What is the maximum capacity of a single methanol storage tank?
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I would like to ask everyone: what is the maximum capacity of a single methanol storage tank? Obviously, if purely for economic reasons, in large-scale methanol storage, choosing larger storage tanks offers greater economic advantages. So I’d like to ask fellow sailors: for methanol floating roof storage tanks that have been designed or seen, what is the maximum volume per tank? Thank you!
My feasibility study covers 10,000 cubic meters – is there any issue with that?
My feasibility study covers 10,000 cubic meters – is there any issue with that?
Our factory’s methanol tank has a capacity of 10,000 cubic meters
It is determined based on the height of the fire dike and fire wall of the tank farm, etc. For tanks with fixed roofs, floating roofs, and internal floating roofs combined together, the total volume shall not exceed 120,000 cubic meters; for tanks with floating roofs or internal floating roofs combined, the total volume shall not exceed 600,000 cubic meters. In the case of groups of storage tanks, if the capacity of each individual tank is greater than 1,000 cubic meters, there shall be no more than 12 such tanks, arranged in two rows. If the capacity of each individual tank is less than 1,000 cubic meters or if the tanks belong to category CB, there is no limit on the number of tanks, but they shall not be arranged in more than four rows
We have 50,000 liters, four large tanks
Where are your jars? May I share some project details? Let’s see if we can go and do some research
I think the size of a floating roof tank is determined by the size of the methanol tank. I’ve seen tanks standing at 10,000 units at the dock; looking forward to more updates.
1W square is no problem; it should be able to be as large as the largest internal floating roof tank.
Same as above; we use 10,000 cubic meters of methanol for MTBE
1. It’s meaningless to simply state what size a methanol storage tank should be; the size of a methanol storage tank can be determined by considering the maximum size possible for an internal floating roof tank. I’ve seen internal floating roof tanks with a capacity of 50,000 cubic meters. 2. From a functional perspective, it’s not the case that larger is always better. For example, in a 120,000 tons per year MTBE plant, 50,000 tons per year of methanol are required as raw material. Assuming 350 days of processing time, the storage time for the material delivered by sea vessels is 15–20 days; using the maximum storage period of 20 days, a storage capacity of 4,000 cubic meters is needed. Considering the number of storage tanks required to supply the plant with raw material, at least 3 tanks are necessary, which means each tank should have a capacity of 1,500 cubic meters. However, given the current size of sea vessels used for transportation, their capacity is typically around 2,000 tons, which is equivalent to approximately 3,000 cubic meters. To meet the requirements related to the amount of material that can be unloaded at one time, each tank must have a capacity of 3,000 cubic meters. Therefore, the final design consists of 3 internal floating roof storage tanks, each with a capacity of 3,000 cubic meters, allowing for a total storage period of 45 days.