Atmospheric Storage Tanks,

Compliance Aspects

Gert van Meijeren

Managing Director, CTS

Aluminium

domes for

storage

tanks

Tank seals

for floating

roof tanks

Internal

floating

roofs, non

contact and

full contact

Industrial supplies:

- Tank drain systems

- Hoses and couplers

- Valves

- Piping

- Spares

Storage tank design standards:

- EN 14015 (EU), under revision

- API 650 (global)

All related standards (EN 1991,

EN 1999, ATEX, ARBO Besluit)

Safety standards

Netherlands: PGS 29 2008

Belgium: VLAREM I and II

ATEX

Fire fighting

- NFPA 11

- Local Fire Department

Developments

- Live testing

- Extensive terminal reviews

Emission standards

- BREF (Best Reference) Storage

Tanks (IPPC EU 2005)

- EPA

- API Chapter 19 (models and

calculations)

Emission standards

-Handboek Lekverliezen (The

Netherlands)

Based on API Chapter 19

(calculations)

Emission standards

-VLAREM (Belgium)

Based on BREF (Best Reference)

Storage Tanks (IPPC EU 2005) and

API Chapter 19 (calculations)

Emission standards

- IMKO I and II (The Netherlands)

Developments

- Measurements (NTA 8399 IR

imaging VOC emissions, VRU’s and

tanks)

- More stringent requirements for

vapour treatment on loading

operations and degassing of vessels

Developments

Much stricter government control

Developments

Smell

and

emission

reduction

Developments

Emission

review at

design

stage

Tank diameter: 85.00 meter

Annual turn overs: 12.00

Product stored: Gasoline, RVP 10

Emission details:

Reference tank (100% emissions) Annual emission: Unit: Reduction (%): Remarks

Tank without IFR (reference tank) 1,823,485 kg. 0.00% Reference tank

External floating roof tanks (EFRT) Primary seal Secondary seal

Pontoon EFR Liquid mounted shoe plate seal

Rim mounted secondary seal

16,571 kg. 99.09%

Double deck EFR Liquid mounted shoe plate seal

Rim mounted secondary seal

16,571 kg. 99.09%

Domed external floating roof tanks

Pontoon EFR Liquid mounted shoe plate seal

Rim mounted secondary seal

1,282 kg. 99.93%

Double deck EFR Liquid mounted shoe plate seal

Rim mounted secondary seal

1,282 kg. 99.93%

Internal floating roof tanks (IFRT)

Tank with IFR (full contact), liquid mounted shoe plate seal and secondary wiper seal

Liquid mounted shoe plate seal

Rim mounted secondary seal

5,456 kg. 99.70%

New

tanks

and

terminals

External

floating roof

tanks are part

of the focus in

reducing

emissions

Tank

conversions,

reducing

emissions

Replacing

an external

floating roof

by an

aluminium

dome roof

and IFR

Crude oil tanks, now

Crude oil

tanks,

future

Questions?

meijeren@cts-netherlands.com