API 650 – Design of Storage Tanks I

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Javier Tirenti

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Static Equipment/ Online Courses/

320.00€

API 650 – Tanques de Almacenamiento I - ETC Funsafe

Price 320.00€

Duration: 40 Hours

Lectures: ¡Available!

Video: English / Spanish

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What to Expect

Get familiar with the code organization and acquire vocabulary and fundamentals.
Learn to design and calculate the main parts of an Avobeground Storage Tank.
Benefit from Lessons Learned and Best Practices from different international projects.

Who Should Attend And Training Objetives

This course is intended for graduates (or soon to be), designers, freelancers, technicians and engineers involved in: calculation, design, selection, manufacturing, safety, quality and maintenance of systems and equipment in industrial processes.

Previous knowledge of this subject is not required to attend to the course.

The main objective of this course is to transfer to participants the theoretical and practical skills required in projects, obtained from experience and sound engineering practices.

Methodology

Available in English and Spanish
Self-guided Hands-On
40 hs Dedication, 60 days Open
Self-paced course
Available 24/7
“Learn by doing” concept
Non-scheduled sessions
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Available on IPhone / Android

Resources Available

Study Notes
Introductory Videos
Multiple Choice Assignments
Real Data Sheets
Calculation Sheets Included
Extra Material
Instructor Support
Virtual Campus: Schoology

1. Aboveground storage tanks

Design codes

2. API 650 code

Code organization, Scope
Other applicable codes

3. Material selection

Corrosion types, Corrosion Allowance
Essential properties of materials
Material designation

4. Design conditions

Design loads
Internal and External pressure
Design temperature

5. Tank shell design

Thickness calculation by the 1-foot Method

6. Tank bottom design

Annular ring

7. Nozzle Selection

Standard flanges
Nozzle necks
Reinforcements
Nozzles in tanks

Case Studies

Module 1: vocabulary, terminology, organization of the code, design conditions and material selection.
Module 2: shell thickness calculation according the one-foot method.
Module 3: nozzle selection. Design of the different parts to be taken into account.
Module 4: design and calculation of bottom and annular plates.

Complementary Parts

Part II: Analysis due to Wind, External Pressure, Shell Rings Design and Wind Overturning.
Part III: Roof types and Support Structure Design, Seismic & Anchor Bolts Calculations.

All three parts together cover the complete design of a Storage Tank.

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