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Guides for Storage Tanks Nozzles

Orientation
Published on March 26, 2017

This article is a part of the book "Storage tank farm layout and piping". To access the full
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Storage tanks are servicing many industries and non-industries and so that is important to learn about how to
layout them in the field and design connected piping. Amir Razmi, the author, who is experienced engineer in
petroleum industry, is...

Storage tanks are used in several phases of the process plants: to store feed, holding partially
processed products or to collect finished products. Good arrangement of the storage tanks
can save in land and cost of plant. While, by consideration a good nozzle orientation and
good piping for these tanks operation problems will be reduced.

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more accessible and lesser platforms is required so design is more economic. This is a
general rule but there are some exceptions, that manhole is one of them. It is better to locate
manhole in different direction with other nozzles, for easier entrance and exit. Good nozzle
orientation design needs to knowledge about nozzle performance which is reviewed by main
concepts that may be helped to better nozzle orientatiion design, in following.

Fig 1- Sample of Nozzle Orientation

1- Manhole

Provide manholes to access and maintain the system and in accordance with the
requirements set forth in the contract specifications. When separate major groups of storage
tanks, process blocks, and loading facilities are involved, sealed and vented manholes will
be required at strategic points to sectionalize the system. Two types of tank-shell
maintenance access opening are used: the standard round opening. The larger, oval-shaped,
flat-bottom opening is more commonly used on large tanks or those that use internal heaters.
Keep the area immediately around access openings free of such obstruction as large pipe
supports, piping, and light poles. Locate manholes close to dike access way, and far from
pipe way, and also accessible from ground then operators can enter and exists easily.

2- Input/output nozzles

The main process nozzles of a tank are input/output nozzles. The main point, where there is
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fluid inside of the tank. Nozzle elevation also affect orientation; by locating elevated input
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In Fig 1, A3 is recycling or circulation nozzle used for circulating of fluid via outlet nozzle
and pump then entered to the tank through this nozzle, when the risk of freezing, chocking
or sedimentation of tank fluid is exists. Consideration for orientation of this nozzle is same
as the inlet nozzle.

3- Draw off Nozzle

Storage tanks in hydrocarbon services are normally provided with an API low type shell
nozzle a drain valve at the bottom of the tank to permit periodic draw off of water which
normally collects in the product. The water draw off valve should be positioned over an
open concrete box with an outlet discharging into the gravity oily water collection system.
For this nozzle, consideration of OSW lines is mandatory, to use less sump and pits in this
system. In group of tanks which are in one row, this nozzle can be located in same side. In
Fig 1, D1 is a draw off nozzle.

4- Sampling Nozzles

A manual gauging-sampling well may be used where the stored product, is specified as a
static accumulator. Gauge well shall be burr-free. If a manhole or a separate roof connection
is used for gauging-sampling purposes it shall be located near a roof support. All sampling
valves shall be accessible and since valves to be installed as close as possible to nozzles, so
all nozzles shall be accessible. Normally, samples can be taken two liters per at 3 points at
upper, middle and lower levels daily. So, sample points are normally located at grade, top
platform or along the stair landings. In Fig 1, S1 and S2 are sampling nozzles to be
accessible.

5- Level Nozzles

Minimum, one internal floats level gauging instrument per tank, readable from grade
consider. Other level gauges shall be readable and all their connection shall be maintainable,
so nozzles to be located along of stair.

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7- Breathing and Safety Valves nozzles

Each tank, has minimum one safety valve and one breathing valves, which are very
important for tank safety during its life, installed on top of roof shall be accessible from a
platform. Also valves of inert gas line which is connected to tank for pressure balance when
considered. In Fig 1, SV1 and BV1 are located close to platforms.

9- Tank Mixers and heaters

When on a tank, a mixer or a tube bundle heater is installed via a nozzle, orientation of it
shall provide adequate area for removal and easy movement to the outside of dike.

10- Fire Fighting Nozzles

Do not forget that fire water never injected directly inside the tank, so the only nozzles, are
related to foam system, if existing. The most important point that shall be considered during
design of nozzle orientation for these systems is number of nozzles and also this fact that
nozzles shall be in the symmetrical arrangement to provide a uniform coverage of foams.

Implementation of above points in the design, will reduce number of structural attachment to
tank and also capital costs of the plant as well as operation problems and increase personel
safety.

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