How are the main dimensions of large low-pressure storage tanks determined?
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I would like to ask everyone: when determining the height and diameter of a low-pressure storage tank, does it necessary to take into account the tank’s filling coefficient? A low-pressure storage tank with a capacity of 5,000 cubic meters,
The commonly used diameters and heights are more or less fixed. Large storage tanks have nominal volume, effective volume, maximum storage capacity, etc.; what matters is that they meet the process requirements. A tank with a capacity of 5000 generally has a diameter of around 23 meters.
Since I previously saw a post stating that for storage tanks with a capacity of 3,000 to 5,000 cubic meters, the height-to-diameter ratio ranges from 0.7 to 0.5, I used this range of 0.7 to 0.5 for the height-to-diameter ratio; is it okay if the diameter is around 22 meters?
The determination of the diameter and height of large storage tanks is done in a comprehensive manner; the total cost of the foundation and the tank as a whole is not decided based on decisions made by just one specialist.
It’s fine, as long as the calculation is correct.
There are no strict requirements in the standards for this, but most organizations establish their own formats. The range of height-to-diameter ratios you mentioned isn’t unique either; for the same diameter, there are tanks that are taller and those that are shorter.