{"id":2351,"date":"2021-08-11T15:11:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:22:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T16:22:00","slug":"risk-mitigation-for-floating-roof-oil-storage-tanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/es\/risk-mitigation-for-floating-roof-oil-storage-tanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk Mitigation for Floating Roof Oil Storage Tanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2351\" class=\"elementor elementor-2351\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3190abb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3190abb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71541c23\" data-id=\"71541c23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0fdaaf elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0fdaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Mitigation for Floating Roof Oil Storage Tanks<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c90e08 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c90e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Mitigation for Floating Roof Oil Storage Tanks<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0ddf8 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb0ddf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to numerous reports, it is estimated that 95% of rim-seal fires are the result of lightning strikes. When considering the massive economic loss of product and infrastructure, human safety, and environmental impact, tank fires are catastrophic events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2274589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2274589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lightning_strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightning<\/a> events do not need to be a direct strike to the tank itself. A nearby strike can create a massive voltage potential rise (VPR) across the tank surfaces, including the shell and the floating roof. Typically, external floating roof tanks are constructed with \u201cshunts\u201d located within the roof decking. The shunts are intended to create an electrical bond between the shell and the floating roof to avoid differences in electrical potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24221f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24221f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadly, shunts are extremely unreliable and cannot be visually inspected except through a maintenance event, and these occur, on average, at 10-year intervals. This leaves the tank\u2019s ability to safely conduct a lightning strike undetermined and ultimately with significant risk of fire. The shunt\u2019s poor reliability can be traced to material weakness and loose connections, but frequently the shunts lose metal-to-metal contact with the tank shell through the buildup of petroleum byproducts that accumulate on the tank wall. This creates a spark gap, and in the event of a direct or indirect strike, a spark jumps from one surface to the next and ignites the flammable vapors that escape through the tank seals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09f8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09f8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing countermeasures to protect tanks from these vulnerabilities is simple and easily corrected. The solution is utilizing Retractable Bypass Conductors (RBCs). LYTECH has developed this industry-leading product that provides an ultra-low-resistance connection that can withstand a strike event of more than 100kA. Retractable Bypass Conductors are recommended in the American Petroleum Institute\u2019s 545 Lightning Protection Recommended Practice and the NFPA 780 Lightning Protection Standard.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b5b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44b5b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/my-lytech-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4053_1920x1440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Inside tank\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/my-lytech-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4053_1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/lytech.uk\/my-lytech-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4053_1920x1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lytech.uk\/my-lytech-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4053_1920x1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lytech.uk\/my-lytech-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4053_1920x1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lytech.uk\/my-lytech-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4053_1920x1440-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lytech.uk\/my-lytech-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_4053_1920x1440-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7add9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7add9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Design &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process of applying RBCs to an external floating roof tank is straightforward. Units are evenly placed around the tank perimeter at a spacing of no more than 30m. As an example, a tank with a diameter of 95m will require 10 RBCs.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3843467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3843467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Installation &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The installation of Retractable Bypass Conductors can be performed on in-service tanks with no hindrance to operations. RBC installations require no specialized tools or equipment.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2730b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2730b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Inspection &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RBCs are easily inspected through an unobtrusive visual process requiring no out-of-service time.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80fc0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b80fc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To summarize, <a href=\"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/es\/retractable-bypass-conductor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retractable Bypass Conductors<\/a> offer tank owners a significant risk management benefit, providing enhanced, verifiable safety with zero required maintenance. Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/es\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LYTECH<\/a> for assistance in developing your tank lightning protection plan today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052921a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052921a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daa618a\" data-id=\"daa618a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5248d6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5248d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Mitigation for Floating Roof Oil Storage Tanks<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b71f72 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b71f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Mitigation for Floating Roof Oil Storage Tanks<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42b58d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d42b58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To summarize, <a href=\"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/es\/retractable-bypass-conductor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retractable Bypass Conductors<\/a> offer tank owners a significant risk management benefit, providing enhanced, verifiable safety with zero required maintenance. Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/lytech.uk\/es\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LYTECH<\/a> for assistance in developing your tank lightning protection plan today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31657f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31657f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e8456c\" data-id=\"4e8456c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5dc26 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-rounded elementor-share-buttons--align-center elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"5e5dc26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_whatsapp\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on whatsapp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>95% of rim-seal fires are the result of lightning strikes. 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