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Vacuum leak detection for double bottom tanks

Journal Article · · Materials Performance
OSTI ID:231154
 [1];  [2]
  1. Brown-Minneapolis Tank, St. Paul, MN (United States)
  2. Conoco Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
Double bottom tanks offer strong leak detection advantages. By incorporating the use of vacuum detection between the two bottoms, the tank bottoms can be verified leak free after construction and during use. Using vacuum leak detection requires special considerations. In 1992, a tank construction company built 10 tanks for an oil company in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Each of these tanks were built with a double bottom. This article provides insight into the planning, construction, and testing of this type of double bottom design.
OSTI ID:
231154
Journal Information:
Materials Performance, Journal Name: Materials Performance Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 35; ISSN MTPFBI; ISSN 0094-1492
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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