How should the 96 tanks in the tank farm be arranged? ? ?
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As the title suggests, I am currently working on the tank area of a pharmaceutical factory. The biggest challenge is the large variety of materials involved – there are 79 different types in total. Many of these materials are similar to each other or even identical, but the client insists that they must not be mixed together (materials from different workshops may have slight differences). This poses a problem: there are 96 tanks in total, of various sizes – 100 cubic meters, 60 cubic meters, 50 cubic meters, 40 cubic meters, 30 cubic meters, 20 cubic meters, and 10 cubic meters. Referencing the existing layout guidelines, I’m not sure how to arrange everything. I thought of organizing it by tank groups, but within a tank group the storage tanks should not be arranged in more than two rows; moreover, within a fire dike the number of rows should not exceed 4. After arranging them arbitrarily, I ended up with 14 or 15 rows – I really don’t know what to do. I hope experts can offer some advice or if anyone has good ideas, please share them. Thank you all! Also, when arranging the tanks, I want to keep the materials from the same workshop together. But then another problem arises: tanks of different sizes and specifications would end up mixed together, which would create chaos. On the other hand, if they’re not arranged together, the piping system will become extremely complicated. There are 79 pipes for the materials in one tank area – just imagine! I hope experts can provide valuable suggestions. Thank you again. . .
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This post was last edited by *nht1 on 10-8-2015 at 13:04. It’s better to categorize them; there are both large storage tanks and small ones, so it’s necessary to clarify their purposes first. Some of those are temporary accumulation tanks, while others are actual storage tanks. For storage tanks, the focus is on materials with high production volumes, such as raw materials and products. As for intermediate storage tanks, the goal is simply to ensure continuous and stable operation of the facility. Large storage tanks need to be able to hold sufficient amounts of raw materials and products to meet short-term or long-term production needs, or to serve as a strategic reserve of materials – their functions are different. If small storage tanks are located far away from the facility, it brings many disadvantages: firstly, the investment cost for pipelines is higher; secondly, longer pipelines result in higher operating costs due to frequent maintenance needs; thirdly, operation becomes more complicated; and fourthly, more sealing points mean an increased risk of leaks. The advantage, however, is that in the event of a fire, the production facility won’t suffer significant damage, unless there is a catastrophic explosion. Tanks with capacities of 30 cubic meters, 20 cubic meters, and 10 cubic meters should all be placed within the facility. These are merely storage tanks, and those with a pumping capacity of less than one hour per cycle should be located in the storage area, ensuring enough stock for one or two shifts
If the volume of the tank is 50 M3 or less, it should be placed in the plant area as a buffer tank! With this arrangement, it’s less chaotic; putting all 96 jars together is really difficult to arrange! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
There are also those owners who aren’t bothered by the hassle of approval processes; they place all the tanks, large and small, together – how much space that must take up! Disorderly…… Each workshop is located separately in Area 1…… It’s even more unimaginably chaotic! As mentioned above, arranging the small tanks as transfer tanks or buffer tanks within the system will simplify things significantly in every aspect!
All 96 types of liquid materials need to be unloaded; none of them are the same. In pharmaceutical factories, for example, there is a great variety of such materials.
I agree with the views of those above; your container cannot really be called a storage tank. It can only be called a process tank or a buffer tank. It can be placed in the corner of the device.
Could a vertical spatial arrangement be considered? The small storage tank is on top, and the large storage tank is at the bottom. Anyway, the storage tank is small.
1. The irrigation area is equipped only with the materials that need to enter and leave the company and workshops; process buffer tanks are located inside the equipment. 2. The storage tanks in a single workshop are arranged in one area to facilitate management
So many jars – it’s a bit unbelievable! Can’t it be integrated?