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Api 2000 Uninsulated Tank Inbreathing At High Temperatures

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#1 mrbkbrown

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 04:02 PM

The tank inbreathing calculations found in API 2000 are not sufficient for uninsulated tanks with a normal operating temperature above 120F. For these conditions, API recommends an engineering review to determine the appropriate inbreathing rate. Are there any existing methods or guidelines for this type of analysis?

 

The only thing I found in my research was a presentation at the 2012 Spring Meeting & 8th global Congress on Process Safety entitled "Thermal Inbreathing Requirements of Low Pressure Storage Tanks at Elevated Temperatures." However, in looking at the table of contents for the conference proceedings, it doesn't appear the entire paper was included in the proceedings as it is only listed on one page.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

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Posted 09 September 2016 - 10:17 AM

For anybody coming across this topic, I ended up using a method outlined in the technical paper, "On the Design of Thermal Breathing Devices for Liquid Storage Tanks," by P. Salatino et al. I have provided a link below. This method, coupled with some tedious convective heat transfer coefficient calculations yielded a thermal inbreathing rate.

 

Something I thought was notable: for a 190F liquid operating temperature tank rapidly cooling during a rain event and negligible condensation, I found the inbreathing rate to be less than that calculated by API 2000 7th edition.

 

 http://www.psep.iche...(99)70830-X/pdf






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