API 12F : 2008
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SPECIFICATION FOR SHOP WELDED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
Hardcopy , PDF
16-01-2019
English
01-10-2008
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1 Scope
1.1 General
1.2 Compliance
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Material
4.1 General
4.2 Plates
4.3 Sheets
4.4 Welding Electrodes
4.5 Structural Shapes
4.6 Piping
4.7 Flanges
4.8 Couplings
4.9 Bolting
5 Design
5.1 General
5.2 Joint Design Definitions
5.3 Size of Weld
5.4 Joint Restrictions
5.5 Size
5.6 Bottom Type Design
5.7 Thickness
5.8 Joints in Bottom Plates
5.9 Shell Attachments
5.10 Shell Thickness Design
5.11 Shell Joints
5.12 Deck Type Design
5.13 Thickness
5.14 Deck Joints
5.15 Shell Attachment
5.16 Cleanout Design
5.17 Connections Design
5.18 Anti-channel Drain Baffle Design
5.19 Downcomer Pipe
6 Venting Requirements
6.1 Normal Venting
6.2 Emergency Venting
7 Fabrication, Testing, and Painting
7.1 Fabrication
7.2 Welding
7.3 Testing
7.4 External Painting
7.5 Internal Coating
8 Marking
9 Inspection and Rejection
9.1 Inspection Notice
9.2 Inspection by Purchaser
9.3 Rejection
9.4 Compliance
Annex A (normative) - Specification for Tank Bolting
Annex B (informative) - Recommended Practice for Normal Venting
Annex C (informative) - Recommended Relieving Capacities
Annex D (normative) - Walkways, Stairways, and Ladders
Annex E (informative) - Suggestions for Ordering Shop Welded Tanks
Annex F (informative) - Use of the API Monogram by Licensees
Describes material, design, fabrication, and testing requirements for shop-fabricated vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, closed top, welded steel storage tanks in various standard sizes and capacities for internal pressures approximately atmospheric.
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Also available in Chinese edition, see API 12F CHINESE. (01/2014)
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Standard
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38
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American Petroleum Institute
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Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| API 575 : 2014 | INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
| NFPA 30 : 2018 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
| API 51 : 2001 | ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION PRACTICES FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| I.S. EN ISO 14224:2016 | PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE OF RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE DATA FOR EQUIPMENT (ISO 14224:2016) |
| NFPA 1 : 2021 | FIRE CODE |
| NBR 17505-2 : 2013 AMD 1 2015 | STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - PART 2: TANK AND RECIPIENT STORAGE |
| ASME B31.4 : 2016 | PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES |
| API 51 : 2001 : R2013 | ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION PRACTICES FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| 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 651 : 2014 | CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
| ISO 14224:2016 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment |
| ICC IPC CODE & COMMENTARY : 2015 | IPC® Code and Commentary |
| API 51R : 2009 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND LEASES |
| API 51R : 2009 : R2015 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND LEASES |
| NFPA 30 FRENCH : 1996 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
| API 651 CHINESE : 2014 | CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
| API 575 CHINESE : 2014 | INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
| NFPA 1 : 2018 | FIRE CODE |
| BS EN ISO 14224:2016 | Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Collection and exchange of reliability and maintenance data for equipment |
| PIP VEETA001 : 2016 | TANK SELECTION GUIDE |
| ASME B18.2.1 : 2012 | SQUARE, HEX, HEAVY HEX, AND ASKEW HEAD BOLTS AND HEX, HEAVY HEX, HEX FLANGE, LOBED HEAD, AND LAG SCREWS (INCH SERIES) |
| ASME B31.1 : 2016 | POWER PIPING |
| ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS |
| API 2000 : 2014 | VENTING ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS |
| ASME B16.11 : 2016 | FORGED FITTINGS, SOCKET-WELDING AND THREADED |
| AWS A5.1 : 91(R1999) | SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING |
| API 5L : 2012 | LINE PIPE |
| ASME B16.5 : 2017 | PIPE FLANGES AND FLANGED FITTINGS: NPS 1/2 THROUGH NPS 24 METRIC/INCH STANDARD |
| NFPA 30 : 2018 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
| ASME B18.2.2 : 2015 | NUTS FOR GENERAL APPLICATIONS: MACHINE SCREW NUTS, HEX, SQUARE, HEX FLANGE, AND COUPLING NUTS (INCH SERIES) |
| ASTM A 285/A285M : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, Low- and Intermediate-Tensile Strength |
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