External Floating Roof Tank Drain System

The roof rises and falls with the liquid level in the tank.

External floating roof tank drain system.

We will provide installation drawings if you send us your drain data. Drain water on external floating roofs may contain sediments and debris which causes the drains to malfunction. The matrix applied technologies drain system is easy to install in any tank. An external floating roof tank is a storage tank commonly used to store large quantities of petroleum products such as crude oil or condensate.

In tanks above 60m diameter it is advisable for safety reasons to fit more than one drain. The hmt pivot master floating roof drain system is designed to innovatively provide a better solution to floating roof drainage problems. Ergil storagetech swivel joint drain system model no 800 ergil storagetech swivel joint roof drain system model 800 is especially applicable to external floating roof storage tank in order to drain the rain water. Each drain line requires just a 500mm wide corridor to operate in between sump and shell nozzle.

Floating roof storm water drainage systems are a vital component to the stability and operation of your external floating roof tank. Water buildup from rain and melting snow add a significant amount of weight on the floating roof system. Adequate draining of this rain water is a very important aspect of safe and reliable operation of storage tanks with external floating roofs. The primary drain for an external floating roof is required to be 3 inch minimum for tanks up to 120 feet in diame ter and 4 inch minimum for larger diameters.

With the correct material selection it is suitable for all kind of stored products. Internal floating roof external floating roof seal al dome roof drain system floating suction oil skimmer tank fitting. Introduced in 1982 this system combines the flexibility of the various flexible hose pipe systems with the strength found in rigid pipe swivel joint systems.