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API 650 / API 620

Welded Tanks for Oil, Petroleum & Chemical Storage

API 650 and API 620 are the global benchmarks for the mechanical sizing, seismic qualification, wind stability, and foundation loading of large welded storage tanks operating in oil refineries, fuel terminals, and chemical plants.

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API 650 / API 620
POLIEN Verified Code Scope

Design Criteria & Limits

VolumeStorage Capacity
50 m³ up to 50,000+ m³
PressureDesign Pressure
Atmospheric (API 650) / 15 psig (API 620)
SeismicEarthquake Code
API 650 Appendix E Sloshing
RoofRoof Types
Fixed Cone, Self-Supporting Dome, Floating

Application Scope

  • Crude Oil & Refined Fuel Storage Terminals
  • Chemical Raw Material and Acid Storage Tanks
  • Industrial Firefighting and Process Water Reservoirs
  • Biofuel and Liquefied Gas Storage Facilities

Polien / Core Disciplines

Engineering Calculation Scope

DISCIPLINE 01POLIEN VERIFIED

API 650 Atmospheric Storage Tanks

Vertical cylindrical storage tanks sized using 1-Foot Method and Variable-Design-Point calculations for plate shell thickness optimization.

DISCIPLINE 02POLIEN VERIFIED

API 620 Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

Large field-assembled storage tanks operating up to 15 psig with meridional and tangential stress checks.

DISCIPLINE 03POLIEN VERIFIED

Seismic Design — API 650 Appendix E

Impulsive and convective (sloshing) hydrodynamic seismic calculations, overturning moments, and anchor bolt sizing.

DISCIPLINE 04POLIEN VERIFIED

Wind Overturning & Wind Girder Sizing

Top and intermediate wind girder section modulus calculations, fixed cone roof, dome roof, and internal/external floating roofs.

Polien / Deliverables

Deliverable Technical Dossier

Certified API 650 / 620 Mechanical Calculation Dossier
Seismic Sloshing and Wind Overturning Reports
Plate Layout & Shell Course Flat Patterns
Foundation Loading Data Sheet (Anchor & Soil Loads)
Nozzle Orientation and Roof Penetration Details
2D Workshop & Erection Drawings (DWG / PDF)

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