Atmospheric Storage Tanks,

Compliance Aspects

Gert van Meijeren
Managing Director, CTS

- Introduction CTS
- Safety standards
- Emission standards
- Tank construction and design
- Tank maintenance and records


Aluminium domes for storage tanks
CTS Products
CTS Products
Tank seals for
floating roof tanks
CTS Products
Internal floating roofs, non contact and full contact
CTS Products
Storage tank terminal supplies such as
- Tank drain systems
- Hoses and couplers
- Valves
- Loading arms
Safety standards


Netherlands:
PGS 29 2008
Belgium:
VLAREM I and II
Fire fighting


NFPA 11
Local Fire Department
Developments


- Live testing
- Extensive reviews

Developments


-IPO Factsheets
PGS 29
-Revision PGS 29
Emission standards


- BREF (Best Reference)
Storage Tanks (IPPC EU
2005)
- EPA
- API Chapter 19 (models
and calculations)
Tank emissions, possible reductions
Storage tanks, risk matrix of emissions
(BREF EIPPC 2005)
Possible emissions for external floating
roof tanks
Possible emissions for fixed roof tanks
ECM (Emission Control Method)
compatibility
Possible Emission Control Method per
type of storage tank
ECM Card
operational
vapour
emissions for
external
floating roof
tanks
ECM =
Emission
Control
Method
ECM =
Emission
Control
Method
ECM Card
operational
vapour
emissions for
fixed roof
tanks
Assessment method BREF:
A) Emission reduction potential
B) Operability
C) Applicability
D) Safety
E) Waste, energy, cross-media
Operational score OS = A * (B+C+D+E)

Financial score:
Capex = Capital Expenditure (F)
Opex = Operational Expenditure (H)
Cn=F * H
Overall score = OS * Cn
Case study, new EFRT for Crude Oil
North Europe, 90 m. diameter double deck
Case study, new FRT for ACN
North Europe, cone roof, 12.5 m. diameter
Emission standards


-VLAREM (Belgium)
Based on BREF (Best
Reference) Storage Tanks
(IPPC EU 2005) and API
Chapter 19 (calculations)
Emission standards


-Handboek Lekverliezen
(The Netherlands)
Based on API Chapter 19
(calculations)
Emission standards


- IMKO I and II
(The Netherlands)
Developments


- Measurements (NTA IR
imaging VOC emissions,
VRUs and tanks)
- More stringent requirements
Design standards


- EN 14015 (EU)
- API 650 (global)
All related standards (EN
1991, EN 1999, ATEX, ARBO
Besluit)
Developments


Developments


- Be part of developments
(VOTOB)
- Compliance officer
- Document and record
New tanks and terminals


External floating roof tanks are part of the
focus in reducing emissions
Tank conversions, reducing emissions
Replacing an external floating
roof by an aluminium dome roof
with internal floating roof
Steel External
Floating Roof (EFR)
Aluminum Dome with
(IFR)
Volume gained per tank: app. 5,000 m
3

Aluminum Dome and IFR:
New Tanks - Reduced tank size for given working capacity
Existing Tanks - Increased working capacity
80m
508 mm
130
mm
1,529
mm
80m
Conversion Increases Tank Capacity
Low Profile seal
combination for
EFRT tanks
Capacity gain easily 2,500 m3 per tank
(for a 80m diameter tank)
Guide pole sleeves in service
Leg seals
prevent leg
emissions,
product boil
over and
watering in
of leg
sleeves and
therefore
reduce
corrosion
Questions?
meijeren@cts-tank.com