• BS 7777-1:1993

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Guide to the general provisions applying for design, construction, installation and operation

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  29-12-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-06-1993

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Guide
    1 Scope
    2 References
    2.1 Normative references
    2.2 Informative references
    3 Definitions
    3.1 Types of containment
    3.2 Other terms
    4 Design conditions
    5 Information to be exchanged between the purchaser
          and the contractor
    5.1 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    5.2 Optional and/or alternative information to be
          supplied by the purchaser
    5.3 Information to be agreed between the purchaser and
          contractor
    6 Storage concepts
    6.1 General
    6.2 Criteria for the selection of storage concept
    7 Loading cases and design considerations
    7.1 General
    7.2 Normal loading cases
    7.3 Abnormal loading cases
    8 Pressure relief
    8.1 General
    8.2 Primary internal positive and internal negative
          pressure relief system design
    8.3 Location of pressure relief valves
    8.4 Construction of pressure relief valves
    8.5 Determination of capacity of pressure relief
          systems
    9 Commissioning and decommissioning
    9.1 Commissioning
    9.2 Decommissioning
    10 Inspection and tank monitoring
    10.1 General
    10.2 Equipment
    Annexes
    A (informative) Guidance on operation
    B (informative) Guidance on a method of seismic
          analysis for refrigerated liquid gas tanks
    C (informative) Guidance on safety and other aspects
    Tables
    1 Loading cases associated with tank types shown in
          figures 1 to 3
    B.1 Component transient loading criteria
    Figures
    1 Examples of single containment tanks
    2 Examples of double containment tanks
    3 Examples of full containment tanks
    A.1 Typical example of level alarm
    A.2 Typical example of condensation in dome roof for
          butane gas
    A.3 Arrangement of sensors under tank bottom
    A.4 Typical heating time recording curve
    A.5 Flotation of the inner tank
    C.1 Pilot-operated pressure relief valve
    C.2 Dead weight type pressure relief valve
    C.3 Pilot-operated low-pressure relief valve
    C.4 Dead weight type internal negative pressure relief
          valve
    C.5 Arrangement of pressure control valves (PCVs) to
          flare, and internal positive pressure relief
          valves to atmosphere, internal negative pressure
          relief valves, locked block valves and spare
          positions
    List of references

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    Gives guidance on the selection and design of single, double and full containment tanks for the above ground storage of liquids.

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    Committee PVE/15
    Development Note Supersedes BS 4741(1971) (07/2004) Supersedes 90/73016 DC and BS 5387(1976) (10/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    BS 7777-4:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Specification for the design and construction of single containment tanks for the storage of liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen and liquid argon
    PD 7777:2000 Alternative steel selection and its effect on design and testing of tanks to BS 7777
    BS 7777-3:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Recommendations for the design and construction of prestressed and reinforced concrete tanks and tank foundations, and for the design and installation of tank insulation, tank liners and tank coatings
    BS 7777-2:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Specification for the design and construction of single, double and full containment metal tanks for the storage of liquefied gas at temperatures down to -165°C
    EEMUA 154 : 2002 DEMOLITION OF VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL STEEL STORAGE TANKS AND LPG SPHERES

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    API 2000 : 2014 VENTING ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
    BS 7777-2:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Specification for the design and construction of single, double and full containment metal tanks for the storage of liquefied gas at temperatures down to -165°C
    BS 8110-2:1985 STRUCTURAL USE OF CONCRETE - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
    BS CP3:CH5-2(1972) : AMD 7908 CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - LOADING - WIND LOADS
    BS 6656:1991 Guide to prevention of inadvertent ignition of flammable atmospheres by radio-frequency radiation
    BS 7777-4:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Specification for the design and construction of single containment tanks for the storage of liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen and liquid argon
    BS 7777-3:1993 Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Recommendations for the design and construction of prestressed and reinforced concrete tanks and tank foundations, and for the design and installation of tank insulation, tank liners and tank coatings
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