Measures taken to ensure safe operation of an ammonia storage tank

✍ Scribed by M. Walter; R. Lesicki

• Book ID: 105358898
• Publisher: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 893 KB
• Volume: 17
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1066-8527
• DOI: 10.1002/prs.680170410

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

An ammonia storage tank was built at the BASF Antwerp site in 1969 on land reclaimed from the sea. After several years of operation uneven foundation settlement, of up 2, occurred. In order to assure stability of this area for the next operation period (at least 10 years) measures were taken to ensure continued safe operation. One key measure was strain gauge monitoring at the location of maximum stress.