Principle Of Rim Seal Protection For Floating Roof Tanks

Grishma s tank guard floating roof tank protection is a fully automatic detection cum extinguishing system.

Principle of rim seal protection for floating roof tanks.

Floating roof tank rim seal protection system. The saval cfi system for protection of rim seals on floating roof tanks is a fully prefabricated system and requires limited manpower for installation on the tank roof. The design of these primary seals is therefore very important. Each storage tank has one or more independent systems called sections depending on the size of the tank.

Each seal is customized to fit to the tank to ensure maximum performance long life and safe operation. It also serves at a safety device reducing the risk of combustible vapours in this area. The solutions available are several and each one is designed to cope with a specific tank seal design fuel content and environmental condition. The design needs to be wind resistance.

Primary shoe seal plates. Tank seals the first barrier against emission in the rim area of an external floating roof is the primary rim seal. The system is designed and manufactured for extremely fast detection and extinction of rim seal fires as per the international safety standards. Primary seals include a variety of configuration and component options.

Sometimes it becomes tough to detect a fire in rim seal system especially when the floating roof is at its lowest level. Ergil storagetech offers following mechanical seal choices for the safe protection of your internal floating roof tanks.