Can the design specifications for oil depots be applied to chemical tank areas?
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We’ve run into a problem: in the project we’re currently designing, there are tanks containing both methanol and gasoline, with the final product being methanol-gasoline mixture. We feel this is very similar to oil depots, so we used the design standards for oil depots in our planning. Has anyone encountered such a problem? Should the oil depot specifications be used? Still the petrochemical standards? Thank you!
Based on the views of the Oil Tank Farm Standard Management Team, if it is just methanol as the chemical substance, there should be no problem. However, at present, the **approval agencies in various places are of mixed quality, with many failing to properly understand the relevant regulations.
In the absence of relevant standards, the oil depot standards or petrochemical standards can be referred to.
Suggestion: It is still advisable to refer to several relevant standards; in case of conflicts, the stricter one should be followed! ! ! ! This is safer and less likely to cause problems! ! ! :handshake :victory:
It is recommended to refer to petrochemical standards and building codes; the use of oil depot standards in the design of tank areas containing chemical products is generally not accepted by safety supervision authorities.
Standards such as those for construction regulations, oil depots, petrochemical facilities, and oil storage tanks should all be followed. A new standard was issued for oil storage tanks in 2007, which can be used as a reference
You can refer to it; as for the design codes for oil depots, it is not recommended to use them directly.