Pontoon Type Floating Roof Tank

The allentech stainless steel internal floating roof was developed for products which may be corrosive to aluminum.

Pontoon type floating roof tank.

Internal floating roofis where the roof floats on the product in a fixed roof tank. External floating roofis where the roof floats on the product in an open tank and the roof is open to atmosphere. This stainless steel skin pontoon type ifr is the same basic design as our aluminum skin pontoon ifr except that all components are constructed of stainless steel. This ifr as with our standard aluminum skin pontoon type ifr is completely pre fabricated and can be installed through tank shell manways as small as 18 diameter.

The deck sits on top of the pontoons which allow it to float clear of the product surface. This invention relates to floating roofs for liquid storage tanks and particularly floating roofs of the type that are equipped with one or more pontoons for increasing the buoyancy of the roof. The two preferred configurations for external floating roofs are the double deck and the low single deck with 30 minimum pontoon area. The low single deck is the more efficient of the two for 30 to 170 foot diameter tanks.

Heavy duty aluminium skin and pontoon internal floating roof the matrix applied technologies heavy duty ifr comprises 5 core elements a central frame a deck pontoons landing legs and rim seal. Pontoon type internal floating roof. Ergil storagetech is a major supplier of pontoon type internal floating roofs which fully comply with api 650 standards. One pontoon type floating roof for liquid storage tanks wiggins john h.

There are 2 types of floating roof. Beside ergil storagetech floating roof s economic benefits they also protect the environment by not releasing toxic gasses to the atmosphere. Floating roof tanks is which the roof floats directly on top of the product. Still another object is to provide a floating tank roof in accordance with the above objects having the ability automatically to relieve pressure within the roof in case of an explosion in a.

Pontoon type floating roofs are the most economical type of floating roofs in the market.