A 2 Day Workshop on
Storage Tank Operation,
Maintenance & Safety (STO)
7 - 8 November 2023
Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre Hotel, Dubai, UAE
Overview
This two-day workshop will provide a basic understanding of storage tanks, how they are operated, managed and maintained, and explain the concept of vapour emissions and how to measure and control them on existing and new-build tanks, in order to ensure a safe and environmentally acceptable storage tank facility.
Attend this 2-day workshop to fully understand the:-
- Basic design and construction of various types of storage tanks
- Terminology used in the storage tankage industry
- Equipment specified and installed in storage tanks to control vapour emissions including a special focus on the Aluminium Dome Roof
- Impact of hydrocarbon vapour emissions on environment and health concerns
- How vapour emissions can be detected and measured
- Practical Measures for tank design and maintenance engineers to control vapour emissions
- Best practices and practical measures for controlling vapour emissions from storage tank equipment in line with international requirements
Who Should Attend
Refiners
Terminal Operators, Maintenance/Inspection
Consultants
Tank, Operations, Storage
Professionals
Engineers, Construction, Superintendents
Managers
Tank Farm Operations, Construction, Safety
Course Director
Dr Brian Quinn
Marine Consultant Associates
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mantle Consultant Associates focuses on providing advice and technical assistance primarily within the storage tank industry with our Course Leader Dr Brian Quinn having more than 40 years’ experience and expertise in the international storage tankage business industry. A Chartered Mechanical Engineer from the University of West Scotland, Dr Brian Quinn is a specialist in the use of aluminium alloys in complex Aluminium structures and has provided independent and practical advice on a complicated subject to many companies in the UK, Middle East and Asia, on the design and operation of storage tanks.
Prior to starting Mantle Consultant Associates, Dr Brian Quinn worked at Toyo Kanetsu KK (TKK) as the GM for the Middle East in Abu Dhabi, Resident Engineer of Mobil Oil based in Norway and Site Manager/Project Manager for Motherwell Bridge Engineering based in the UK and UAE.
Programme at a Glance
Introduction: Terminology used for Storage Tanks - Fixed Roof and Floating Roof Tanks - Cone Roof - Dome Roof Tanks & Aluminium Dome Roof - Underground Tanks - Cryogenic Tanks
Internal Floating Roof Tank: Pontoon - Full Contact, Honeycomb & Pan types - Cable Supported - Seals
External Floating Roof Tank: Rim Gap Primary & Secondary Seals - Roof Drains - Gauge Pole Sleeves - Leg Seals
Vapour Emissions from Fixed and External Floating Roof Tanks
Cost, Environment, Health & Safety Impact of Vapour Emissions
Practical measures that can be taken by Tank Terminal Operator and Maintenance Staff to ensure the Integrity of the Tank and Control Vapour Emissions
Video - Erection of the Aluminium Dome Roof
