Floating Roof Tank Foam System

A pontoon type roof floats directly on theflammable liquid surface.

Floating roof tank foam system.

In simple words correct amounts of water and foam are necessary for a perfect mix. It consists of an open topped cylindrical steel shell equipped with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid. Foam induction proportioning system plays the lead role in tank protection system. When the floating roof isn t properly centered it can drift from wind turbulence or drag force on columns and gauge poles.

Mechanical shoe or tube seal attached to its full perimeter. Our floating roofs are used by all major oil companies as well as oil storage and pipeline companies because they are safer more cost effective and more environmentally friendly than other floating roof systems. Foam delivery device decides foam solution amount. In 1998 float tek was founded in taiwan with the objective of providing better technology to the geodesic dome floating roofs seal systems tank accessories in the market of above ground storage tank.

In order to keep floating roofs centered the pressure mechanisms in floating. The rim seal covers the space between the floating roof and the tank shell side. The floating roof seal should apply enough pressure to keep the floating roof centered. Rim seal unit on a floating roof tank sa fire protection is an oem of rim seal fire detection suppression solutions for the protection of floating roof tanks.

Mesa s foam delivery system fds is designed to provide fast delivery of fire extinguishing foam through pipelines in the center of the tank and directly ou. An external floating roof tank is a storage tank commonly used to store large quantities of petroleum products such as crude oil or condensate. Sandborn roofs manufactures the patented sandborn full contact internal floating roof system ifr. Those instruments are connected to the main control system or f g that manage the system logics and triggers the traditional foam system.

The rim seal foam pourer is used for one of the most common applications of protecting tank seal in vertical liquid storage tank with internal floating roof with low expansion foam system. The roof rises and falls with the liquid level in the tank. Open top floating roof storage tank is similar to the cone roof tank in construction but with the exception that it has no fixed roof. In extreme cases the result can be catastrophic.