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DESCRIPTION
Index
References
Design Data
Detail Parameter with sketch
Weight Calculation
Buoyancy Calculation
Tilting Calculation

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DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

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a.

b.
c.

Client's Tank data sheet No.

Client's dwg
Standard specification and reference drawings
Strength of Material Text book
Theory of plates Timosenko & Kaizer
B.S 449
Formulas for stress & strain by Roark's & Young
ASME Section VIII Div.1
ASME Section II Div.D
Good Engineering Practice
Engineering Hand Book
All components of the tanks are designed in accordance with API650

Floating Roof as per Appendix C.

Bleeder vent as per API 2000

Design Data
Tank
Service
Design code
Design temperature
Design pressure
Basic Wind Velocity
Design Seismic Zone
Corrosion allowance for Shell/Bottom
Nominal Capacity
Tank Diameter
Tank Height
Deck Height at lowest position
Corrosion Allowance for Roof
[For wetted parts only]
Test water
Specific gravity of Stored liquid
Design Specific gravity
Design Pressure for roof
Design Temperature for roof
Product filling Rate

Double deck External Floating roof

MS
API 650 12 th Edition , March 2013

[API650, App.C]

Qdf

Product Empting Rate

Qde
Rain fall

Material of Construction for Floating roof parts :

Deck ( Top & bottom )

IS 2062 Gr.A

Outer Rim / Center Ring

IS 2062 Gr.A

Bulk Heads / compartments

IS 2062 Gr.A

Leg Supports

SA 106 Gr.B

Structurals

IS 2062 Gr.A

Site Data Required for Floating Roof Design

Max. Rain Fall Intensity

25

Design Wind Pressure

IS 875 Part 3 1987

Horizontal Seismic Load

IS 1893

Wind Velocity

50

Insulation

NIL

Snow Load

NIL

Floating Roof Parameters

Internal Dia of Tank

Radius of Tank
Rim space
Ht. of Top Deck at sump location
Min.slope of top deck
Min.ht of Outer Rim up to Top Deck
Ht. of outer Rim beyond Top deck
Sump diameter
Actual slope of Top deck

Nomenclature of Floating Roof & its attachment.

Outer
Rim Ht.
Ht.
Inner Rim
Extn of Outer rim above Top Deck
Top Deck thickness
Bottom Deck thickness
Compartment plate thk.
Foam Dam width
Foam Dam thickness
Min.dist.of rafter(at outer periphery)
Min.dist.of rafter(at Inner periphery)
Radius of Outer Rim
radius of Center Ring
radius of Center Ring
Radius of Inner Rim
Thickness of Outer Rim
Thickness of Center Ring
Thickness of Inner Rim
No. of Bulk Head
No. of Bulk Head
No. of Bulk Head
No.of Stiffener
No.of Stiffener
No.of Stiffener
Height of Center Ring
Height of Center Ring
Distance between Rim/Rings

Rafter/Stiffener sizes
Unit weight of stiffener
Refer Fabrication drawing /sketch for details

ID
IR
Rim
1

Including rim angle fixing

At center
1:

OR
IR
he
t1
t2
tbh
Fdw
FDt
0.6*p

CR1
CR2

1st Row
2nd Row
3rd Row
1st Row
2nd Row
3rd Row
CR1
CR2

RO
R1
R2
Ri
T1
tcr
T2
N1
N2
N3
n1
n2
n3

d1
d2
d3
Top
Bot.

TOP DECK

795
O/R
5 mm

10 NOS B/H

5 THK

CR1
5 thk
3 NOS B/H

IR

2000
4350 mm

Weight of Floating Roof and its attachments

Density of steel
Radius up to O/R
Radius of T/D
Top Deck
Over Lapping
Bottom Deck
Over Lapping
Outer Rim
Center ring-1
Center ring-2
Inner Rim
B/H Plt
B/H Plt
Top stiffener-1
Top stiffener-2
Bot stiffener-1
Bot stiffener-2
Guest stiffeners
Compartment Manhole
Floating Roof Appat
Rolling ladder & track
Roof drain system
Leg pipe support
Rim angle ( 50 x 50 x 6 thk)

2.50%
2.50%

10 nos
3 nos
10 nos
10 nos
0
0
26 nos
14 nos
50 % conside
10 nos

7.85
4.435
4.35
2338.2
58.5
2344
58.5
1023.4
301.8
39.5
614.3
114.7
224.7
224.7
0
0
48.98
420
800
700
580
800
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Foam seal
Floating roof stopper
Foam dam plate
Misc weight
Total Weight

546.6
200
480.9
12166
12200

5 nos
W1
W2

Add

2.5 %
W

305
12505
12505

Floating Roof calculation

Buoyancy calculation( as per API 650- C.3.4)
Total Weight
W
12505
Total Weight of Roof
Wr =
12510
As per archemedish principle,Total weight of FR= Area of bottom x Submerge height

Weight of Floating Roof

Radius
of Floating
Roof
of Rim Space
Submergence
height
of after
Outerdeduction
Rim
Submerged
volume
of Floating Roof
Specific gravity
of Water
Specific gravity of stored liquid
Specific gravity of API liquid

Wf
A
h
{
w*A2*h* }

s
a
Ad
Buoyancy will loss due to other opening( manholes and sleeve for gauge well and pipe supports)
a1
1.1946
a1
2
A Buoyant
57.45
Hence Submerge height can be determined from the following formulae:

1.Normal Flotation:
a. Under water test
a) Under water test
h1'= Wf / x A2 x rw
b) Under Stored Liquid test. h2'= Wf / A2 x rs
c) Under A.P.I. Liquid Test.

h1=
h2=
h3=

h3'= Wf / x A2 x ra

Hence maximum submerge of outer Rim

Provided Outer Rim Height

217.8
286.31
300.6
300.63
795.00

Hence Provided outer Rim height is OK

2.Roof Floating with rain water Equivalent to 5" Rainfall accumulating on deck,
as Emergency drain is provided:
Height of Rain water
hw=
127
Weight of Rain water

Ww

8079

h1'= Wf+Ww / x A2 x rw

h1' =

358.4

b) Under Stored Liquid test. h2'= Wf+Ww / x A2 x rs

h2' =

471.22

h3'= Wf+Ww / x A2 x ra

h3' =

494.8

a) Under water test

c) Under A.P.I. Liquid Test.

Hence maximum submerge of outer Rim

494.78

Provided Outer Rim Height

795.00

Hence Provided outer Rim height is OK

3.Roof floatation under condition that two adjacent compartment are punctured
condition
Area of one compartment
at Outer row , cond.1
Area of one compartment
at Inner row , Cond.2
Max.area of two adjacent compartments

cond.3
Cond.4
Cond.5
Hence for buoyancy we have to calculate condition

a1
a2
2a1
2a2
a1+a2

4.69
4.09
9.38
8.19
8.78

9.38

Area of F.R after submerge of 2 nos compartment

AN-2

48.07

Hence , h= Wf / Area of N-2 compartment x sp.gr

a).Under water test h4 =Wf / Area1 x rw
a).Under stored liquid test h5 =Wf / Area1 x rs
a).Under API liquid Test h6 =Wf / Area1 x ra

h4=
h5=
h6=

260.2
354.08
371.78

Hence maximum submerge of outer Rim

Provided Outer Rim Height

371.78
795.00

Hence Provided outer Rim height is OK

Calculation for TILT of Floating Roof when two adjacent compartments are punctured
a) Under Water test
Distance up to outer Ring (to be considered)
Distance up to center Ring (to be considered)
No of compartments (to be considered)
No. of punctured compartment
Weight of Floating Roof
Volume of Sump considered
Area covered by comp.
Submerged volume of (N2) compartment
Submerged volume of two flooded pontoon
Angle sustained by one compartment :

w
A
B
N
N
Wf
vs
Ac
V1
v

sin()

1.0
4.35
2
10
2
12.51
0.4
46.88
12.28
3.03
36
0.59

Distance of centroid of two flooded compartment

D=
[{(A3B3)/(A2B2)}*{(sin )/}*(2/3)]
Distance of buoyancy force , ( D * 2)/N-2
Moment of Inertia of Buoyant area through center of circle
I = ( p/4)(A4-B4)-Ac*(2/N)*D2
Moment of Inertia through centroid of two buoyant compartments:
Ixx = I-Ac x( N-2)/N x Y2
Metacentric height

D
Y

0.63
3.11
0.776

178.21

Ixx
155.60
CM
Ixx / V1
CM
12.67
tan ( K)
Y/CM
tan ( K)
0.06129
h0 (A+Y)*tank(K)*1000
h0
314.21911
h0+h4
574.46458
795.00

Angle of TILT
Submergence due to Tilting

Maximum submerge of Outer rim

Provided Outer Rim Height

Hence Provided outer Rim height is sufficient

b) Under Stored / API liquid test : [Lowest of the above ]
Specific gravity of API Liquid
Hence Lowest sp. Gravity
Distance up to outer Ring (to be considered)
Distance up to center Ring (to be considered)
No of compartments at outer most row
Weight of Floating Roof
Area covered by comp. of outer row
Submerged volume of N2 pontoon
Submerged volume of two flooded pontoon :
Angle sustained by one compartment :

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2
2
A
B
N
N4
Wf
Ac
V1
v

sin()

Distance of centroid of two flooded compartment :

0.735
0.7
0.7
4.35
2
10
10
12.51
46.88
17.47
4.37
36
0.588

0.63

D=
[{(A3B3)/(A2B2)}*{(sin )/}*(2/3)]
Distance of buoyancy force
{(D*2/(N2)}
Moment of Intertia of Buoyancy area through centroid of circle

D
Y

3.11
0.7767

I=
[{(A3B3)/(A2B2)}*{(sin )/}*(2/3)]
Moment of Inertia of Buoyancy area through compartment
Ixx = IAc*{( N 2)/N}*Y2

178.15

Ixx

155.52

Metacentric height

C1M1
C1M1
tan (K)
tan(K)

Angle of TILT
Submergence due to Tilting

Ixx/V1
10.20
Y/C1M1
0.0761695165
(A + Y) * tan (K)*1000

ho
Maximum displacement in stored / API liquid
Maximum submergence of Outer rim
Provided Outer Rim Height

Hence Provided outer Rim height is sufficient

h4+ho

390.50
371.78
762.28
795.00

Floating roof
March 2013
55
0C
Full of Liquid0C
180
Km/Hr
III
1.5
mm
960
M3
9
M
9
M
1.2
M
0
mm

1.0
0.735
0.7
ATM
65
-

C
M3/Hr
O

M3/Hr

Inch

IS 2062 Gr.A
IS 2062 Gr.A
IS 2062 Gr.A
SA 106 Gr.B
IS 2062 Gr.A

mm/Hr

Part 3 1987
m/sec

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4.5
150
520
64
588
75
0
21.75

0.795
0.534
0.08
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.88
1.7
4.35
2
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.5
10
3
0
10
3
0
612

mtr
mtr
mm
mm
mm
mm
mtr

mtr
mtr
mtr
cm
cm
cm
mtr
cm
mtr
mtr
mtr
mtr
mtr
mtr
cm
cm
cm
nos
nos
nos
nos
nos
nos
mm
mm
mtr
mtr
mtr

0.6
1.7
2.35
ISMC 100

9.56
Kg/m

520
300 MM

mm

kg/dm3
mtr'
mtr
kgs
kgs'
kgs'
kgs'
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs

kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
kgs
Kgs
Kgs
Kgs

kgs

4.435 mtr
1
0.735
0.7
59.45
m2
m2
m2
m2

mm
mm
mm

mm
mm

mm
kgs

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mm
mm

mm
mm

m2
m2
m2
m2
m2

m2
m2

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

re punctured

m
m
nos
nos
Mt
m3
m2
m3
m3
Deg.

rad
mtr
mtr
mrt4
mrt4
Mtr
Mtr

tank(K)*1000
mm
mm
mm

mtr
mtr
nos.
Nos
Mt
m2
m3
m3
Deg.

rad
mtr
mtr.

mtr4
mtr4
mtr4
mtr

* tan (K)*1000

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mm
mm

mm