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Rectangular tank sizing Calculation
Objectives
- To calculate the thickness of tank plates
- To determine the size of stiffening frame for tank
- To determine dry and test weights
Assumptions
- Specific gravity of liquid is 1
- Acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s
- Density of steel is 7850 kg/m
- Minimum Distance between stiffeners = 1.05m
References
1. UL-142, Steel Aboveground Tanks for flammable and combustible liquids,
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
2
Publishing Inc.
3 Corus Construction and IndustrialStructural Sections to BS 4: Part 1:1993
& BS EN 10056:1999
4 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section II subpart D
5 Trauvay and Cauvin (2001), Piping Equipment
6
7th ed., McGraw-Hill. 2002
7 ASME B31.10M - 2000: Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
8 ASME B.16.5 - 2009: Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
Notes
1 A total of 10 Stiffeners were used based on a spacing of 1.05 m on the long
sides (3 stiffeners on each longer side; and 2 stiffeners on each shorter side)
2 Sump Pump weight was not included in calculations
3 Weights are calculated weights. Final weights to be advised by vendor
Weight calulation does not include weir.
Acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s
2
3
Eugene F. Megyesy, Pressure Vessels Handbook, Pressure Vessels
Young, W. C. & Budynas, R. G. (2002) Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain
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Definition of Terms
- a Length of top plate
- b Width of top plate
- CA Corossion Allowance
- E Modulus of Elasticity
- g Gravitational acceleration
- H Height of tank
- Minimum Moment of inertia of top edge stiffening
- L Length of tank
l
Spacing between vertical stiffeners
- Spacing of bottom plate support
- R Reaction at top edge
- r Radius of contact of heaviest dead weight on top tank
- S Allowable stress of tank material
- t Required thickness
- Selected thickness
- w Load
- W Heaviest Dead weight on top plate
- Minimum Section Modulus of vertical stiffener
- Factor Depending on ratio of Length to Width of top plate a/b
- Factor Depending on ratio of Height to Length H/L
Density of tank material
Density of liquid in tank
Poisson ratio of tank material
CSA Cross-Sectional Area

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Equipment Tag No. ABH 8000 Project No. 1216 No. of equipments
1 DESIGN DATA
Tank Material SA-516 Gr. 60
Modulus of Elasticity E = 203.4E+09
Allowable Stress S = 117.9E+06
Density of tank material = 7850
Tank Dimensions:
Length L = 4.2 m
Width W = 3 m
Height H = 2.4 m
Type of Liquid Water
Specific Gravity = 1
Density of liquid = 1000
Acceleration due to gravity g 9.81
No. of vertical stiffeners one side = 3
Maximum Distance between Stiffners l = 1.05 m
Corrosion Allowance CA = 3 mm
Height/length ratio (H/L) = 0.5714
Factor for H/L = 0.095 (See Appendix)
2 SIDE PLATE THICKNESS
Required Plate Thickness = 0.004573343 m
= 4.57 mm
Thickness + Corossion Allowance = 7.57 mm
Selected Plate thickness = 8 mm
3 LOAD
= 28252.8 N/m
= 28.25 N/mm
4 VERTICAL STIFFENING
Minimum Section Modulus
77.538
An equal angle L-section of dimensions
150 x 150 x 15 (section modulus = 83.5
frame is satisfactory for vertical stiffening
Total no. of vertical stiffeners = 10 (Note 1)
N/m
2N/m2
N/m
2N/m2

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