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2014 Think Tank(s) Presentations

• API 12 Series Standards Update
• Effective Use of Side-Entry Tank Mixers for Aboveground Storage Tank Industry
• The Grim Reaper: Tank Lining Failures
• Underground Storage Tanks in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Floating Roof Monitor Tracker
• What Exactly Happened in West Virginia? Tank Foundations/Settlement Problems
• Gasoline Storage Tank Vapor Clouds – How Much Risk?
• Lightning Protection & Risk Analysis
• API MPMS Chapter 2: Calibration
• API Standards Update
• Tank Repair Topics
• Industry Trends in Tank Overfill Protection
• Why Floating Roof Seals are Like Tires: Evaluating the Options When Specifying and Purchasing a Seal
• High Vapour Pressure Crude Test Procedure ASTM D6377
• Optical Flame Detection for Tank Rim Seal Fire Monitoring
• Floating Roofs

2011 Think Tank(s) Presentations

• Lightning Protection for Aboveground Storage Tanks
• Update on the Implementation of the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations
• API 650 Frangible Joint, Emergency Venting and Aluminum Dome Roof Fire Protection & Safety / Inspection, Repair, and Modifications of Dome Roofs
• New Technology for Sensor Monitoring of ASTs and Piping
• Impressed Current Cathodic Protection for Above Ground Storage Tank Bottoms
• Aboveground Storage Tank Venting: the Ins and Outs
• Heroes and Villains in the World of Tank and Vessel Linings
• Venting of Atmospheric Storage Tanks – API 2000 6th Edition (ISO 28300)
• Stress Analysis of Storage Tanks
• Use of Side-Entry Tank Mixers and Static Pipeline Mixers in Heavy Oil Processing
• The Effects of Sediment Deposition in Crude Oil Storage Tanks and the Use of Side-Entry Tank Mixers to Overcome These Issues
• The Future of Overfill Prevention Technology
• Reducing Injuries and Accidents Through Behaviour Base Safety
• Aviation Fuel Characteristics and Aviation Fuel Contamination
• Volumetric Tank Strapping Standards and Procedures
• Tank Shell Deflection Data Before, During, and After Hydro: A Comparison

2009 Think Tank(s) Presentations

• Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Strange Failures and Novel Innovations in the World of Coatings and Linings
• Shop Fabricated Tank Standard STI – SP031
• Static Electricity Ignitions – Recognizing, Evaluating and Controlling the Hazard
• An Assessment of the Impact of Edge Settlement and Tank Lifting on the Floor To Shell Joint of Aboveground Storage Tanks
• Floating Roof Design
• Technologies For In-service Measurement of Seal Gaps in Internal Floating Roof Tanks
• Confined Spaces, Are they Safe To Enter? Why Do People Die in Confined Spaces?
• Api 545 Lightning Protection
• Don’t Get Burned By Hot Work – Best Practices For Aboveground Storage Tanks
• Degassing Tanks, Why Beneficial?
• Tank Pipe Support Design, Options and Issues
• Crude Oil Tank Bottoms Recovery Utilizing Latest Tank Bottom Cleaner and Effective Mixing
• Understanding Settlement and Related Issues
• Product Blending, Enhancing & Upgrading with Side Entry Tank Mixers and the Use of Engineering Simulation to Determine Required Flow Patterns
• Emissions Impact From Tank Cleaning & Floating Roof Landing Losses
• Storage Tank Systems For Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations
• Testing Atmospheres – Safely