Selection of insulation for storage tanks
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For large storage tanks and spherical tanks, many substances are prone to volatilization when stored at room temperature. To prevent the surface temperature of the tank shell from rising too high due to summer temperatures, thermal insulation paint is usually applied or a thermal insulation layer is installed. My questions are: 1. How should one choose between these two methods? Are there any principles for making choices? 2. Which form is more expensive?
Apply thermal insulation paint while spraying. This method is low in formal costs.
Using a thermal insulation layer is more expensive, but it yields better results.
According to the medium you mentioned, it is uncommon to install insulation layers in storage tanks; it is difficult to do so and the results are not good. These days, people use insulation coatings (cooling insulation paint), although it requires a larger investment
Storage tanks and spherical tanks store different media. Sphere tanks are generally coated with heat-insulating coatings (for heat reflection), while storage tanks are usually coated with anti-corrosion coatings. Oil tanks in the northern regions also have insulation added to them. There are requirements regarding losses in tank storage areas, as you know. . .
There are two opinions upstairs – which one has a higher cost?
Internal floating disk tanks are also coated with thermal insulation paint, for example in the case of storing methanol; engineering examples are used for this. I’ve read your reply – is the main factor in making a choice the ambient temperature?
How do I say this? . . There’s no shortage of money; it’s possible to apply anti-radiation insulation coating to the storage tanks. But you mentioned methanol tanks – what are the physical properties of methanol? Can it be the same? You can also use spherical tanks to store methanol; what we’re talking about is cost-effectiveness. For example, for gasoline storage tanks, applying counter-radiation insulation coating is costly. Epoxy topcoats are used on propylene spheres; they are cost-effective but not safe.
How do I say this? . . There’s no shortage of money; it’s possible to apply anti-radiation insulation coating to the storage tanks. But you mentioned methanol tanks – what are the physical properties of methanol? Can it be the same? You can also use spherical tanks to store methanol; what we’re talking about is cost-effectiveness. For example, for gasoline storage tanks, applying counter-radiation insulation coating is costly. Epoxy topcoats are used on propylene spheres; they are cost-effective but not safe.
How do I say this? . . There’s no shortage of money; it’s possible to apply anti-radiation insulation coating to the storage tanks. But you mentioned methanol tanks – what are the physical properties of methanol? Can it be the same? You can also use spherical tanks to store methanol; what we’re talking about is cost-effectiveness. For example, for gasoline storage tanks, applying counter-radiation insulation coating is costly. Epoxy topcoats are used on propylene spheres; they are cost-effective but not safe.
Using a polyurethane insulation layer is more expensive, but it provides better results.