API 653 ADD 4 DEC 1999 by NJIA AUG 2004

For tanks with fixed roofs based on known material properties as per 2.3.3.1

Ammended August 2005

Note API 653 is still in feet/psi/ etc so until it changes all data to be entered in these units
except shell (original and design) thickness readings, which are in mm.

ALWAYS CHANGE AND SAVE THE FILE NAME IMMEDIATELY TO THE

SITE NAME AND TANK NUMBER.

Enter all the data highlighted in RED All calculated answers in TURQUOISE

Tank site xxxx

Tank number xxxx

Feet Metric m

Tank height 60 18.3

Tank diameter 110 33.55
No. of Strakes 10 10
Specific gravity of product G 1.00 Original Thickness
Weld Joint efficiency See Table 2-1 1.00 t design or as built
Material Grade A516-65 t last inspection
Enter yield stress Y.S.= 35000 psi tact max if>than t
Enter tensile U.T.S. = 65000 psi H1 = 18 mm
H2 = 15 mm
Age of tank in years 12 H3 = 13 mm
H4 = 11 mm
H5 = 9 mm
H6 = 8 mm
H7 = 7 mm
H8 = 6.35 mm
H9 = 6.35 mm
H10 = 6.35 mm
H11 = 0 mm
Strake Height in ft. 6 H12 = 0 mm

H1 = 60 s1uts = 27885 s1ys = 28000

H2 = 54 s2uts = 27885 s2ys = 28000
H3 = 48 s3uts+ = 30680 s3ys+ = 30800
H4 = 42
H5 = 36 Design stress values as per 4.3.3.1 psi
H6 = 30
H7 = 24 27885
H8 = 18 27885
H9 = 12 30680
H10 = 6
H11 = 0 s1uts = 30680 s1ys = 30800
H12 = -6 s2uts = 30680 s2ys = 30800
s3uts+ = 33735 s3ys+ = 31500
 Hydrotest stress as per 4.3.3.2

sh1 30680
sh2 30680
sh3+ 31500

This assumes there may be up to 12 courses in a tank.

ins. mm

Code tmin course thicknesses per API 4.3.3.1, mm's Tank OK

t1= 0.605128205 15.37026 15.37026 2.54 t1= 15.37 yes

t2= 0.543589744 13.80718 13.80718 2.54 t2= 13.81 yes
t3= 0.438135593 11.12864 11.12864 2.54 t3= 11.13 yes
t4= 0.38220339 9.707966 9.707966 2.54 t4= 9.71 yes
t5= 0.326271186 8.287288 8.287288 2.54 t5= 8.29 yes
t6= 0.270338983 6.86661 6.86661 2.54 t6= 6.87 yes
t7= 0.21440678 5.445932 5.445932 2.54 t7= 5.45 yes
t8= 0.158474576 4.025254 4.025254 2.54 t8= 4.03 yes
t9= 0.102542373 2.604576 2.604576 2.54 t9= 2.60 yes
t10= 0.046610169 1.183898 1.183898 2.54 t10= 2.54 yes
t11= -0.00932203 -0.23678 0 0 t11= 0.00 no
t12= -0.06525424 -1.657458 0 0 t12= 0.00 no

tmin for full height hydrotest per API 4.3.3.2 Hydro OK

t1= 0.55 13.97 13.97 2.54 t1= 13.97 yes

t2= 0.494067797 12.54932 12.54932 2.54 t2= 12.55 yes
t3= 0.426730159 10.83895 10.83895 2.54 t3= 10.84 yes
t4= 0.372253968 9.455251 9.455251 2.54 t4= 9.46 yes
t5= 0.317777778 8.071556 8.071556 2.54 t5= 8.07 yes
t6= 0.263301587 6.68786 6.68786 2.54 t6= 6.69 yes
t7= 0.208825397 5.304165 5.304165 2.54 t7= 5.30 yes
t8= 0.154349206 3.92047 3.92047 2.54 t8= 3.92 yes
t9= 0.099873016 2.536775 2.536775 2.54 t9= 2.54 yes
t10= 0.045396825 1.153079 1.153079 2.54 t10= 2.54 yes
t11= -0.00907937 -0.230616 0 0 t11= 0.00 no
t12= -0.06355556 -1.614311 0 0 t12= 0.00 no

IF YOU WANT TO CALCULATE THE REMAINING YEARS OF CORROSION LOSS

YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER AN AVERAGE VALUE FOR THE SHELL STRAKE THICKNESS
tact DETERMINED FROM THE UT THICKNESS READINGS. NOTE THIS SHOULD BE AN
AVERAGE VALUE AND NOT THE LOWEST READING FOR STRAKE BEING ANALYSED.

UT thickness delta t Corrosion rate Remaining life Inspection interval

From this inspection

API 653 para. 4.3.2.2
New average min thickness mm/year years 15 years or less
RCA/2N
tact1 = 16.20 1.80 0.15 5.53 2.76581197 2.766
tact2 = 14.10 0.9 0.075 3.90 1.95213675 1.952
tact3 = 12.30 0.7 0.058333 20.08 10.0401937 10.040
tact4 = 10.60 0.4 0.033333 26.76 13.3805085 13.381
tact5 = 8.70 0.3 0.025 16.51 8.25423729 8.254
tact6 = 7.50 0.5 0.041667 15.20 7.60067797 7.601
tact7 = 6.00 1 0.083333 6.65 3.32440678 3.324
tact8 = 5.00 1.35 0.1125 8.66 4.33220339 4.332
tact9 = 6.00 0.35 0.029167 116.41 58.2072639 15.000
tact10 = 6.00 0.35 0.029167 118.63 59.3142857 15.000
tact11 = 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
tact12 = 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

When the constructed thickness is greater than the design/original thickness (rubbish results) use the
maximum tact in this table (col. B) and use tact minimum values for thickness H1-H12 above.
This makes an assumption about the maximum and minumum thickness fo corrosion rate calculation.