API 1631 : 2001
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INTERIOR LINING AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
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05-06-2020
English
01-01-2001
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1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
3 OBJECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE
INTERIOR LINING PROCESS
3.1 Objectives
3.2 Permit and Training Requirements
3.3 Coating (Lining) Specifications
4 PREPARATION FOR OPENING THE TANK
4.1 Safety Precautions
4.2 Tank Isolation
4.3 Removal of Liquid Product
4.4 Removal of Flammable Vapors (Vapor-Freeing)
4.5 Testing Flammable Vapor Concentration
5 TANK ENTRY
5.1 Opening the Tank
5.2 Preliminary Precautions
5.3 General Toxicity and Health Considerations
6 PREPARATION OF THE TANK INTERIOR
6.1 Sludge Removal
6.2 Special Toxicity Considerations
6.3 Tank Inspection
6.4 Surface Preparation
7 APPLICATION OF LINING
7.1 Steel Tanks
7.2 Fiberglass Tanks
8 TANK CLOSING
8.1 Steel Tanks
8.2 Fiberglass Tanks
8.3 Tank Tightness Testing
Figures
1 Eductor-Type Air Mover
2 Diffused Air Blower
3 Method for Installation of Tank Cover Plate
4 Alternate Cover Plate Installation Detail
Provides minimum recommendations for the interior lining of existing steel and fiber-glass reinforced plastic (FRP) underground tanks and periodic inspection of steel underground tanks used for storage of petroleum-based motor fuels and middle distillates.
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Standard
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| Pages |
38
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| NFPA 30 : 2018 | FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
| NFPA 326 : 2015 | SAFEGUARDING OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS FOR ENTRY, CLEANING, OR REPAIR |
| API RP 1604 : 1996 | CLOSURE OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
| NACE SP 02 85 : 2011 | “Corrosion Control of Underground Storage Tank Systems by Cathodic Protection” |
| NACE RP 02 85 : 2002 | CORROSION CONTROL OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS BY CATHODIC PROTECTION |
| API 1604 : 1996 : R2010 | CLOSURE OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
| API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 | DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES |
| API 1626 REDLINE : 2010 | STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS |
| API PUBL 1642 : 1996 | ALCOHOLS, ETHERS, AND GASOLINE-ALCOHOL AND -ETHER BLENDS - A REPORT ON FIRE-SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AT PETROLEUM MARKETING FACILITIES |
| API 1621 : 2010 | BULK LIQUID STOCK CONTROL AT RETAIL OUTLETS |
| API 1626 : 2010 | STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS |
| API 1615 : 2011 | INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS |
| API 2610:2005 | DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES |
| API 1635 : 3ED 87 | MANAGEMENT OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM PRODUCT STORAGE SYSTEMS AT MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES |
| API 1615 REDLINE : 2011 | INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS |
| NFPA 327 : 1993 | CLEANING OR SAFEGUARDING SMALL TANKS AND CONTAINERS WITHOUT ENTRY |
| NFPA 329 : 2015 | HANDLING RELEASES OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS AND GASES |
| ASTM D 543 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents |
| API 2003 : 2015 | PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS |
| API 1632 : 1996 | CATHODIC PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS AND PIPING SYSTEMS |
| ANSI/ASSE Z117.1 : 2009 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING CONFINED SPACES |
| API PUBL 2202 : 1991 | DISMANTLING AND DISPOSING OF STEEL FROM ABOVEGROUND LEADED GASOLINE STORAGE TANKS |
| API RP 2219 : 2016 | SAFE OPERATION OF VACUUM TRUCKS HANDLING FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS IN PETROLEUM SERVICE |
| ANSI N512 : 1974 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS (PAINTS) FOR THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY |
| NFPA 70 : 2017 | NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| ASTM D 790 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials |
| API 2015 : 2014 | REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS |
| ASTM D 2794 : 1993 | TEST METHOD FOR RESISTANCE OF ORGANIC COATINGS TO THE EFFECTS OF RAPID DEFORMATION (IMPACT) |
| NFPA 77 : 2014 | STATIC ELECTRICITY |
| API 1615 : 2011 | INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE SYSTEMS |
| API 2217 : 1ED 84 | GUIDELINES FOR WORK IN CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY |
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