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Usually cylindrical they vary greatly in size from 2ft to 200ft diameter mostly flat bottomed with either an open or conical top, some of the large tanks used in refineries have a floating top where the roof floats on top of the liquid to eliminate vapour loss.

Chapter 14.           Storage Tanks                                                                                                 

            14.1      Storage Tanks                                                                        

            14.2      Types of Tank Roofs                                                              

            14.3      External Floating Roof Tank Drainage                                              

            14.4      Foundations                                                                          

            14.5      Stairs and Ladders                                                                

            14.6      Tank Spacing                                                                         

            14.7      Dyke Design                                                                           

            14.8      Fire Protection                                                                                   

            14.9      Offsite Piping                                                                         

            14.10    Piping at Tankage