Pontoon Roof Tank

Constructed with a variety of materials for product compatibility hmt internal floating roofs are customized for each specific storage tank.

Pontoon roof tank.

A type of floating tank roof supported by buoyant floats on the liquid surface of a tank. Skin pontoon internal floating roofs view family of internal floating roofs hmt offers a comprehensive line of internal floating roofs for aboveground storage tanks. 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. The roof rises and falls with the liquid level in the tank.

Single deck floating roof tank 12 figure 1 7. Pontoon type floating roofs are the most economical type of floating roofs in the market. Double deck type floating roof 10 figure 1 6. Types of fixed roof tanks 8 figure 1 4.

When liquid is pumped into the tank during the operation of filling the tank the roof is effective as a floating roof as soon as the bottom of the peripheral pontoon is sealed by the liquid in the tank. An external floating roof tank is a storage tank commonly used to store large quantities of petroleum products such as crude oil or condensate. Leaking pontoons can fill with product from the tank causing the floating roof to sink. It consists of an open topped cylindrical steel shell equipped with a roof that floats on the surface of the stored liquid.

Mesa etp s floating roof pontoon repair liners are most commonly used in pontoons that have begun to leak. Single deck pontoon type floating roof 9 figure 1 5. Ergil storagetech internal floating roofs which minimize the evaporation losses of stored products such as jet fuels gasoline diesel and crude oil can be supplied as aluminium or stainless steel. The roof rises and falls with the liquid level in the tank.

Double deck floating roof tank 13 figure 1 8. Storage tank capacities and levels 15. 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 floating roof can be severely damaged if it sinks into the product.