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Development of an Optimized Oil Storage Tank Design

Case Study Highlights

Client Profile:
Technical Design Solutions Provider, Germany
Objective:
To develop a storage tank design to resist stress
and deformation due to the weight of the oil.
Challenges:
Identify alternative design solutions for the
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existing storage tank
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Ensuring the designs geometrical feasibility for

its actual application

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Maintaining the stress and deformation values

to minimum
Solution:
The existing storage tank design was modified by
providing additional cross support bars at the tank
side walls, which provided structural strength and
reduced the stress and deformation values
considerably.
Software Used : ANSYS Professional NLS 14.5

Designing a storage tank requires taking into account

diverse factors, in order to avoid premature failure.
Out of the several loads the tank has to
accommodate, the load acting due to weight of the
fluid to be stored is of prime importance. The fluid
weight also induces stress over the tank surface,
resulting into deformation and ultimately increases the
chances of tank failure.
The client requested a similar solution for the storage
tank designed to store oil. The major concern from the
customers end was to re-develop the storage tank
geometry, having the ability to withstand stress and
minimize deformation values.

The Solution
The existing storage tank design was first analyzed to
measure the stress and deformation values,
considering the weight of the oil. Despite the stress
values obtained were within the permissible range, the
deformation was present and needed to be addressed.
To minimize the deformation values, a new tank design
was proposed, which included the application of
additional support bars at the tank walls. The
additional support enhanced the storage tank strength
with 45% reduction in deformation values.This solution
can also be provided using Altair Hyperworks,
Autodesk Simulation, NASTRAN, Abaqus, ProMechanica, NX-CAE.

Benefits
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Improved storage tank design to withstand the oil

weight effectively without deformation

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Reduction in tank bulging due to excess strength

provided by cross bars

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Improved tank life due to minimized stress

generation
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Significant reduction in time required for physical

tests

About Hi-Tech

Author: Bhaumik Dave

FEA Consultant

Hi-Tech is a pioneer engineering outsourcing company since 1992 based in India & USA. It provides expert Computer
Aided Engineering - CAE consulting services for engineering / product design analysis by modeling & simulation. The
primary services extended include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), product
design optimization and value engineering services to Automotive, Building / Construction, Process industry, Power
Generation, Manufacturing & Heavy Engineering industries.
Hi-Tech Outsourcing is your innovative partner offering multidisciplinary services for various domains across industries. We are an ISO
9001:2008 Certified India based organization providing comprehensive outsourcing services to 3,100 plus - 80% recurring clients
across USA, Europe, Australia and Middle-East. Enhancing your business operations, making them smarter, faster and cheaper has
been our ongoing pursuit, backed with two decades of experience. It has helped us evolve into a leading customer centric outsourcing
service provider for all your BPO, Software, AEC, and Engineering solutions.

Source: http://www.hitechos.com/pdf/eso/fea/development-of-an-optimized-oil-storage-tank-design.pdf

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