1 external floating roof an external floating roof shall consist of a pontoon type or double deck type cover that continuously rests on the surface of the organic liquid and is equipped with a closure device between the tank shell and roof edge.
Pontoon floating roof tank parts.
Having thus described my invention what i claim as new and desire to secure by letters patent of the united states is.
The closure device shall consist of two seals with one seal placed above the other.
Pontoon type floating roofs are the most economical type of floating roofs in the market.
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.
Tanks with external floating roofs are used primarily to contain liquids with high vapor pressures when the vapor emissions from fixed roof tanks would exceed the standards set by the local jurisdiction.
We offer two types of tank internal floating roofs ifr s manufactured by matrix applied technologies our heavy duty pontoon type internal floating roof and the full contact type internal floating roof each has been designed to overcome the many design problems that exist in other well known brands ifr s offering value for money through low cost of ownership and long term durability.
The floating roofs can be either external i e with open top tanks or internal i e inside fixed roof tanks.
A floating roof for liquid storage tanks comprising a stiff annular peripheral pontoon a single deck portion constructed in the form of a flexible diaphragm attached to the said pontoon adjacent the upper edge thereof and sloped downwardly towards the center of the roof and radially arranged tension members each haviqg one end attached to said single deck portion at a.
Our maintenance teams can replace damaged legs seal weld pontoons repair leaks replace your outer rim and more.