BS 799-5:1987
Superseded
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Oil burning equipment Specification for oil storage tanks
Hardcopy , PDF
30-04-2010
English
31-12-1987
Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Integral tanks
4. Service tanks
5. Oil storage tanks
6. Manholes and inspection openings
7. Heaters for oil storage tanks
8. Oil level indicators
9. Drain valves
10. Filling pipes and connections
11. Vent pipes
12. Outlet valves and pipes
13. Oil return pipes
14. Fire valves
15. Installation of tanks
Appendices
A. Pressure test
B. Overfilling of oil storage tanks
C. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
Tables
1. Minimum plate thicknesses for service tanks of
types S3 and S5
2. Minimum plate thicknesses for storage tanks of
types I and II
3. Minimum plate thicknesses for storage tanks of
type A
4. Minimum plate thicknesses for storage tanks of
types B and C
5. Minimum plate thicknesses for storage tanks of
type D
6. Minimum plate thicknesses for storage tanks of
types E and F
7. Minimum plate thicknesses for storage tanks of
type G
8. Dimensions of steel cradles for storage tanks of
type I
9. Dimensions of steel cradles for storage tanks of
type II
10. Dimensions for cradles for storage tanks of types
A, B and C
11. Manholes and inspection openings: minimum
thicknesses of covers and maximum pitch of fixing
bolts
12. Oil and water drain valves: minimum clearway
openings for varying tank capacities
13. Filling pipes and connection sizes for oils
classes C, D, E, F, G and H
14. Minimum storage and outflow temperatures for oils
classes C, D, E, F, G and H
15. Equivalent height of vent: allowances for
horizontal pipe runs, easy and sharp bends at a
filling rate of 500 L/min and at a viscosity of
16 mm squared /s
16. Equivalent height of vent: allowances for
horizontal pipe runs, easy and sharp bends at a
filling rate of 1000 L/min and at a viscosity of
16 mm squared /s
17. Equivalent height of vent: allowances for
horizontal pipe runs, easy and sharp bends at a
filling rate of 1000 L/min and at a viscosity of
370 mm squared /s
18. Equivalent height of vent: allowances for
horizontal pipe runs, easy and sharp bends at a
filling rate of 1000 L/min and at a viscosity of
860 mm squared /s
Figures
1. Relationship between design head, pitch of stays
or stiffening and plate thickness for rectangular
service tanks of type S4 and rectangular storage
tanks of types III, J and K
2. Relationship between design head, span between
supports and plate thickness for rectangular
storage tanks of types III, J and K
3. Shallow dished and flanged end
4. Dished and flanged end
5. Positions of steel cradles for storage tanks of
type I
6. Positions of steel cradles for storage tanks of
type II
7. Positions of cradles for storage tanks of types A,
B and C
8. Typical arrangement of tank heaters with long
heaters to spread heat in tank and short heater
fitted on manhole.
9. Details of filling point with witness hole and
protective cap
10. Details of filling point with groove and
protective cap
11. Typical storage tank arrangements
12. Graph showing pressure developed when tank is
overfilled with oils classes C and D at a filling
rate of 50 L/min and at a viscosity of 16 mm
squared /s
13. Graph showing pressure developed when tank is
overfilled with oils classes C and D at a filling
rate of 1000 L/min and at a viscosity of 16 mm
squared /s
14. Graph showing pressure developed when tank is
overfilled with oils classes E, F and G at a
filling rate of 1000 L/min and at a viscosity
of 370 mm squared /s
15. Graph showing pressure developed when tank is
overfilled with oils classes E, F and G at a
filling rate of 1000 L/min and at a viscosity
of 860 mm squared /s
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