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  1. Sundar S

    Oil penetration testing

    Hi all, Good day Can anyone advise whether oil penetration testing is possible in pontoon type Alum internal Floating roofs? The deck seams are of bolted construction and are vapour tight. Please provide some details. Thank you all.
  2. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs for crude oil storage

    Hi Little Inch, Thanks for your response, Yes the walls and floor are coated
  3. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs for crude oil storage

    Hi IFRs, Thanks for your valuable feedback
  4. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs - dormant loss

    Hi 3DDave, Thanks for your feedback will look into it
  5. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs for crude oil storage

    Hi people, Good day! I need a clarification on storage of Crude oil with Aluminium IFRs. Understand that crude oil can be stored in an Aluminium IFR tank. However, I wanted to know whether the sulfur content in the crude will damage or corrode the aluminium parts? Sulfur Content for the...
  6. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs - dormant loss

    Hi HTURKAK, Thanks for your feedback. As this is an Internal Floating Roof with a fixed roof tank there is no need for an additional vapor recovery system. This is how we operate the IFR tanks. Your suggestion of PV is a great idea however safety regulations will not permit those unless the...
  7. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs - dormant loss

    Hi 3DDave, There is no chance for theft.
  8. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs - dormant loss

    Hi LittleInch, Thanks for your valuable feedback. We measure dip of the liquid on a daily basis and converted into mass by calcs Nope there are no leak on any of the valves which was checked on a regular basis. Temperature ranges from 25deg C to 36 deg C. Yes Gasoline in an IFR tank with...
  9. Sundar S

    Aluminium Floating Roofs - dormant loss

    Hi people, Good day! We are handling aluminium floating roofs for gasoline storage. For the past 2 months we have kept the floating roof dormant without any receipt or delivery in the tank. We find the vapour losses are more than usual for these two months. The physical stock in start of...

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