5-76 API STANDARD 650
Axis always Axis always
vertical Plain or raised-face vertical
slip-on welding, welding-neck,
or plate ring flange Alternative
Neck-to-Roof-Plate
5 mm HR Joint
6 mm
(1/4 in.) (See note)
(3/16 in.) 6 mm (1/4 in.)
6 mm Roof plate Roof plate
(1/4 in.)
DR DP
Standard-weight line pipe
DP
Nozzle with Reinforcing Plate Base for Nozzle without Reinforcing Plate
Note: When the roof nozzle is used for venting, the neck shall be trimmed flush with the roofline.
Figure 5.19—Flanged Roof Nozzles (see Table 5.14a and Table 5.14b)
Axis always vertical Axis always
(See note) vertical
6 mm (1/4 in.)
6 mm (1/4 in.)
5 mm (3/16 in.) 6 mm (1/4 in.)
Roof plate Roof plate
DR Pipe coupling
DP DP
Nozzle with Reinforcing Plate Nozzle without Reinforcing Plate
Note: See 5.8.9 for requirements for threaded connections. When the roof nozzle is used for venting, the neck shall be trimmed flush with the
roofline.
Figure 5.20—Threaded Roof Nozzles (see Table 5.15a and Table 5.15b)
C
Tank shell 8 mm (5/16 in.)
Full fillet
Detail a2
Detail a1
Internal pipe 6 mm (1/4 in.) Tack-weld
6 mm (1/4 in.) backup bar
Nozzle neck 60 to flange
Detail a3
Full fillet weld
t
14 Full fillet Detail a4
Tank bottom 8 mm (5/16 in.)
B 6HH'HWDLOVDíD
1 pipe t
6 mm 6 mm
diameter (min) (1/4 in.) (1/4 in.) Full fillet
6 mm 6 mm 8 mm
(1/4 in.) (1/4 in.) (5/16 in.)
100 mm (4 in.) t See Detail
Sand cushion A b, c, or d Detail b Detail c Detail d
NOTE The erection procedure shall be performed by one of the following methods or by an alternate design approved by a Storage Tank
Engineer:
a) For sumps being placed in the foundation before bottom placement, the sump shall be placed in position with at least 100 mm (4 in.) of
thoroughly compacted sand, or other suitable fill material, around the sump. The sump then shall be welded to the bottom.
b) For sumps being placed in the foundation after bottom placement, sufficient bottom plate shall be removed to allow for the sump to be
placed in position with at least 100 mm (4 in.) of thoroughly compacted sand, or other suitable fill material, around the sump. The sump
shall then be welded to the bottom.
Figure 5.21—Drawoff Sump (see Table 5.16a and Table 5.16b)
WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE 5-77
150 mm (6 in.)
diameter
6 mm (1/4 in.) plate
6 mm (1/4 in.)
150 mm (6 in.)
Schedule 40
pipe (see note) 10 mm (3/8 in.)
formed plate
8 mm (5/16 in.)
6 mm (1/4 in.)
Note: NPS 4 Schedule 40 pipe
(wall thickness = 6.02 mm
[0.237 in.]; outside diameter = 135 mm (51/4 in.) ID Tank roof
114.3 mm [4.5 in.]). 230 mm (9 in.) diameter
Figure 5.22—Scaffold Cable Support
Table 5.16a—Dimensions for Drawoff Sumps (SI)
Diameter of Distance from Thickness of Minimum
Depth of Sump Minimum Nozzle
Sump Center Pipe to Shell Plates in Sump Internal
NPS mm Neck Thickness
mm m mm Pipe Thickness
B mm
A C t mm
2 610 300 1.1 8 5.54 5.54
3 910 450 1.5 10 6.35 7.62
4 1220 600 2.1 10 6.35 8.56
6 1520 900 2.6 11 6.35 10.97
NOTE See Figure 5.19.
Table 5.16b—Dimensions for Drawoff Sumps (USC)
Diameter of Distance from Thickness of Minimum
Depth of Sump Minimum Nozzle
Sump Center Pipe to Shell Plates in Sump Internal
NPS in. Neck Thickness
in. ft in. Pipe Thickness
B in.
A C t in.
2 610 (24) 12 31/2 5/16 0.218 0.218
3 910 (36) 18 5 3/8 0.250 0.300
4 1220 (48) 24 63/4 3/8 0.250 0.337
6 1520 (60) 36 81/2 7/16 0.250 0.432
NOTE See Figure 5.19.
5.8.9 Threaded Connections
Threaded piping connections shall be female and tapered. The threads shall conform to the requirements of ASME
B1.20.1 for tapered pipe threads.
5.8.10 Platforms, Walkways, and Stairways
a) Platforms, walkways, and stairways shall be in accordance with Table 5.17, Table 5.18, Table 5.19a, and Table
5.19b, and OSHA 29 CFR 1910, Subpart D, or equivalent national safety standard and the requirements herein,
except as noted herein.
