requirements of API Standard 650.
Heating coil pipes shall be of seamless quality.
All clips and attachments shall be fabricated from carbon steel plates of weldable quality.
Hand rails on stairway and tank top shall conform to IS: 2062 .
Platforms, spiral stairways and gangways shall have gratings fabricated from flats.
Gaskets for manholes and nozzles fitted with blind flanges shall conform to IS: 2712. Thickness
of
gasket shall be 1.5 mm for nozzles upto 450 mm NB and 3.0 mm for nozzles above 450 mm NB.
Bolts and nuts for all nozzles fitted with blind flanges shall conform to IS: 1367 or ASTM A-307
Gr. B
or A-193. Bolts and nuts for all structural shall conform to IS: 1363.
Floating roof pipe supports and pipe sleeves shall be of carbon steel conforming to A-106/A-53
(seamless) IS: 1978 or equivalent.
Following classifications of electrodes are recommended for welding. However, minimum
requirements
of applicable codes and appendices should be adhered to:
1. Low hydrogen electrodes shall be used for all manual metal-arc welds of shell courses having
a
thickness of 12 mm or more and for attachment of shell course to bottom or annular plates.
2. For all other welding
High cellulose / rutile type electrodes as per the AWS classification SFA 5.1 are acceptable.
Based on
above, fabricator shall furnish brand names of welding consumables to Engineer-in-Charge for
approval.