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QUALITY BULLETIN

Friday, November 22th , 2013

1. API 650 Welded Steel Tan ! For "il Stora#e

1. $eneral This standard covers material, design, fabrication, erection and testing requirements for vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, closed and open top welded steel storage tanks in various sizes and capacities for internal pressure approximating atmospheric pressure. The tanks shall have entire bottom uniformly supported, non-refrigerated, and maximum operating temperature of 2 !.

2. %aterial! "ost common plates used for the construction shall be #$T" #2%&, #&' or any suitable higher strength carbon steel plate as desired. (ormal design metal temperature shall be assumed to be )* ! above the lowest ) day mean ambient temperature in the locality where the tank is to be installed. +late used for the reinforcement of the opening shall be of the same material as the shell plate to which it is installed. ,t shall be as thick as the primary plate. $hell nozzle and manway material shall be equal or greater strength and of compatible material. +late manufacturer shall submit the mill test data including the toughness at design metal temperature. !or materials with minimum tensile strength less than - , arc welding electrodes shall conform to .- xx series. psi , manual shielded metal

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3.1 &oint! Tack welds are not considered to have strength value. !ull fillet welds are required for plates of &/)' in 0*mm1 thick. +lates with thickness more than * mm, the weld shall not be less than )/& of the thinner plate thickness at the 2oint, but not less than * mm. $ingle lap welds are used for bottom and roof plate welds. 3ap weld 2oints shall not be less than *t of the thinner plate but need not be more than ) in 02* mm1. 4ertical shell 2oints shall be butt 2oints with complete penetration and fusion that provides the same quality of deposited metal on both inside and outside the weld surface. 4ertical 2oints in ad2acent shell courses shall not be in alignment. #n offset of at least *t shall be adopted, where t is the thicker plate thickness at the 2oint. 5orizontal $hell 2oints shall be similar to vertical 2oint. The top angles shall be 2oined by double lap weld. 6utt weld full penetration bottom 2oint shall be used normally with the annular ring. # minimum of 2 in 0* mm1 pro2ection beyond outside edge of shell shall be provided.

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3.2 &oint '(ontd.) $hell to bottom fillet weld shall not be more than 7 in 0)2 mm1 if the shell is )2 mm or less. ,t shall be less than t, the thinner section at the 2oint. "inimum two weld passes are required. 8oof and top angle 2oints shall be welded with continuous full fillet weld. Top angle 0horizontal leg1 may extend either inside or outside.

*. +ottom Plate 6ottom plate shall be of at least 9 in 0' mm1, exclusive of any corrosion allowance. ,t shall pro2ect at least ) in 02* mm1 beyond outside edge of the shell. &.* #nnular 6ottom +lates This shall be at least 2: in 0' surface is required. mm1 wide. The 2 in 0* mm1 pro2ection beyond outside shell

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5. Shell ,e!i#n This shall involve calculation for required 0designed1 shell thickness td 0including corrosion allowance for design product, adoption of the nominal thickness of shell t, material selection of the tank, and adopting allowable stress.

;here td is designed shell course thickness 0assumed to be ) ft above the bottom line of the shell course1 in inch, < is the tank diameter in ft, 5 is the height of the product level from the bottom line of the shell course in ft, = is specific gravity of product stored, $d is the design allowable stress in psi and ># is the corrosion allowance for the full life of the tank. tt is the thickness required for the hydro test condition for the particular shell course, and $t is the allowable stress at the hydro test condition and temperature. These formula are allowed for shell diameter less than 2 ft.

6. Shell "-enin#! "an-way necks, nozzle necks, and shell plate opening shall be uniform and smooth, with rounded corners. (o reinforcement is generally required for nozzles 2 in and smaller. +ermanent attachment welds shall not be closer than & in from horizontal shell 2oint seams, nor closer than ' in from vertical 2oints, insert plate 2oints or reinforcement plate fillet welds. &.) 8oofs 8oof plates shall be &/)' in 0* mm1 minimum. $elf supported roof may require thicker plate. $upported cone roof plate shall not be rigidly attached to supporting members. 8oof plate shall be attached to the top angle. $upported cone roof slope shall be ? in 02 mm1 in )2 in 0& mm1.

8afters shall be spaced so that in the outer ring, their centers are not more than '.2% ft 0)%% mm1 measured along the circumference. The maximum spacing of the inner ring rafters is *.* ft 0)'* mm1. 8oof columns can be steel pipe, which has to be sealed with provision of draining and venting.

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.. Wind /oad on Tan ! @verturning stability shall be checked. ;ind velocity is assumed as ) mph 0)' km/hr1.

The wind load on vertical surface may be assumed as & lb/sq ft. 3oad on pro2ected cylindrical area shall be )% lb/sq ft. #nchor spacing shall be maximum ) ft apart.

0. Weldin# #cceptable weld processes shall beA $hielded metal arc =as metal arc !lux-cored arc $ubmerged arc .lectro-slag

The welding may be performed manually, automatic, semi-automatic. The quality assurance shall be as per #$". +4 >ode, ;elding, $ec ,B.

0.1. Weldin# Pre1a2tion! ;elding shall not be done on moist or wet surfaces ,t shall not be performed in high wind conditions 0unless protected, shielded1 ,f the metal temperature is -&2 ! and t exceeds ).2* in 0&2 mm1, preheating is required. "ulti-layer welds require removal of slag and deposits before next layer is welded. #ll weld edges must merge with plate surface without sharp angle. "aximum acceptable undercut in vertical 2oint shall allowed up to )/': in 0 .: mm1 and )/&2 in 0 .% mm1 for horizontal butt 2oints. Tack welds shall be removed before finishing the 2oint. 3ow hydrogen electrode shall be used for $"#; process for welds )2 mm and thick.

0.2. Shell 3eldin# "isalignment in completed vertical 2oint over */% in 0)' mm1 thick shall not exceed ) C of plate thickness with a maximum of .)2* in 0& mm1. !or less thick 2oints it shall be limited to . ' in 0).' mm1. Doints over ).* in 0&- mm1 thick shall have the weld pass not exceeding ? in 0)% mm1 and minimum pre-heat shall be 2 ! 0) >1.

;elds attaching nozzles, man-ways, other openings shall be visually examined followed by "+ or +T after the stress relief treatment but before hydro test.

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$hell to bottom weld shall be checked visually followed by "+ or +T, diesel test or right angle vacuum test. #lternate method shall be pressure testing the volume between the inside and outside welds to )* psi 0) bar1 applying soap solution to the face of fillet weld. Tank bottom shall be tested using vacuum box, tracer gas test or external float test or combination of them. 8einforcing pad shall be pneumatic pressure tested with )* psig pressure between shell and reinforcement on each opening.

4. ,imen!ional Toleran1e! The maximum out of plumb ness of the top relative to bottom of shell may not exceed )/2 of the total tank height. >oncrete ring walls shall be level within E/- )/% in 0& mm1 any & ft circumference and within ' mm in total circumference, measured from average elevation.

10. 5adio#ra-hi1

10.1. 6erti1al Shell Weld!7 6utt welds ) mm and thinner, one spot in first ) ft of each type and thickness and for each welder and thereafter one additional spot in each additional ) ft. #tleast 2*C of

the spots shall be at 2unctions of verticals and round seam 2oints, minimum two per tank. #dditional one spot in each bottom ring vertical. +lates greater than ) mm to ) in 02* mm1, same as above plus all 2unctions. #dditional two spots in all bottom ring verticals. +lates thicker than ) in 02* mm1, full radiography of all verticals plus all 2unctions. 6utt welds around periphery of insert nozzles and man-ways shall be fully radiographed.

10.2. 8ori9ontal Shell Weld!7 @ne spot in first ) ft for all thickness without regard to welder, there after one spot each additional 2 ft.

10.3. Tan +ottom Ann2lar rin#7 <ouble butt weld 2oints, one spot on ) C of radial 2oints and preferable spot shall be near the shell.

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11. 6i!2al a11e-tan1e o: de:e1t (o visible crater or surface cracks or arc strikes are acceptable. Fndercut acceptable shall be within limits indicated under *.2. +orosity acceptable up to a cluster size of &/&2 02.* mm1 in diameter and one in each : in 0) mm 1 length of welds.

12. ;<ternal Floatin# 5oo:7 <ecks 0double and diaphragm1 designed for drainage shall have minimum slope of &/)' in 0* mm1 in )2 in 0& mm1.

The pontoon roofs shall have sufficient buoyancy to remain afloat on a specific gravity product of .- and with primary drains inoperative for following conditionsA ) in 02* mm 1 rainfall in 2: hours period with roof intact. $ingle deck 0 diaphragm1 and any two ad2acent compartment punctured in single deck pontoon types with no water or live load. 8oof <rainsG +rimary drain may be hose, 2ointed or siphon type, check valves required on pontoon and pan type roof, and minimum roof drain size as & in for a tank of )2 ft dia and less and : in for tank of more than )2 ft diameter. 8oof support leg shall be provided as pipe leg with perforated bottom. The lengths may be ad2usted from roof top. ,t shall support the roof weight and live loads of 2* lb per sq ft. #t least one man way of 2: in 0' mm1 diameter shall be provided.

>entering and anti- rotation device shall be provided. !lexible seal between roof periphery and shell shall be provided.

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2. Sy!tem o: Fit! and Toleran1e!


The standard reference temperature is 2 dimensions defined by the system. <ue to the inevitable inaccuracy of manufacturing methods a part cannot be made precisely to s given dimension, the difference between maximum and minimum limit of size is the toleran1e. ;hen two parts are to be assembled, the relation resulting from the difference between their sizes before assembly is called a :it. > for industrial measurements and consequently for

3. Form2la :or 1al12latin# /ead An#le o: Thread

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