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mxtech1
12/12/2017 8:34pm
12/12/2017 8:34pm
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12/13/2017 10:36am
working on a risk assessment paper for the Murphy oil spill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Oil_USA_refinery_spill
The tank that ruptured had a storage capacity of 250k bbls, a diameter of 95 meters, est height of 16.6 meters, with a floating roof design.
Can any of you help estimate the mass of the steel tank?
I am having a hard time finding any material that suggests the mass of tanks this large.
For this assignment, we can estimate numbers for quantitative attributes (like mass of the tank) as long as they are "close"
Any of you out their have experience? millwrights, oil refinery folks, other engineers?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Oil_USA_refinery_spill
The tank that ruptured had a storage capacity of 250k bbls, a diameter of 95 meters, est height of 16.6 meters, with a floating roof design.
Can any of you help estimate the mass of the steel tank?
I am having a hard time finding any material that suggests the mass of tanks this large.
For this assignment, we can estimate numbers for quantitative attributes (like mass of the tank) as long as they are "close"
Any of you out their have experience? millwrights, oil refinery folks, other engineers?
The Shop
My estimated tank weight from the calculation came out to about 655 tons.
Does this seem practical?
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