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Industrial storage tanks
Posted by hbgatsf on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 1:05 PM

These tanks are in the Walthers kit 933-3154.

While I can think of many uses for the upright tanks individually, I can't think of an application where they would be connected with a single pipe.  Any ideas?

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Posted by "JaBear" on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 3:42 PM

hbgatsf
I can't think of an application where they would be connected with a single pipe.  Any ideas?

I’d suggest that if due to increased use, if the original tank no longer had the capacity but was still in good condition, then the cheaper option would be to add the second tank, than replacing it with one larger tank. Also, no production lost due to just adding the second tank.
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Posted by MidlandMike on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 8:18 PM

hbgatsf
While I can think of many uses for the upright tanks individually, I can't think of an application where they would be connected with a single pipe.  Any ideas?

Perhaps at the start of production they need to contain some fluid that does not meet specs.  Also they don't have to shut down production while one of the tanks is cleaned out.

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Posted by wrench567 on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 10:02 PM

   Compressed air. More storage will give the compressor to keep up with more volume.

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Posted by kasskaboose on Thursday, August 24, 2023 8:17 PM

Perhaps water or cold air?  Just a wag.  Perhaps there's an HVAC tech or engineer who can weigh in?

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Posted by gmpullman on Thursday, August 24, 2023 8:42 PM

The plant I worked in had lots of tanks.

 Tank_farm by Edmund, on Flickr

Liquids, gases, slurries, settling, agitating. Some were called 'blowcases' where a product was loaded into the tank, then pressurized and 'blown' into another tank in another location.

 Metal from roof by Edmund, on Flickr

Sometimes there was a series of three tanks that had a catalyst in it. One tank would be in use, another one already regenerated and ready for use and a third was being regenerated (the catalyst being scrubbed). This was mainly for gas purification.

We had some tanks made of three-inch thick cypress. An econimically-minded engineer said we didn't need that expensive wood so he bought a Fiberglas tank.

 CWW_South-tank by Edmund, on Flickr

Somehow that didn't seem to have the same longevity as the cypress.

 Hydrogen generator by Edmund, on Flickr

Nothing says you couldn't add more piping to the Walthers tanks. Generally there would be separate relief valves on them as well as heating jackets, condensate drains and sample lines off the tanks, for example.

 Chem_tank-farm2 by Edmund, on Flickr

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Posted by hbgatsf on Friday, August 25, 2023 6:22 AM

Thanks for all the replies.  I now believe that Walthers intends for the tanks pictured to be used for compressed air although there is no reason they can't be adapted for something else.

Ed - I am surprised you didn't post this picture:

 

Rick

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