This course aims to provide participants with a practical understanding of the design principles, operational practices, and safety considerations associated with Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs). Participants will gain essential knowledge in tank types and design basis, foundation and corrosion concepts, overfill and fire protection, and vapor recovery systems. The course is designed to enhance engineers’ ability to evaluate AST systems in accordance with international codes and optimize their safe and efficient operation in real-world plant environments.

Process engineer / Senior process engineers / Operation Engineers total max 20 (TBA)

Day 1:

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM      Register

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Aboveground Storage Tank Overview and Design Basis

• Type of Storage Tank and Application
  • Open Top
  • Fixed Roof
  • Floating Roof
• Applicable international codes
• Defining design service
  • Product properties (SG, vapor pressure, corrosivity)
  • Operating vs. design temperature & pressure
• Environmental loads
  • Wind, seismic, snow, settlement
• Site considerations
  • Soil bearing capacity
  • Flooding & drainage
• Design life and corrosion allowance philosophy
• Shell thickness design concepts

12:00 PM – 13:00 PM Lunch Break

13:00 PM – 17:00 PM

Tank Foundations & Settlement Concepts

• Foundation types and concepts
• Tank Settlement Types and Risk

Corrosion Protection Concepts

• Internal corrosion
  • Water bottoms
  • MIC (Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion)
  • Sulfur & acidic service
• External corrosion
  • Soil-side corrosion
  • CUI at shell nozzles
• Bottom protection
  • Coatings & linings
  • Cathodic protection (impressed vs. sacrificial)

Day 2:

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM      Register

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Overfill Protection & Tank Safety Concepts

• Overfill protection philosophy
• Level measurement systems
  • Gauge, independent high-high alarms
• Emergency venting and normal venting (API 2000)
• Flame arrestors and PVRVs
• Surge and ESD Valves

Fire Protection Concepts

• Fire scenarios
  • Rim seal fire
  • Full surface fire
  • Shell fire
  • Pool fire
• Floating roof seal systems
• Foam systems (fixed & mobile)
• Bunds / dikes and spacing requirements

12:00 PM – 13:00 PM Lunch Break

13:00 PM – 17:00 PM

Vapor Recovery System (VRS) – Technology Overview

• Vapor generation rate for VRS
• VRS system configurations
  • Centralized vs. dedicated systems
• Recovery technologies
  • Carbon adsorption
  • Condensation
  • Absorption
  • Membrane systems
• Considerations for VRS Selection