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 UL 58 - Standard for Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids ULC S615 - Standard for Reinforced Plastic Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids UL 1316 - Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products, Alcohols, and Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures

 ULC S603 - Standard for Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable And Combustible Liquids ULC S603.1 - External Corrosion Protection Systems for Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids UL 1746 - Standard for External Corrosion Protection Systems For Steel Underground Storage Tanks

UL 80 - Standard for Steel Tanks for OilBurner Fuel ULC ORD-C80.1 Non-Metallic Tanks for Fuel Oil UL 142 - Standard for Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids UL 2245 - Standard for Below-Grade Vaults for Flammable Liquid Storage Tanks ULC S601 - Standard for Shop Fabricated Steel Aboveground Horizontal Tanks

UL 2085 - Standard for Protected Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids SwRI - Southwest Research Institute SwRI 97-04 SwRI 93-01 API - American Petroleum Institute API 12F API 650, App. J

 UL 971 - Standard for Nonmetallic Underground Piping For Flammable Liquids SU 971A - METALLIC UNDERGROUND FUEL PIPE

SU means the document is an Outline of Investigation, not a Standard

ULC S660 - Standard for Nonmetallic Underground Piping for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

 SU87A - Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Gasoline/Ethanol Blends with Ethanol Content Greater Than 15 Percent ULC ORD-C142.19 - Spill Containment Devices for Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Storage Tanks UL 157 - Standard for Gaskets and Seals UL 330 - Standard for Hose and Hose Assemblies for Dispensing Flammable Liquid UL 525 - Standard for Flame Arresters

 UL 536 - Standard for Flexible Metallic Hose UL 860 - Pipe Unions for Flammable and Combustible Fluids and Fire-Protection Service UL 1106 - Standard for Marine Manually Operated Shutoff Valves for Flammable Liquids

SU 2583 - FUEL TANK ACCESSORIES SU 2215 - OIL/WATER SEPARATORS NLPA 631- Linings API 1631 - Linings

Consistent Cover all necessary requirements Without unnecessary restrictions Be able to test as efficiently as possible Clear and concise Anyone should be able to read test, understand it and duplicate the test Fill in the blank ________________

 Prescriptive

ULC S603, Steel Underground Tanks UL 971, Non-metallic piping UL 58, steel thickness

Performance

Calculation

All three methods should cover structural design, product compatibility and safety issues

 Steel head, or end plate thickness Weld joints allowed Fitting details

 Specifies weld joint designs Air pressure shop test, 3 5 psi

 UL allows either a calculated approach, using formula known as Roark OR Performance test, with limitations, Roark is a conservative approach. Does not rely on backfill for support.

 Coating tests mirrored after FRP tank standard Interstitial communication is required Mainly performance standard, 2009 ANSI approved

UL 1316
ISBN 1-55989-385-0

Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Underground Storage Tanks for Petroleum Products, Alcohols, and Alcohol-Gasoline Mixtures 1996

Atmospheric Tank Single wall Double wall Does not cover heating coils or compartment tanks Mainly performance, but Steel fittings and venting specified

 Three tests
Water load test, one hour External Pressure on buried tank Internal pressure

12 External Pressure Test 12.1 A tank shall be tested as described in 12.2. The tank shall not implode or otherwise be damaged. 12.2 The empty tank is to be installed in a test pit using the specified anchoring system and the specified backfill procedure. The pit is then to be filled with water to such a level that the tank is submerged to its maximum specified burial depth. The tank is to remain submerged for 24 hours. While the tank is still submerged, it is to be subjected for 1 minute to a partial internal vacuum so that the internal pressure on the tank is 5.3 inches of mercury less than the external pressure imposed by the hydrostatic head. 13 Internal Pressure Test A tank shall withstand without rupture for 1 minute to an internal pressure as specified: 10 ft dia or less, 25 psi Greater than 10 ft, 15 psi

 Immersion Testing - 180 to 270 days

Must maintain 50% of strength

 Impact and Cold Exposure

16 hour conditioning 1.18 lb ball

Light and water exposure

180 to 360 hour exposure Must maintain 80% strength

 Comprehensive test program with 27 possible tests Interstitial communication Puncture & crush resistance Pressure & Vacuum Permeation Impact

 Product compatibility testing

(100% ethanol & 100% methanol

Failure to burst Failure modes include cracking, splitting, bulging, collapse and delamination

 Scope currently covers vapor control, emergency vents, normal vents, caps and covers Prescriptive in that it states min/max for pipe diameters Performance to prove protection against Rain entry Ice Blocking

Test fluids include Biodiesel & aggressive fuels

 Scope includes meters, hoses, pumps, etc. Product compatibility testing includes aggressive fuels Cyclic endurance testing done for moving parts

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Test fluids vary Only one standard includes biodiesel Two test with aggressive fluids Steel does not require testing

 Interstitial communication required for three UL standards Performance based mixed with prescriptive requirements with some calculation UL standards cover only to the point the product leaves the factory