Doc. No.

VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021
Design Input Data
P Design Int.pressure above atm 0.0 kpa g
0.000 kPa
Pex Design External pressure 0.000 kPa
Ti Design Internal temperature 50 ºC
Te Design External temperature 0 ºC
Working temperature 40 ºC
E Joint efficiency as per A.4.1 of Apen-A 0.85
Di Tank inside diameter 5.000 m [ Appendix-J applicable.]
H2 Height of tank shell 3.700 m
H Max. / Min. design liquid level 3.3 m 0.500 m
Ht Test Liquid Level 3.700 m
Vnom Nominal capacity 73 m³
Vnet Working capacity 55 m³
Stored liquid 98% Sulphuric Acid
G Design/Specific gravity of the liquid 1.830 1.830
Gins Specific gravity of Insulation material 0.000
CA Corrosion allowance for shell 1.6 mm
CAb Corrosion allowance for bottom 1.6 mm
CAr Corrosion allowance for roof 1.6 mm
thins Shell/Roof Insulation thickness 0 mm 0 mm

Materials
Yield Stres: 280 MPa
Shell Plate AS3678-250
Tensile Stress : 410 MPa
Yield Stress : 280 MPa
Roof Plate AS3678-250
Tensile Stress : 410 MPa
Yield Stress : 280 MPa
Bottom Plate AS3678-250
Tensile Stress : 410 MPa
Yield Stress : 280 MPa
Top Angle/Stiffners AS3678-250
Tensile Stress : 410 MPa
Shell courses details
Shell Course Numbers 2 Nºs
st
W1 Width of 1 shell course Bottom 2000 mm
W2 Width of 2nd shell course Top 1700 mm ∑W1-2 = H2
Doc. No. VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021
Design of shell plates

Liquid Head due to lnt.Pressure to be considered as required by F.2.1 No

Liquid Level -Design condition

P Design pressure at top 0.000 kPa

Hp Equivalent Head due to Pressure = 0 0.000 m
H Maximum design liquid level 3.300 m
Hdt Total Design liquid height =H+Hp 3.300 m

Liquid Level-Hydrotest condition

Pt Test pressure at top 0.000 kPa

Hpt Equivalent Head due to Test Pressure = Pt /9.8 0.000 m
Ht Test liquid level 3.700 m
Htt Total test liquid height =Ht+Hpt 3.700 m

Shell thickness by 1 foot method (5.6.3.2)

[Not applicable for tanks larger than 60 Mts in dia]
Shell thickenss Calculation for Bottom most shell course

Nominal Diameter Basis ( Inside or Centerline of bottom shell )

D Tank Inside diameter = Di 5.000 m
Hdt Design liquid level in m for shell underconsideration 3.30 m
Htt Test liquid level in m for shell underconsideration 3.70 m
G Design sp gr of liquid to be stored 1.830
CA Corrosion allowance for shell 1.60 mm
Sy Yield Stres of shell course material 280 MPa
St Tensile Stress of shell course material 410 MPa
M Yield strength reduction factor per Table M-1(a) 1.000
Sd Allowable stress for design condition
145 Mpa *M=145 *1 145.0 MPa
St Allowable hydrotest stress for test condition
:Min [3/4*Sy,3/7*St]:Min[3/4*280, 3/7*410]:Min[210,176] 176.0 MPa
td Design shell thickness as per A.4.1
=[(4.9*D *(Hdt-0.3)*G)/(Sd*E)+CA
=[(4.9*5*(3.3-0.3)*1.83)/(145*0.85)]+1.6 2.70 mm
tt Hydrotest shell thickness
=(4.9*D *(Htt-0.3))/St
=(4.9*5*(3.7-0.3))/176 0.48 mm
Doc. No. VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021
Shell Thickness Calculation

Shell thickness calculation in Design & Test Conditon for each shell course

Shell Widht of Design condition Test condition

Thk req. Req. thk, Provided
course shell
Product shell thk, Test Liquid shell thk per 5.6.1.1, Max(td,tt,t) Symbol thk,
from course,
mm level in m td mm level in m tt mm t mm mm tp mm
Bottom
1 2000 3.300 2.70 3.700 0.48 5.00 5.00 ts1 10 mm
2 1700 1.300 1.97 1.700 0.2 5.00 5.00 ts2 10 mm

Design of Bottom Plate

Bottom plate thickness calculation

tbmin Min. required nominal thk(excl. corrosion allowance) as per 5.4.1 6.0 mm
CAb Corrosion allowance for bottom Plate 1.6 mm
tbreq Min. required bottom plate thickness : tbmin+CAb 7.6 mm
tb Provided bottom plate thickness 10.0 mm Ok
Wop Projection of bottom plate outside the shell 50 mm
Doc. No. VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021
Doc. No. VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021
Design of Roof Plates

Roof Plate thickenss calculation as per 5.10.6

Type Supported cone roof

θ Angle of cone to the horizontal 10.000 º 0.175 Rad
α one-half the included apex angle of cone roof (90º-θ) 80.00 º 1.396 Rad
trmin Min req. nominal thk for roof plates(5.10.2.2):5+CAr 6.6 mm
tr Provided Roof Plate thikness 8.0 mm Ok

Check for Applicability of Appedix-F

P Design pressure at top = 0 kPa 0.00 kg/m²

Fp Upward lift due to internal pressure [F.1.2] :π/4*D²*P in kg/m²
= π/4 * 5²*0 0 kg
Wf.1.2 Corroded Weight of tank shell,roof and framing as per F.1.2 6363 kg

Is Uplift force Fp > Corroded weight Wf.1.2 ? No

Appendix F Not applicable.

Doc. No. VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021
Doc. No. VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021
Design of Curb Angle as per Fig.F-2

Sys Yield stress of Shell plate material 280 MPa

Syr Yield stress of Roof plate material 280 MPa
Syc Yield stress of Curbe Angle 280 MPa
M Yield Strength Reduction Factors as per Appendix-M 1
Fy Min.Yield stress of materials in Roof-to-shell junction
=Min [ Sys , Syr , Syc ]* M=Min [ 280 , 280 , 280 ] *1 280.0 MPa
R2 Length of normal to the roof : Rc/Cosα 14396.93 mm
Rc Horizontal Radius 2500 mm
th Roof plate thickness 8.00 mm
tf/ta/tf' Free/Welded leg thickness of section 8.0 mm 8 mm 0.0 mm
tc Top shell course thickness 10.00 mm
CAc Corrosion allowance of curbe angle 1.60 mm
Le Max. Unstiffened length of section
=250/(Fy^½)*(ta-CAc): 250/(280^½)*(8-1.6) 95.62 mm
Lf/Lw/Lf' Provided free/welded length of section (Lf/Lf'≤ Le) 67 mm 75 mm 0.0 mm
Wh Max. Participating width of roof as per Fig.F-2
=Min(0.3*(R2*(th-CAr))^½,300]:
=Min[0.3*(14396.93*(8-1.6)^0.5,300]=Min[91.06,300] 91.06 mm
Wc Max. Participating width of shell per Figure.F-2
= 0.6*(Rc*(tc-CA))^½
= 0.6*(2500 * (10-1.6))^½ 86.95 mm
Doc. No. VCE-EDS-0465-ST-REP-001
Design of Storage Tanks
Tank No: PJ042-AST001 Rev : 0
Tank Service: Raw Acid Tank for Internal Pressure
API 650, 13th Ed,March-2020,Errata 1, January 2021

Min size of curb angle for as per 5.1.5.9 ( e )/5.9.3.2 L50 × 50 × 5

Provided size of Curbe Angle L75 x 75 x 8
Acurb Area of Curb angel = Min(Le,L)*(tf-CAc)+Lw*(ta-CAc)+Min(Le,L)*(tf'-CAc)
=Min(95.62,67)*6.4+75*6.4+ Min(95.62,0)*-1.6 908.8 mm²
Ar Compression Area required per F.5.1 for supported cone roof 0.0 mm²
Ap Total compression area provided
= Ashell+Aroof+Acurb
=Wc*(tc-CA)+Wh*(th-CA)+Acurb
=86.95*(10-1.6)+91.06*6.4+908.8 = 2222.0 mm²

As Ap>Ar ,Provided size of Curbe Angle is ok.

Hydrotest Pressure

Hydrotest pressure = Full of Water as per 7.3.6

Maximum Allowable Design Pressue of Tank

The maximum design pressure for a tank that has had its design details established per F4.1

Ap Total compression area provided 2222.0 mm²

D Tank Inside diameter = Di 5.00 m
Fy Min.Yield stress of materials in Roof-to-shell junction 280 MPa
DRLc Corroded weight of roof plate + any attached structural 22505 N
M Yield Strength Reduction Factors as per Appendix-M 1
θ Angle of roof to the horizontal 10.00 º
Pmaxp Max.Design Pressure
(Ap*Fy*M*tanθ)/(200*D²) + ( 0.00127*DLRc/D²)
[(2221.97*280*1*tan10º)/(200*5²)]+(0.00127*22505/5²) 23.084 kPa

As Pmax >P,Provided Detail of Roof to shell junction is ok.