The GOAL in proper installation is to avoid continuous weight, vibration and any expansion or contraction restriction to the plastic tank/fittings. The SOLUTION is expansion joints and spring supports. Expansion Joints Plastic tanks are influenced by thermal expansion and contraction due to changes in the temperature. The coefficient of expansion in plastic is greater than…
Come hear Ron Elkana speak on “Tanks for Chlorine Related Chemical Storage” at the Chlorine Institute Conference in Dallas, Texas (April 11-14). Are you charged with specifying storage tanks for chlorine in your application or processes? Hypochlorite and other chlorine chemical family liquids have specific requirements in order to be safely stored. Come hear about…
Are you going to the SME Annual Conference in Phoenix? If so, we’ll be there too! The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) is holding its 2016 Annual Conference & Expo in Phoenix, Arizona February 21-24. We’ll be there talking with companies that need rigid-sidewall chemical storage tanks that won’t bulge and learning about the…