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    An external floating roof tank consists of an open-topped cylindrical steel shell with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid. The floating roof includes a deck, fittings, and rim seal system. External floating roof tanks are equipped with a rim seal system attached to the roof perimeter that contacts the tank wall as the roof rises and falls with the liquid level. Evaporative losses are limited to losses from the rim seal and deck fittings.

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    Storage Tanks

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    An external floating roof tank consists of an open-topped cylindrical steel shell with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid. The floating roof includes a deck, fittings, and rim seal system. External floating roof tanks are equipped with a rim seal system attached to the roof perimeter that contacts the tank wall as the roof rises and falls with the liquid level. Evaporative losses are limited to losses from the rim seal and deck fittings.

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    An external floating roof tank consists of an open-topped cylindrical steel shell with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid. The floating roof includes a deck, fittings, and rim seal system. External floating roof tanks are equipped with a rim seal system attached to the roof perimeter that contacts the tank wall as the roof rises and falls with the liquid level. Evaporative losses are limited to losses from the rim seal and deck fittings.

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    Storage Tanks

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    An external floating roof tank consists of an open-topped cylindrical steel shell with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid. The floating roof includes a deck, fittings, and rim seal system. External floating roof tanks are equipped with a rim seal system attached to the roof perimeter that contacts the tank wall as the roof rises and falls with the liquid level. Evaporative losses are limited to losses from the rim seal and deck fittings.

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    External Floating Roof Tank

    A typical external floating roof tank consists of an open-topped cylindrical steel shell
    equipped with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid, rising and falling with
    the liquid level. The floating roof is comprised of a deck, fittings, and rim seal system.
    Floating roof decks are constructed of welded steel plates and are of three general
    types: pan, pontoon, and double deck.
    Although numerous pan-type decks are currently in use, the present trend is toward
    pontoon and double-deck type floating roofs.

    Manufacturers supply various versions of these basic types of floating decks, which are
    tailored to emphasize particular features, such as full liquid contact, load-carrying
    capacity, roof stability, or pontoon arrangement. The liquid surface is covered by the
    floating deck, except in the small annular space between the deck and the shell; the
    deck may contact the liquid or float directly above the surface on pontoons.
    External floating roof tanks are equipped with a rim seal system, which is attached to
    the roof perimeter and contacts the tank wall. The rim seal system slides against the
    tank wall as the roof is raised and lowered. The floating deck is also equipped with
    fittings that penetrate the deck and serve operational functions. The external floating
    roof design is such that evaporative losses from the stored liquid are limited to losses
    from the rim seal system and deck fittings (standing storage loss) and any exposed
    liquid on the tank walls (withdrawal loss).

    Internal Floating Roof Tank


    That tanks has both, a permanent fixed roof and a floating roof inside. There are two
    basic types of internal floating roof tanks:

     tanks in which the fixed roof is supported by vertical columns within the tank
     tanks with a selfsupporting fixed roof and no internal support columns
    The fixed roof is not necessarily free of openings but does span the entire open plan
    area of the vessel. Fixed roof tanks that have been retrofitted to employ an internal
    floating roof are typically of the first type, while external floating roof tanks that have
    been converted to an internal floating roof tank typically have a self-supporting roof.
    Tanks initially constructed with both a fixed roof and an internal floating roof may be of
    either type. An internal floating roof tank has both a permanently affixed roof and a roof
    that floats inside the tank on the liquid surface (contact deck) or is supported on
    pontoons several inches above the liquid surface (noncontact deck). The internal
    floating roof rises and falls with the liquid level.

    Domed External Floating Roof Tank


    Domed external floating roof tanks have the heavier type of deck used in external
    floating roof tanks as well as a fixed roof at the top of the shell like internal floating roof
    tanks. Domed external floating roof tanks usually result from retrofitting an external
    floating roof tank with a fixed roof.
    As with the internal floating roof tanks, the function of the fixed roof is not to act as a
    vapor barrier, but to block the wind. The type of fixed roof most commonly used is a self
    supporting aluminum dome roof, which is of bolted construction. Like the internal
    floating roof tanks, these tanks are freely vented by circulation vents at the top of the
    fixed roof. The deck fittings and rim seals, however, are basically identical to those on
    external floating roof tanks.

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