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  • API 651 : 2014

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    CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  05-09-2014

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms and Definitions
    4 Corrosion of Aboveground Steel Storage Tanks
    5 Determination of Need for Cathodic Protection
    6 Methods of Cathodic Protection for Corrosion Control
    7 Design of Cathodic Protection Systems
    8 Criteria for Cathodic Protection
    9 Installation of Cathodic Protection Systems
    10 Interference Currents
    11 Operation and Maintenance of Cathodic Protection
       Systems

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes procedures and practices for achieving effective corrosion control on aboveground storage tank bottoms through the use of cathodic protection.

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    Development Note Also available in Chinese version, see API 651 CHINESE. (09/2015)
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API 652 : 2014 LININGS OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
    API 570 REDLINE : 2009 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
    PREN 16299 : DRAFT 2011 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
    API 653 : 2014 TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION
    API 575 : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
    ASME PTB 2 : 2009 GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY
    BS EN 16299:2013 Cathodic protection of external surfaces of above ground storage tankbases in contact with soil or foundations
    11/30234723 DC : 0 BS EN 16299 - CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
    CSA Z662 PACKAGE : 2011 CONSISTS OF Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS AND Z662.1-11, COMMENTARY ON CSA Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS
    API 353 : 2006 MANAGING SYSTEMS INTEGRITY OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES - MANAGING THE RISK OF LIQUID PETROLEUM RELEASES
    NFPA 59A : 2016 PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
    UFC 3-460-01 : Change 3 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - DESIGN: PETROLEUM FUEL FACILITIES
    API 652 CHINESE : 2014 LINING OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
    API RP 2207 : 2017 PREPARING TANK BOTTOMS FOR HOT WORK
    API 1129 : 1996 ASSURANCE OF HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEM INTEGRITY
    API 2021A : 1998 INTERIM STUDY - PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FIRES IN LARGE ABOVEGROUND ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS
    CAN/CSA-Z662-15 Oil and gas pipeline systems
    UNI EN 16299 : 2013 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
    API 2610:2005 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
    API 540 : 1999 : R2006 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING PLANTS
    API 1626 REDLINE : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
    ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
    ICC IFC CODE & COMMENTARY VOLUME 1 & 2 : 2015 IFC® Code and Commentary
    EEMUA 183 : 2011 PREVENTION OF TANK BOTTOM LEAKAGE - A GUIDE FOR THE DESIGN AND REPAIR OF FOUNDATIONS AND BOTTOMS OF VERTICAL, CYLINDRICAL, STEEL STORAGE TANKS
    API RP 652 : 2020 LININGS OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
    EN 16299:2013 Cathodic protection of external surfaces of above ground storage tank bases in contact with soil or foundations
    I.S. EN 16299:2013 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
    API 570 : 2016 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
    EEMUA 159 : 2014 ABOVE GROUND FLAT BOTTOMED STORAGE TANKS - A GUIDE TO INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
    UNE-EN 16299:2013 Cathodic protection of external surfaces of above ground storage tank bases in contact with soil or foundations
    API 653 CHINESE : 2014 TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION
    API 570 CHINESE : 2009 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
    API 1626 : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
    API 340 : 1997 LIQUID RELEASE PREVENTION AND DETECTION MEASURES FOR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES
    API 540:1999 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING PLANTS
    API 650 : 2013+ADD 3 : 2018 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
    API 650 CHINESE : 2013 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
    API 574 REDLINE : 2009 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
    API 9100B : 1998 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR MODEL EHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    API 653 REDLINE : 2009 TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION
    API 574 : 2016 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
    API 574 CHINESE : 2009 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
    API 575 CHINESE : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
    API 650 : 2013 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
    DIN EN 16299:2013-06 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
    PIP VEETA001 : 2016 TANK SELECTION GUIDE

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    NACE SP 02 85 : 2011 “Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic Protection”
    API 12F : 2008 SPECIFICATION FOR SHOP WELDED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
    API SPEC 12D : 2017 SPECIFICATION FOR FIELD-WELDED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
    NACE SP 05 75 : 2007 INTERNAL CATHODIC PROTECTION (CP) SYSTEMS IN OIL-TREATING VESSELS
    API 500 : 2012 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2
    API 575 : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
    ASTM D 512 : 2012 Standard Test Methods for Chloride Ion In Water (Withdrawn 2021)
    API 653 : 2014 TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION
    API 620 : 2013 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
    API 2003 : 2015 PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS
    ASTM D 516 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Sulfate Ion in Water
    API 1632 : 1996 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS AND PIPING SYSTEMS
    NACE TPC 11 : 2008 A GUIDE TO THE ORGANIZATION OF UNDERGROUND CORROSION-CONTROL COORDINATING COMMITTEES
    NACE TM 04 97 : 2012 MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES RELATED TO CRITERIA FOR CATHODIC PROTECTION ON UNDERGROUND OR SUBMERGED METALLIC PIPING SYSTEMS
    NACE SP 03 88 : 2014 IMPRESSED CURRENT CATHODIC PROTECTION OF INTERNAL SUBMERGED SURFACES OF CARBON STEEL WATER STORAGE TANKS
    NACE RP 01 93 : 0 EXTERNAL CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ON-GRADE CARBON STEEL STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
    NACE SP 05 72 : 2007 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF IMPRESSED CURRENT DEEP ANODE BEDS
    NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
    ASTM C 778 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Standard Sand
    API 12B : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR BOLTED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
    NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
    NACE SP 01 77 : 2014 MITIGATION OF ALTERNATING CURRENT AND LIGHTNING EFFECTS ON METALLIC STRUCTURES AND CORROSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
    API 1621 : 2010 BULK LIQUID STOCK CONTROL AT RETAIL OUTLETS
    API 1615 : 2011 INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS
    API 652 : 2014 LININGS OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
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