REFRIGERATED PRODUCT STORAGE TANKS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. Scope References General Design 4.1 Loadings 4.2 Primary Shell, Connections, and Attachments 4.3 Primary or Secondary Components 4.4 Bottoms 4.5 Insulation Materials 5.1 Primary Components and Attachments 5.2 Bolting Fabrication 6.1 General 6.2 Welding 6.3 Tolerances 7. Inspection and Testing 7.1 Radiography 7.2 Magnetic Particle and Liquid Penetrant Inspection 7.3 Shop Inspection 7.4 Hydrostatic/Pneumatic Testing 8. Tank Appurtenances and Instrumentation 8.1 General 8.2 Venting 8.3 Access 8.4 Stairways, Ladders, and Platforms 8.5 Instrumentation 9. Tank Foundation 10. Vendor Data Appendix Undertank Heating Systems

5. 6.

1. SCOPE This Guide defines requirements for the design, fabrication, erection, inspection, and testing of vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottom storage tanks for refrigerated products below 5C (41F) and above !198C (!325F) with pressures up to 103.4 kPa gage (15 psig). The requirements are applicable to single-wall or double-wall tanks as defined in API Standard 620, Appendices Q and R. Requirements are also included for undertank heating systems. Concrete tanks are not included. 2. REFERENCES The following publications form a part of this Guide. Unless otherwise specified herein, use the latest edition.
Mobil Engineering Guides EGE 00-B-3 EGE 00-B-21 EGE 00-B-22 EGE 00-C-4 EGE 14-D-6 EGE 33-B-1 EGE 33-B-11 EGE 33-B-12 EGE 33-B-14 EGE 33-B-15 Structures and Equipment External Loading Design Basis Pressure-Containing Equipment Welding and Weld Inspection Pressure Equipment Impact Test Requirements Equipment and Packaged Units General Purchasing Requirements Refrigerated Product Storage Tank Data Sheet Electrical General Requirements Electrical Raceway and Cable Tray Installations Electrical Wire and Cable Electrical Equipment Grounding and Bonding Electrical Testing and Commissioning

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EGS 626 EGS 1210
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Fire Protection Storage Tanks Tank Foundation Systems

ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Standards B1.1 C80.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads Zinc Coated Rigid Steel Conduit

API (American Petroleum Institute) Standards Std 620 Std 650 Std 2000 Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Standards A123 A153 A320 Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware Alloy Steel Bolting Materials for Low-Temperature Service

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standard Std 515 Recommended Practice for the Testing, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Resistance Heat Tracing for Industrial Applications

NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Standard 59A Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

3. GENERAL 3.1 The requirements of EGE 00-C-4 shall apply.

3.2 Tanks shall be furnished in accordance with the project specifications and EGE 14-D-6. Any more restrictive statutory rules or regulations shall have precedence. Where regulations require types of construction other than those covered herein, MTC will provide a project specification. 3.3 Tanks shall be designed, fabricated, inspected, and tested in accordance with API Standard 620 and the appropriate Appendix, Q or R, as modified herein. The Appendix Q lower temperature limit of -168C (-270F) is extended to -198C (-325F). 3.4 Tanks for liquefied natural gas service shall also meet the applicable requirements of NFPA 59A, except that the earthquake design criteria are not applicable (see Paragraph 4.1.2 herein). 3.5 Fire protection requirements shall be in accordance with EGS 626.

3.6 A corrosion allowance shall not be provided for double-wall tanks unless specified by codes or regulations or EGE 14D6. 3.7 The terms "primary" and "secondary" are as defined in API 620, Appendix Q or R. components shall also include the following components in an outer (secondary) shell or floor: (a) Shell plate and reinforcing plate at product nozzle penetrations. Primary

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(b) 3.8

Floorplate in the area of product bottom piping.

Undertank heating systems, when specified, shall be in accordance with the Appendix.

4. DESIGN 4.1 Loadings

4.1.1 Loadings, in addition to those specified in API Standard 620, shall be in accordance with EGE 00-B-3. 4.1.2 When design for earthquake is required, the design criteria of API Standard 620, Appendix L, shall be used with an essential facilities factor (I) of 1.5, unless otherwise specified. 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.2 Wind loading and any specified earthquake loading shall not be applied simultaneously. Roof live load shall not be less than 1.2 kPa (25 psf) on the projected area. Primary Shell, Connections, and Attachments

4.2.1 If the shell thickness is governed by the hydrostatic test requirement, the tank nameplate shall show the maximum permissible product specific gravity based on actual shell thickness less any corrosion allowance. 4.2.2 Permanent structural attachments to primary shells shall be kept to a minimum. Attachments, including circumferential stiffeners, shall be welded with continuous fillets on all sides. Studwelded attachments are not permitted. Structural attachments or appurtenances shall be located no closer than 150 mm (6 in.) to all vertical and horizontal weld seams and any other attachment welds or discontinuities (except for circumferential stiffening rings at vertical shell joints as shown in API Standard 620, Appendices Q and R). 4.2.3 Circumferential stiffeners inside the primary tank shall have 13 mm (1/2 in.) diameter vent and drain holes in their horizontal surface. 4.2.4 floor. 4.2.5 4.2.6 4.2.7 4.3 4.3.1 Shell connections are prohibited. All connections to the primary tank shall be via the roof or the

Threaded or socket-welded connections are prohibited. Primary flanged connections shall be of either the welding neck or long welding neck type. Expansion joints shall not be used for primary components. Primary or Secondary Components The API Standard 620 basis for establishing allowable stresses shall be used for all materials.

4.3.2 Flanges, including those on access openings, shall not be used between the outer and inner walls, roofs, or floors of double-wall tanks.

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4.4.2 Integrally reinforced insert plates shall be used for bottom nozzles. Welds to the floor or annular plate shall be no closer to the edge of the nozzle than the following: 300 mm (12 in.) up to NPS 12; one nozzle diameter from NPS 14 to NPS 20; 500 mm (20 in.) above NPS 20. 4.5 4.5.1 Insulation Double-wall tanks with loose-fill insulation shall include the following: (a) Resilient blanket attached to the inner tank. The method of attachment shall be approved by Mobil. The vendor shall design the inner tank for the maximum external pressure conditions created by the system after 10 tank thermal cycles. (b) Means to provide for settlement or compaction of loose fill caused by thermal movement. This may be achieved by adding loose fill above the annular space and by providing outer tank roof connections to permit addition of loose-fill insulation after cooldown and during tank service. (c) Inner tank stiffening rings, when required, shall be located on the inside of the inner tank to avoid interference with the insulation system unless otherwise approved by Mobil. 4.5.2 Single-wall tank insulation shall be specified on EGE 14-D-6 and in the project specifications.

4.5.3 The bottom insulation system shall have a minimum safety factor of 2 against crushing under design or hydrotest conditions. 5. MATERIALS 5.1 Primary Components and Attachments

5.1.1 Material for bottom nozzle insert plates and annular bottom plates shall be the same specification and grade as the lowest primary shell course. 5.1.2 Materials other than those listed in API Standard 620 may be used with Mobil approval. If an alternative material is submitted for approval, the following information shall be furnished with the vendors proposal: (a) Complete chemical and mechanical specification limits, manufacturing process, and heat treatment. (b) Minimum guaranteed Charpy V-notch impact values of base material, weld material, and heataffected zone at minimum design temperature. (c) Welding consumables and procedures proposed, including any heat treatment and the resultant mechanical properties of the weldments. 5.1.3 (a) For primary components of ferritic materials, the following requirements shall be met: All steels shall be fully killed.

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(b) All steels shall be supplied from the mill in the normalized or quenched and tempered condition, as applicable. (c) 5.1.4 The actual yield strength divided by the actual ultimate tensile strength shall not exceed 0.85. Impact testing shall meet the more stringent requirements of API Standard 620 or EGE 00B22.

5.1.5 For 5 percent through 9 percent nickel steels and where the electrodes are of lower minimum specified tensile or yield strength than the base material, the electrodes shall be tested for conformance to their required yield and tensile strengths. Testing shall be done on each heat for bare electrodes and each lot for coated electrodes. 5.2 Bolting

Bolt and nut threads shall conform to ANSI B1.1 coarse-thread series, Class 2A and Class 2B, respectively. Bolting for ferritic components in API Standard 620, Appendix R, tanks with product temperatures below 29C (-20F) shall be ASTM A320, Grade L7. Bolting for austenitic stainless steel components shall be strain-hardened austenitic stainless steel. 6. FABRICATION 6.1 6.1.1 General Bottom nozzle assemblies shall be fabricated, inspected, and hydrotested in the shop.

6.1.2 Lugs, clips, and similar items attached by welding for erection purposes shall be removed, and the plate in these areas shall then be ground smooth. The ground areas in primary plates shall be examined by the magnetic particle or dye penetrant method. 6.2 6.2.1 Welding Welding shall comply with the requirements of EGE 00-B-21.

6.2.2 Automatic welding of primary shell vertical joints is not permitted without Mobil approval. Submittals for approval must include the information noted in Paragraph 5.1.2. 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.2.5 Single-pass buttwelds are not permitted. Welds for attachments to the outer surface of the outer tank shall be continuous. Carbon steel welds shall be made using low-hydrogen electrodes.

6.2.6 Steels with yield strengths greater than 300 MPa (43,000 psi) or with mechanical properties enhanced by heat treatment shall have a minimum of two layers of weld metal on all scars, pickups, structural attachments, or other welds made on the plate surface. 6.2.7 Bottom plate lapwelds shall be made using two or more passes and shall be continuous. At threeplate lap locations, it is mandatory that the lower lapwelded joint be completely welded throughout the length of the joint before the upper lap is welded. 6.2.8 The following are production test plate requirements for ferritic steel primary shells:

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(a) One test plate shall be made for each vertical and horizontal weld seam of the bottom course, midcourse, and top course. (b) Production test plates for the vertical seams shall be welded as a continuation of the actual tank welded joint and with the same consumables and machine settings. (c) Production test plates for the horizontal seams shall be welded, in the field, before the seams are welded. The plates shall be welded in the horizontal position and with the same consumables and machine settings. (d) Production test plate results shall be forwarded to Mobil within 10 working days of test plate welding. Tank welding shall stop if any test results fail to meet requirements. 6.3 Tolerances

6.3.1 The top of the shell relative to the bottom of the shell shall not be out of plumb by more than 50 mm (2 in.). 6.3.2 No single shell course shall be out of plumb by more than 1/250 of the course height. Plumbness shall be measured and reported to Mobil immediately after erection of each shell course at intervals not to exceed half the shell plate width. 7. INSPECTION AND TESTING 7.1 Radiography

Radiography shall be in accordance with API Standard 620, Table 1 herein, and the following: (a) As a minimum, secondary shells shall have all joints spot radiographed, including all three plate junctions. (b) For automatic welded joints, one spot radiograph shall be taken in the first 3 m (10 ft) of weld after each setup of the automatic welder. (c) Spot radiography minimum film length shall be 300 mm (12 in.)
TABLE 1 RADIOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIMARY SHELLS AND ANNULAR PLATES Appendix Q Other Materials 100%

Appendix R Vertical joints Horizontal joints: For thickness > 19 mm (3/4 in.) For thickness # 19 mm (3/4 in.) Annular plate butt joints 100% Spot* 100%

Appendix Q 5% or 51/2% Ni 100%

100% Spot*

Spot* Spot*

One spot for each joint, with film terminating at outer edge of annular plate.

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________ *100% if required by API Std 620.

7.2

Magnetic Particle and Liquid Penetrant Inspection

7.2.1 Where magnetic particle or liquid penetrant inspection are specified as alternatives, only the magnetic particle method shall be employed for carbon steels and steels with less than 3 percent nickel. 7.2.2 In addition to API Standard 620 inspection, the following areas of primary components shall be inspected: (a) Backgouged areas in welds that will not be spot or fully radiographed.

(b) For the weld joining the shell to the annular plates, the first pass; for 5 percent through 9 percent nickel plate, each pass. 7.3 Shop Inspection

The inspector representing Mobil shall witness the magnetic particle or dye penetrant inspection and the hydrotest of bottom nozzle assemblies. 7.4 7.4.1 Hydrostatic/Pneumatic Testing Primary tanks shall be filled with water to the design liquid level.

7.4.2 During the hydrostatic test, the primary tensile stress shall not exceed 90 percent of the specified minimum yield strength of the material or deposited weld metal. 7.4.3 Fresh water shall be used for hydrotesting. For austenitic stainless steel tanks, the chloride content shall be less than 50 ppm. For aluminum tanks, the mercury and copper contents shall be less than 0.005 and 0.02 ppm, respectively. 7.4.4 One hundred percent vacuum box testing shall be carried out on all tank bottom welded joints at a vacuum of 35 to 48 kPa (5 to 7 psi). For single-wall tanks and the inner tank of double-wall tanks, this testing shall be performed both before and after hydrotest. One hundred percent vacuum box testing shall also be carried out on all vertical and horizontal welded joints in the upper part of the primary tank shell down to 3 m (10 ft) below the hydrostatic test level. 7.4.5 The outer tank and outer tank roof shall be subjected to an air test at a pressure equal to 1.5 times the design vapor pressure. 8. TANK APPURTENANCES AND INSTRUMENTATION 8.1 General

Appurtenances shall be furnished and located as specified in the project specifications. 8.2 Venting

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Pressure and vacuum relief shall, as a minimum, comply with the requirements of API Standard 2000. The pressure-relieving capacity calculations shall be submitted for Mobil approval prior to the start of construction. One additional pressure relief valve of the same size as the other valves shall be provided. 8.3 Access

When there are no shell manways and bottom outlets are less than NPS 20 and do not allow access to the tank by removing valves, a ladder shall be provided on the inside of the shell from the roof accessway to the bottom. 8.4 Stairways, Ladders, and Platforms

8.4.1 Open-grating treads on stairways and grating-type floorplates on platforms and walkways shall be used and shall be galvanized unless otherwise specified. Galvanizing shall be in accordance with ASTM A123 for grating and structural parts and ASTM A153 for hardware. 8.4.2 Roof platforms shall be provided in all working and access areas where the roof slope exceeds 1:12 or snow or icing conditions are expected. 8.4.3 Standard railings shall be provided on the open sides of all stairways and platforms. An intermediate rail is not required if the spacing of the posts does not exceed 225 mm (9 in.) on center. 8.4.4 For single-wall tanks, stair treads shall not be welded to the shell. They shall be mounted on a stringer welded to the shell at no less than 3 m (10 ft) intervals, with 75 mm (3 in.) clearance from the insulation. 8.5 Instrumentation

8.5.1 Two servo-driven displacer level gages within perforated stilling wells supported by the tank bottom shall be provided for continuous simultaneous measurement and coupled to a differential alarm unit. Contacts shall be provided for low level, maximum operating level, high level alarm and high-high level with emergency alarm/trip. The gages shall also indicate density and temperature. A calibration chamber shall be provided. A full-bore ball valve shall be installed atop the stilling well flange to isolate the calibration chamber from the tank product. Displacer cable shall normally be required to be Invar. As an alternate, temperature compensation of the displacer cable may be integrated into software unique to each tank gage. 8.5.2 An independent level instrument for high level alarm and high-high level with emergency alarm/trip shall be provided. This instrument and the level gages shall initiate a shutdown or diversion system in a twoout-of-three configuration. 8.5.3 For temperature at various locations, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) shall be provided for the shell and floor containing the liquid. Sensors at critical shell and floor locations shall be equipped with dual RTDs. The number and location of the RTDs shall be submitted for Mobil approval prior to contract award. 8.5.4 A pressure indicator shall be provided for the tank vapor space.

9. TANK FOUNDATION The tank foundation shall comply with EGS 1210 and the following:

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(a) The type of tank foundation to be furnished shall be mutually agreed upon by the contractor and Mobil prior to the order being placed. (b) The tank vendor shall furnish the maximum design loads, uplift for all pressure-relieving cases, the maximum permissible foundation tolerances, and settlement limitations (if more restrictive than those of EGS 1210). The design uplift for the foundation and tank anchors shall be at least 1.5 times the design pressure (also see API Standard 620 criteria). (c) (d) 10. The outer tank shell/foundation junction shall be sealed to prevent the entry of moisture. Cathodic protection shall not be provided unless specified.

VENDOR DATA

10.1 The contractor shall provide a completed EGE 14-D-6 for each tank. The information on EGE 14-D-6 shall be shown on the vendors general assembly drawing. 10.2 The vendors drawings, calculations, inspection procedures, qualified welding procedures (including repair procedures), and results of procedure qualification tests shall be submitted and approved by Mobil prior to the start of fabrication. The fabricators welding procedure numbers shall be referenced on the drawings, with indication as to where they apply. 10.3 The vendor shall submit and Mobil shall approve the following: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) A hydrotest and pneumatic test procedure. A drying, purging, and cooldown procedure. Onsite vendor supervision for Item (b). A decommissioning procedure. Heat gain calculations.
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A gaging table, showing (as appropriate) capacity either in m by 3 mm increments or in bbl by 1/8 in. increments.

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APPENDIX UNDERTANK HEATING SYSTEMS A-1. General

A-1.1 Where an undertank heating system is specified to prevent freezing of the tank subsoil, it shall be an electrical system in accordance with this Appendix and the project specifications. A-1.2 Electrical facilities shall be designed and installed in accordance with EGE 33-B-1, EGE 33-B-11, EGE 33-B-12, and EGE 33-B-14. They shall be tested in accordance with EGE 33-B-15. A-1.3 The system shall be complete from the point of power supply and shall provide all necessary functions, including undertank heating, distribution, protection, alarms, temperature sensing, temperature monitoring, and control for each tank. The project specifications shall define the scope of work of the contractor and tank vendor. A-1.4 System components shall be approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) or Factory Mutual Engineering & Research Corporation (FM), for the specified area classification. Heaters shall be approved for Class 1, Division 2 locations, as a minimum, and shall meet the cable construction requirements of IEEE Standard 515. A-2. Heater Design and Materials

A-2.1 The heater cable shall have proven capability in cryogenic or refrigerated base heating installations, as applicable. Selection shall be limited to parallel resistance constant wattage (preferred) or series resistance mineral insulated (MI) cables. The latter may only be bid as an alternative. A-2.2 Heater cables shall be manufactured by companies that have produced cables for undertank heating systems for at least five years. A-2.3 Constant wattage parallel resistance heater cables shall be provided with fluoropolymer insulation, nickel-plated copper braid, and fluoropolymer outer sheath. Where the area or product stored is corrosive to copper, stainless steel 2 braid shall be used. The heater cable bus wires shall be 4 mm (12 AWG) minimum. Self-limiting or self-regulating heater cables shall not be used. The heater cable watt density shall be limited so that continuously energized heater cables shall not be damaged or have a reduced service life. A-2.4 Mineral insulated (MI) cable requirements are as follows.

(a) The sheath shall be Inconel (preferred) or copper with a fluoropolymer jacket. The selection shall be based on economics and environment (assuming the nitrogen purge is inoperative). (b) Each cable shall include a factory-installed pulling eye with a watertight seal to the cable.

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(c) Each cable shall include a flexible section, compatible with the connecting power cable, for routing to junction boxes. A-2.5 Calculated ratings shall be increased by a minimum 50 percent service factor to account for changes in items such as insulation conductivity, voltage, and heater resistance. A-2.6 Any large nozzle pit areas or other areas requiring special heating are considered as separate zones from the main area under the tank. A-2.7 Heating circuits for each zone shall be selected to provide nearly balanced three-phase connections. A-2.8 The heater circuits for each zone shall be designed to prevent subsoil freezing with the loss of one circuit. Adjacent heater conduits shall be connected to different heating circuits. A-2.9 Within a zone, power shall be supplied to adjacent heater circuits from the opposite sides of the zone. A-2.10 The duty cycle (percent of time that the heaters are energized) shall be approximately 60 percent. However, if one circuit is lost, the duty cycle of the remaining heater circuits may be as high as 100 percent and the minimum subsoil temperature shall be 0.6C (33F). A-3. Protective Devices

A-3.1 A main distribution panelboard containing circuit breakers with an overcurrent and ground-fault equipment protective device (30 mA to 100 mA) and trip indication for each outgoing circuit shall be provided. Breaker indication and reset shall not require entry into the panelboard. A common remote alarm shall be provided. A-3.2 Heater cable circuits shall be designed to have a total earth leakage not exceeding 67 percent of the ground fault leakage protection trip value to prevent nuisance tripping. A-3.3 An alarm system shall be provided to adequately monitor individual heater circuit failures not determined by the circuit breakers. Optional systems that indicate system deterioration to predict failure shall be quoted, if available. A-4. Sensors, Indicators, and Controllers

A-4.1 Sufficient temperature sensors shall be provided under the tank in each zone for control, monitoring (to provide a temperature profile of the zone), and spares. The sensors shall be three-wire RTDs (preferred) or thermocouples and shall be water resistant and sealed. A-4.2 Digital indicators and input controllers for use with the sensors shall be provided. The input controllers shall be capable of control with 1 percent repeatable accuracy. The input controllers shall provide alarms to detect open

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temperature sensor circuits and high/low temperatures. Control temperature is normally between 2C and 5C (36F and 41F). A-4.3 The number of input controllers shall be selected to ensure monitoring the specified cold spots in each zone. The main zone requires a minimum of three controllers. For single-controller zones, a redundant controller shall be installed as a backup. A-4.4 The input controllers shall be connected to a low signal select device to control the heating cables in each zone. The operation of the control shall be failsafe. In the event of failure, an alarm will be actuated and the heating system energized. A-4.5 The output controllers shall provide control and monitoring functions for the heater cables. Solid state controller design shall utilize a zero-voltage on/off control coupled with a time-proportioning control feature to produce an evenly distributed power demand. The output controllers shall digitally display the heater cable amperage for each circuit and provide high/low current alarm for each heater. A-4.6 As an alternative to Paragraph A-4.5, on/off solid state output relays may be used subject to Mobil approval. The maximum current controlled by each relay shall not exceed 80 percent of its continuous ampere rating. Ammeters shall provide visual indication of each circuit status. Current sensing relays shall monitor each circuit for proper operation and provide high/low current alarms. A-4.7 The controllers and indicators shall be remotely mounted unless otherwise indicated. Controllers, when located outdoors, shall be housed in a NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosure, free standing or wall mounted. The enclosure shall be pressurized with either instrument air or nitrogen at a minimum of 62 Pa (0.25 in. H2O). Loss of pressurization shall initiate a remote alarm in the central control room or operator building. A-5. Heater Conduits

A-5.1 Conduits shall be a minimum of 19 mm (3/4 in.) rigid galvanized steel in accordance with ANSI C80.1. Conduit couplings shall be seal welded. When embedded in sand, the external surface of the conduits and seal welds shall be given a single coat of epoxy paint, 0.1 to 0.15 mm (4 to 6 mil) thick. A-5.2 Conduits shall be installed in clean, salt free sand or concrete. This layer shall be normally a minimum of 300 mm (12 in.) thick and located above the high-water table. The conduit shall be located at the center of the 300 mm layer. A-5.3 Conduit spacing shall not exceed 1 m (3.3 ft) unless it can be shown that the requirements of Paragraph A-2.8 can be met with greater spacing. Conduit length shall allow for cable growth. Conduit bends shall be minimized to ease installation and maintenance. However, where unavoidable, they shall have the maximum radius feasible. The minimum radius shall be 10 times the conduit diameter.

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A-5.4 To minimize internal corrosion and the potential for ice formation due to heater failure, a nitrogen system with provision for initial purge shall maintain the conduits pressurized with dry nitrogen. The nitrogen system shall include provision for remote alarming on loss of pressure. A-5.5 Conduits for temperature sensors shall be located parallel to and halfway between adjacent heating conduits, generally near the center of each zone. In addition, one conduit per zone shall be perpendicular to and slightly below the heating conduits to permit obtaining a temperature profile. A-5.6 The space between the conduits and any pipe sleeves in a concrete ringwall shall be sealed against water entry by means of a nonhygroscopic, pliable material extending at least 10 cm (4 in.) into the space. A-5.7 Conduits shall slope upward to the tank center to drain to the perimeter and to compensate for the predicted differential settlement between the tank edge and center. A-6. Other Equipment

A-6.1 Two separate power sources shall be provided, unless Mobil waives this requirement on the basis of the reliability of the single source and the time required to freeze the soil. Where two sources are provided, an automatic transfer switch shall be furnished. A-6.2 All external connecting cable, junction boxes, conduits, raceways, and/or cable ladder racks shall be in accordance with EGE 33B11, EGE 33B12, and EGE 33B14. Drains shall be provided in all junction and terminal boxes. A-6.3 Circuit components shall be suitably sized for cable inrush currents due to temperature variations (cold start) and maximum cable tolerances. A-7. Installation

A-7.1 Just prior to heater pulling, conduits shall be blown free of water and a mandrel and swab shall be pulled through the conduit until the conduit is clean and dry. A-7.2 A length of corrosion resistant pulling wire attached to the pulling end of the heater shall remain coiled inside the conduit to facilitate pulling out the heater for replacement. A-7.3 Heater cable terminations shall be doubly sealed with a heat shrink/adhesive outer seal for maximum water resistance. A-8. Inspection and Testing

A-8.1 Prior to covering or encasing the conduit, it shall be air pressure tested at 103.4 kPa gage (15 psig) with a soap solution applied at joints.

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A-8.2 Factory and field tests for heater cable in accordance with IEEE Standard 515 shall be performed to ensure lengthy watertight service and high system availability. These tests shall be in addition to those specified in EGE 33B-15. Sufficient factory test data, such as resistance and load amperes, shall be taken to provide a base to determine adequacy after installation and during operation. A-8.3 Assembled mineral insulated cable shall be factory hydrotested at 590 to 785 kPa gage (85 to 114 psig) for 24 hours. The cable integrity shall be confirmed by dielectric test and resistance measurements. The factory high potential voltage test shall be conducted at twice rated voltage plus 1000 volts in a nonionic water bath. A-9. Vendor Data

A-9.1 Documents submitted with the bids shall include the following information: (a) Heater arrangement and circuit drawings, including number of zones for separate control, heater spacing, and location. (b) Heater control scheme, including duty cycle, location of sensors, temperature control criteria, and any provision for a forced frequency cycle. (c) Calculated heat leak, heat flux, heating cable watt density, and conductor and sheath temperatures for each zone. (d) Assumed thermal conductivity of the various layers on which the calculations are based. (e) (f) Heater rating service factor. Total kilowatts used for each zone.

(g) Component specifications, descriptive literature, and proposed vendors and subcontractors. (h) A-9.2 (a) (b) General QA/QC procedures. Additional documents following the bid award shall include: Shop and field testing and inspection procedures. Installation and heater replacement instructions.

(c) Instructions on raising the control temperature of adjacent heaters when one heating circuit fails, when required. (d) Heating calculations, by zone, including tank heat leak, steady state and transient temperature distribution, transient power and temperature curves during heat startup and shutdown, and sketches serving as the models (with boundary conditions) for the calculations.

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Test reports shall be submitted progressively as tests are completed.

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GENERAL DATA Manufacturing/Dwg No. Design Basis: API 620 (Appendix Q) (Appendix R) EGE 14-B-6 Welding Requirements: EGE 00-B-21 Type of Bottom: (Cone Up) (Flat) Boiloff Rate, %/day Nominal Capacity Working Capacity
3 m (bbl) 3 m (bbl)

Filling Rate Emptying Rate Design Specific Gravity of Liquid Wind Velocity Snow Load Earthquake Zone Site Amplification Factor(s)

3 m /h (bbl/h) 3 m /h (bbl/h)

km/h (mph) 2 2 kg/m (lb/ft )

INNER/OUTER TANK DATA INNER TANK Diameter Shell Height Liquid Height Design Pressure Design Vacuum Minimum Design Temperature Hydrotest Height Pneumatic Test Pressure Roof Type Materials/Impact Levels J (ftClb): Shell Roof Bottom Attachments Nozzles Flanges Bolting Insulation: (EGE 34-B-11) Shell Roof Bottom Foundation Heating FITTINGS AND APPURTENANCES SHELL ITEM Manhole TI N2 Purge Circ Stair ROOF ITEM Manhole Inlet Boiloff Vapor Return Recirculation N2 Purge Int Valve Oper Cooldown Insul Fill Submerg Pump Painting per EGE 35-B-1 and EGE 35-B-2: NO. SIZE REMARKS Vent Vac Relief Level Gage PI TI ITEM Press. Relief NO. SIZE REMARKS NO. SIZE (Outer Shell) (Outer Shell) (Outer Shell) REMARKS Inlet Suction Drain Datum Plate ITEM NO. BOTTOM SIZE REMARKS m (ft) m (ft) m (ft) kPa gage (psig) mm (in.) H2O C (F) m (ft) kPa gage (psig) OUTER TANK

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