Fire resistant tank construction

A fire resistant tank apparatus adapted for transportation and for installation above-ground to receive and dispense a liquid hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons, or the like, and includes a metallic tank having a lightweight wall structure, including an upright side wall or walls, a top wall and bottom wal...

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Hauptverfasser:	MCGARVEY, DAVID C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL PACKAGES PACKAGING ELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS, SLAG, OR MIXTURESCONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL STORING TRANSPORTING WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
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Zusammenfassung:	A fire resistant tank apparatus adapted for transportation and for installation above-ground to receive and dispense a liquid hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons, or the like, and includes a metallic tank having a lightweight wall structure, including an upright side wall or walls, a top wall and bottom wall; first port structure on the top wall defining access porting to the tank interiorp; second support structure beneath the bottom wall to support the tank at an installation site; and fire resistant material consisting essentially of a mixture of vermiculite and Portland cement applied as a coating to the outer side or sides of the tank walls, and hardened in situ to define a relatively lightweight shell enclosing the tank; the shell having thickness between about 1/4 inch and 1 inch.