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Storage Tank Inspection and Calibration Using Laser Scanning and Trimble Realworks
Storage Tank Inspection and Calibration Using Laser Scanning and Trimble Realworks
• Thorough inspection of
all internal structures and
roof system
• Floor and shell thickness
and pitting inspections
• Settlement inspection
• Distortion Inspection
Distortion/Settlement Reporting
Requirements
API Standard 653 Appendix B: Evaluation of
Tank Bottom Settlement
Concerns:
Uniform Settlement – sinking
Rigid Body Tilt – leaning
Out-of-Plane Settlement
Edge Settlement
Localized floor settlement
Distortion/Settlement Reporting
Requirements
API Standard 653 Appendix B: Evaluation of
Tank Bottom Settlement
Settlement and Distortion evaluated at
Stations
Distortion Reporting
Requirements
Vertical Profiles at stations
Roundness at Courses – vertical intervals
Distortion –
– Out of roundness
– Buckled areas
– Flat spots
– Peaking welds
– Banding welds
Distortion/Settlement Reporting
Requirements
Many measurement locations
Laser Scanning for Inspections
Reduced Field time
Detailed, Accurate Data
Easy visualization
Complete Settlement Analysis
Complete Distortion Analysis
Allows office measurement of dimensions
TRW Advanced-Tank Edition
Provides streamlined workflows to quickly
produced the right deliverables for tank
inspections
Simplified Workflow
Clean the data set to focus on tank shell
Configure stations
Define courses and additional vertical
measurement locations
Define tolerances
Automatically generate reports with
customized details
Export for immediate delivery or add to a
larger data set
Simplified Workflow
Clean the data set to focus on tank shell
Simplified Workflow
Configure stations
Define courses and additional vertical
measurement locations
Simplified Workflow
Define tolerances
Simplified Workflow
Automatically generate
reports
Export report details
Roundness Reports at
Vertical Intervals
Simplified Workflow Verticality Reports at
Stations
Automatically generate
reports
Export report details
Inspection and Analysis Tools
Quickly analyze the entire shell
Inspection and Analysis Tools
Highlight areas of concern
Export detailed features to dedicated software to
perform structural analysis or plan repairs
Secondary Containment Analysis
Secondary containment intended to hold
leaked product
Determine holding volume
Locate low points and settled areas
Verify side slopes
Secondary Containment Analysis
Simple Workflow
Volume Report
Tank Calibration
Determine tank holding volume
Legal requirement for commercial transactions
Required for official inventories
Best Practices and Requirements by:
– International Organization of Legal Metrology: OIML R 71
– ISO: ISO 7507
– Germany: PTB A-4.2
– United States: API 2550/2551/2552/2553/MPMS
– China: JJG168-2005
Accepted Instruments
ISO 7507-4:1995
API Manual of Petroleum Measurement
Standards (MPMS) Standard 2550 Chapter
2.2D
– Calibration of upright cylindrical tanks using the
internal electro-Optical Distance Ranging Method
– Calibrations using total stations are accepted
– Laser Scanning standards not yet approved
Calibration Reporting
Requirements
Calibration Tables / Filling Tables
Traditional Methods
Manual Strapping
Optical Reference Line
Optical Triangulation
Internal/External total
station measurement
Metered Pumping of
Water
Complications in Tank
Calibration
Irregular interior surfaces
Internal structures - Deadwood
Calibration with Laser Scanning
Dense data
Accurate capture of irregular surfaces
Accurate capture of deadwood
Tank Calibration in TRW
Import and register point cloud data
Clean unwanted structures from data set to
isolate holding vessel
Set sump and top fill elevations
Automatically generate initial calibration data
Use a spreadsheet macro to apply expansion
and contraction parameters
Generate filling table
Tank Calibration in TRW
Import, register, and clean data
Select sump and top fill elevation
Tank Calibration in TRW
Generate Initial calibration data
Tank Calibration in TRW
Apply Compensation Parameters
Generate Filling table
All can be in a Published
Package
Use TRW Viewer to visualize, annotate, share
Summary
Laser Scanning is a very efficient method for
tank inspection and calibration
Greatly reduced field data collection
durations
Software automation reduces the time to
produce deliverables
There are opportunities for laser scanning
professionals to expand into this industry
For More Information
Come talk to us in the Pavilion
www.trimble.com
Thank you
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