Protecting RAF Aviation Fuel Storage Tanks
An underground fuel storage tank at an RAF site in the UK site was designated to be internally renovated and have a new double-skin liner installed as the previous one had failed. The 10,000-litre capacity tank stores aviation fuel and is a carbon steel single wall construction.
Welds within the tank had previously been ground back causing defects and had to be repaired. Welding repairs were performed to all these areas and then blasted to prepare the surface for good coating adhesion.
The entire surface area of the tank was spray coated with Enviroline 376F-60 solvent-free coating designed for the protection of fuel storage.
Non-hazardous materials were then installed to create an interstitial space around the whole internal area of the storage tank. Once the double-skin materials are installed a final solvent-free coating is applied as the final protection for fuel storage.
FUELVAC® Protection
The FUELVAC® double-skin liner system provides a continuous interstitial space around the tank which is monitored with a Class 1 vacuum leak detection unit.
The alarm sequence (Audio & Visual) will be initiated if the vacuum pressure drops below the set level, notifying the operator of a problem within the storage tank and giving early warning.
The 10,000-litre capacity tank at this RAF base has been double-skin lined and monitored and is now operating successfully with a Class 1 Vacuum Pressure leak detection system.
The FUELVAC® system provides a continuously monitored non- compressible interstitial space, providing protection and an early warning system for any issues within the storage tank, allowing for effective management.
Contact Abfad today to give your storage tanks the ultimate protection.
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