Floating Roof Tank Drain Assembly

Water on the roof is usually drained from a flexible hose that runs from a drain sump on the roof through the stored liquid to a drain valve on the shell at the base of the tank.

Floating roof tank drain assembly.

The hmt s products are engineered to provide significant benefits to our customers in the form of increased working capacity reduced heel improved tank safety increased life span reduced emissions and reduced maintenance. Rain water and snow can accumulate on the roof eventually the roof may sink. Tank cleaning vapor freeing 6. Isolate the tank 3.

The floating roofs can be either external i e with open top tanks or internal i e inside fixed roof tanks. We have crews experienced performing in service internal floating roof ifr and external floating roof efr seal inspections and repairs. The whole assembly is designed and manufactured in a single continuous length with no intermittent joints or couplings to restrict flow. The floating roof of a floating roof tank is a floating roof floating on the surface of stored liquid floating up or down with the level of stored liquid.

Adequate draining of this rain water is very important for safe and reliable operation of storage tanks with external floating roofs. The skimmer floats on the top product ex. Tanks with external floating roofs are used primarily to contain liquids with high vapor pressures when the vapor emissions from fixed roof tanks would exceed the standards set by the local jurisdiction. The hose often develops leaks and drains both water and product.

Oil over water to collect the lighter of two non mixable liquids into a vortex breaker. Retesting for the presence of hidden vapor inside tank 8. Atmospheric testing inside tank 4. Ateco skimmer systems are a proven solution for draining a light liquid product off the top of a heavier product in a cone or dome roof storage tank.

Drain systems especially in climates with high rainfall water can accumulate on the external floating roof. There is a annular space with seal gland between the floating roof and the tank wall to separate air when stored liquid float up or down on the roof greatly reducing evaporation loss in the storage process. Drain water on external floating roofs may contain sediments and debris which causes the drains to. The drain will not exert undue force on the floating roof.

Armor clad is designed and manufactured as a true flexible floating roof drain system with repetitive lay pattern. Mechanical repairs if. Empty tank drain pipeline 2. Floating roof stabilization and cribbing 5.

With our specialized field crews and equipment we have the capabilities to repair and completely overhaul tanks as part of api 653 out of service tank maintenance programs.