Installation

Petroleum storage tanks

Compliance plate

NF EN 12285-1-Class A underground storage :

In areas where water is protected, bury in the ground on
a sand layer and infill with neutral sand

Metallic 0.75 bar liquid or 0.3 bar air proofing certificate

for the SW tank and 0,4 bar liquid for the external envelope

Rectangular tanks

Quality guarantee for your

underground storage of
petroleum products

Specific conditions for underground tanks

- European DN 600 x 720 manhole
- Safety device : space between walls filled with non-corrosive
and non-toxic antifreeze. Tank equipped with an indicator fluid
leak detection system (optical and sonic alarm)

- Anchoring by belts is recommended if there is a risk of rising

water
- No vehicle passage or load storage above the tank unless a
sufficiently strong floor is installed which must not make the tank
bear any weight
Maximum infill over the upper generator : 1,50 m

Accessories

Equipped tanks

- Bi-component polyurethane external 800 micron coating applied

hot after a 800 micron surface preparation. Tested at 6000 volts.

- Minimum distance between ground surface and the tank upper

generator : 0.50 m

Cylindrical tanks

Equipment

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Leak detector

Lifting rings

D
Indicator liquid

Anneaux de levage
B
A

VOLUME
CONTENT

DIAMETER

litres
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
8
10
12
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
70
40
50
60
80
100
120

500
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000

cm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3

258
258
258
258
508
508
508
508
908
908
908
908
512
512
512
512
512
512
512
012
012
012
012
012
012

PER
COMPART
litres
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
9

500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
500
500
500
500
500
500

SIZE
A
m

SIZE
B
m

SIZE
C
cm

SIZE
D
cm

1,59
1,99
2,84
3,71
3,26
3,89
5,07
6,19
3,39
4,04
4,79
5,83
4,67
5,69
6,76
8,78
10,75
12,94
14,97
6,44
7,74
9,16
12,10
14,89
17,77

1,00
1,40
2,25
3,13
2,60
3,23
4,44
5,56
2,60
3,25
4,00
5,04
3,69
4,70
5,79
7,80
9,77
11,96
13,98
5,22
6,52
7,94
10,88
13,67
16,59

60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60

50
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70

INTERNAL
WALL
THICKNESS
mm
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7

EXTERNAL WALL
WEIGHT

ORIFICES

THICKNESS
BOTTOM SHELL
mm
mm
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

Kg
470
590
800
990
1110
1340
1695
1965
1695
1965
2270
2780
3500
4150
4850
6200
7500
8900
10300
6180
7250
8480
10950
13980
17100

i.e. manhole
2 in 50x60
1 in 40x50
1 in 33x42
1 in 20x27
at the center

2 in 80x90
4 in 50x60
of which 1
at the center

Belts &
standard
brackets
number
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
6
7
3
4
4
5
6
7

Lafon - 44 avenue L. Victor Meunier - 33530 Bassens - France

Tel. +33 (0) 557 80 80 80 - Fax +33 (0) 556 31 61 21 - www.lafon.fr
JANUARY 2008 REF 39000012UK IND E

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Petroleum storage tanks

Visual and sonic control