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Introduction:

Tanks are one of the most important equipment for storing large amount of fluids which

might be highly toxic, flammable or injurious to environment and failure at any point could

result into highly hazardous or fatal accident. So proper analy sis of tank connected piping

sy stem is required for accurate functioning and safety . In this article I will give emphasis on

modeling of tank, load cases for tank

What is PipingAn attempt to explain process piping engineering basics in detail to help all the process

piping engineering professionals around the world.

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STORAGE TANK PIPING STRESS

ANALYSIS AS PER API 650 USING

CAESAR II



piping analy sis in Caesar II, tank

nozzle load checking as per API-

650.

Documents required for Stress Analy sis:

Tank G.A. drawing indicating nozzle elevation, nozzle projection.

Allowable load for tank nozzle as per vendor/manufacturer, if available.

Piping isometric, Line list, P&ID etc.

Soil settlement data of that region as per civ il department.



Modelling Procedure in Caesar II:

> Model the nozzle flange (10-20) as per tank flange pressure rating.

> Model the projection as pipe element (20-30) with same pipe diameter & schedule given in

the drawing for the nozzle up to pipe and tank intersection.

> For tanks hav ing diameter less than 36 meter model 40-50 and 50-60 in the same way as

followed for normal pressure vessels. prov ide anchor at node 60 with cnode at 61 . Add the

settlement displacement if any at node 61 .



> Following steps to be taken when doing the stress analy sis for the lines connected to tank

having diameter more than 36 meter:

> Engineering/Process data sheet to be obtained from Process team to evaluate parameter

(Radial Growth, unrestrained rotation, allowable forces and moments) as per API 650 as

shown in the following figure:



Here, Tank Coefficient of thermal expansion and modulus of elasticity can be obtained from

API 650 (2007 Edition) Appendix P, ANSI B 31 .3, or alternatively from any engineering

handbooks.

> Temperature change shall be based on the temperature at which nozzle to be checked. If

required both can be entered in successive single run to obtain nozzle movement.)

> Start run option to be executed to get the API 650 flexibility calculation and parameter

as shown in the following figure

>Radial Growth, unrestrained longitudinal rotation (as calculated from API 650

spreadsheet) to be inserted in the displacement vector as shown below with correct

orientation and direction. (See the sample attached here with).



> In addition to normal load cases, following cases, in general, shall be included for tank

piping analy sis,L1 W+P1+T1+D1+D3.OPE

L2 W+P1+T2+D2+D3.OPE

L3 W+P1.SUS

L4 L1-L3.EXP

L5 L2-L3.EXP

Where, D1 & D2 represent displacement vector as per API 650 for operating and design

condition respectively and D3 represents tank settlement, if any .

Nozzle Loading Checking:

To be checked as per APPENDIX P OF API 650 (as shown in Caesar API 650

spreadsheet) for Tanks hav ing diameter larger than 36 M(120 ft).

For Tanks smaller than 36 m (120 ft) in diameter :



Vendor has to prov ide allowable load for the connected nozzles

To be checked with Nozzle-Pro / WRC 107 / FEA/ WRC 297 / for Tanks

Related posts:

1 . Step by Step Methods for WRC 107 and WRC 297 Checking in Caesar II

2. 10 points to keep in mind while using project specific pressure vessel nozzle load tables

during stress analy sis.

3. Case Study for Fatigue Analy sis in Caesar II for a ty pical piping sy stem

4. Stess Analy sis of PSV connected Piping sy stems using Caesar II

5. Spring hanger selection and design guidelines for a Piping engineer using Caesar II

6. Co-Efficient of Friction for pipe supporting during Stress Analy sis using Caesar II

7 . Must have Load cases for stress analy sis of a ty pical piping sy stem using Caesar II

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Saturday 28 September 2013, 4:18 am

Hi, greetings from Venezuela, I really like this post, good work teaching and telling the

most common practices in piping stress analysis

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