Engineering and Maintenance
Design, Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Tank and Tank Farms

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Design, Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Tank and Tank Farms Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
- Assess the configuration, operation and management practices of tank farms in terms of facility capacity, operational effectiveness, and the cost/benefit of feed, intermediate and product storage.
- Appreciate the importance of codes, standards, regulations & recommended practices in terms of hazard management and incident scenario layer of protection safeguarding
- Identify the different types & classifications of tanks and their applications
- Understand considerations of materials-of-construction & various corrosion protection strategies and tactics including cleaning, coating, & cathodic protection
- Become familiar with fire protection of tanks & tank farms: venting, frangible roofs, flame & detonation arrestors, protection from ignition by static electricity, principles & practices of bonding and grounding, principles of inerting, selection criteria for fire suppression systems
- Apply tank emission control measures & procedures to satisfy regulatory requirements
- Understand the principles, preparations, & practices associated with tank cleaning, entry, inspection & repair
- Use a system approach on tank operations including tank entry, tank bottoms, sludge, source reduction, mitigation, vapor freeing, degassing and tank cleaning
- Determine the various tank accessories used in the tank & tank farm design, operation, inspection & maintenance and be able to explain their features & functions
Who Should Attend?
Production engineers, Safety engineers, production technicians and production supervisors.
Course Outlines:
- Introduction
- Statutory Rules/ Regulations
- Introduction to codes, standards, regulations, & recommended practices
- Hazardous Area Classification
- Installation Layout
- Plant layout philosophy
- Layout of facilities
- General consideration for the layout of the facility
- Layout of storage tanks
- Design Considerations
- Types of storage tanks
- Selection of type of storage tanks
- Selection of Seals for Floating Roof Tanks
- Special Considerations
- Tank appurtenances Tank farms/manifolds
- Tank heaters
- Drains from the tanks
- Vents (Open Vents, Breather Valve, Emergency Vents)
- Dip Hatch/Sampling
- Instrumentation
- Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
- Level controls on Tanks
- Temperature and Insulation
- Piping/valves/flanges
- Bulk Loading /unloading operations
- Electrical equipments
- Installation Lighting
- Safe Operating Practices in Storage and handling of bulk petroleum products
- Safe Operating Practices.
- Procedures for Operation
- Pipeline Transfer Operations
- Tank farm Operations Safety Precautions in Tank Farm Area
- Fire Protection Facilities Tank Emissions Overview of
- Tank Emissions Concepts
- System and Emergency Shut Down Logic.
- Tank Inspection, Repairs and Maintenance Industrial Standards
- Corrosion protection strategies and tactics including cleaning, coating, & cathodic protection.
- Tank Accessories Ladders, Platforms, and Stairs and Access ways
- Tank Operations Tank Entry Standard
- Management of Change
- Emergency Planning and Response
- Safety Inspection/Audit