Floating Roof Bin

It consists of an open topped cylindrical steel shell equipped with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid.

Floating roof bin.

If your floating roof is beyond repair we can demo your existing roof and design a new floating roof that is compliant with the current requirements of api 650. As there is almost no gas space between floating roof deck and oil level the evaporation loss of stored oil can be greatly reduced. Refiners derived significant advantage through the floating roofs which are used to store very large volumes from super tanker shipments and meet the escalating demand for hydrocarbons in industry. Mesa etp is the exclusive carrier of wg seals an industry leader of primary and secondary floating roof seals for aboveground storage tanks mesa etp engineers each product to meet unique circumstances including floating roof and rim characteristics tank profile product stored schedule and economic situation.

An external floating roof tank is a storage tank commonly used to store large quantities of petroleum products such as crude oil or condensate. The roof rises and falls with the liquid level in the tank. This blog is part 1 of two blogs and covers the maintenance and reliability of floating roofs amongst storage tanks. The external floating roof tank has a floating roof deck which is covered on the surface of oil and floats up and down with the oil level.