Storage and Transportation Operations (2018.9.5)
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Continue learning *Light oil guidelines: A fire dike should be provided for the tank farm. The effective volume within the fire dike should not be less than the volume of ( ) within the tank cluster. When floating roof or internal floating roof tank farms cannot meet this requirement, an emergency liquid storage tank should be installed to hold the remaining volume; however, the effective volume within the fire dike of the tank farm should not be less than half of the capacity of the largest tank in the farm. The correct answer can be found here: 1 largest storage tank
At present, some storage tanks or tank farms located in hilly areas lack fire dikes, and many floating roof and internal floating roof tank farms have effective capacities that do not meet the requirements. Areas that can meet the requirements through dike improvements should undergo such improvements; those that do not meet the conditions for such improvements should have accident liquid storage ponds planned and installed in a unified manner.