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Storage Tanks (API 620)

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2 hrs
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Chaitanya Purohit
Chaitanya PurohitConsultant
AerospaceAutomotive
  • Session recordings included
  • Certificate of completion
  • Foundational Learning
  • Access to Study Materials
Volume pricing for groups of 5+

Why enroll

Mastering Storage Tanks (API 620) can significantly enhance your career in tank engineering, leading to roles like Tank Engineer, Storage Tank Designer, or Facilities Engineer, with median salaries ranging from $90,000 to over $140,000. With this training, you'll gain expertise in designing, fabricating, and erecting large storage tanks, ensuring compliance with API 620 standards. This knowledge will also equip you to analyze tank stress, select materials, and optimize tank performance. As a certified professional, you'll be highly valued by industries like oil and gas, chemical processing, and energy, where storage tank safety and reliability are critical. Your expertise will also enable you to lead tank inspection and maintenance teams, ensuring compliance and minimizing downtime.

Your instructor

Chaitanya Purohit

Chaitanya Purohit

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Consultant

31+ yrs experience·India

112Courses
16Learners
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Is this course for you?

You should take this if

  • You work in Aerospace or Automotive
  • You're a Chemical & Process / Mechanical Engineering professional
  • You prefer live, instructor-led training with Q&A

You should skip if

  • You need a different specialisation outside Chemical & Process
  • You need fully self-paced, on-demand content

Course details

This course offers an in-depth study of API 620, the American Petroleum Institute standard for the design and construction of large, welded, low-pressure storage tanks. It is tailored for engineers, designers, and safety professionals involved in the design, fabrication, inspection, and maintenance of storage tanks used for storing oil, chemicals, and other industrial liquids. Participants will develop a solid understanding of API 620’s design principles, material selection, welding requirements, and fabrication practices. The program also covers safety considerations, inspection techniques, and maintenance procedures to ensure reliable and efficient tank operation. Through practical examples and case studies, learners will gain the skills needed to evaluate tank designs, identify potential risks, and implement industry best practices. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to contribute to safe, compliant, and cost-effective storage tank projects.

Course suitable for

Key topics covered

  • Introduction to API 620

  • Tank Design Principles

  • Materials and Corrosion Control

  • Welding and Fabrication

  • Tank Construction and Installation

  • Tank Inspections and Testing

  • Tank Maintenance and Operational Integrity

  • Tank Safety and Risk Management

  • Regulatory Compliance and Environmental Considerations

  • Challenges in Storage Tank Design and Operation

Opportunities that await you!

Career opportunities

Training details

This is a live course that has a scheduled start date.

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Questions and Answers

A: Governing principle: frangible joints sacrifice the roof to protect the shell. Applied here: if the joint sticks, pressure rises until the next weakest boundary yields, often the lower shell courses per API 620 stress limits. Distractor trap: B appeals to people assuming P/V valves cover all overpressure cases, ignoring rate-of-rise limits.

A: Governing principle: inerting follows dilution, not reaction. Applied here: to drop from 21% to ~2%, one volume change gives the right scale before inefficiencies. Distractor trap: B catches engineers importing purge practices from long pipelines rather than closed tanks.

A: Governing principle: thin shell hoop stress scales with pressure times radius over thickness. Applied here: low pressure but large radius still drives a few millimeters before allowances. Distractor trap: B ignores radius, a common slip from piping intuition.

A: Governing principle: gas contraction lowers pressure at constant volume. Applied here: vacuum relief protects the shell from buckling during cooldown. Distractor trap: B flips the sign, a mistake from confusing heating vs cooling cases.