BS 7777-1:1993
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Flat-bottomed, vertical, cylindrical storage tanks for low temperature service Guide to the general provisions applying for design, construction, installation and operation
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29-12-2006
English
15-06-1993
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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
Gives guidance on the selection and design of single, double and full containment tanks for the above ground storage of liquids.
| Committee |
PVE/15
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 4741(1971) (07/2004) Supersedes 90/73016 DC and BS 5387(1976) (10/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
36
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| 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 |
| 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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