Learn More About Self-Bunded Tanks

If you are planning to store large amounts of fuel for your future requirements, you must to do it using self-bunded tanks. These are storage tanks with two steel walls which allows for self-containment and onsite fuel storage.

This is a must-have solution for your fuel requirements, specially if your business demands running numerous of fuel-demanding vehicles for a particular job. Rather than going to and fro to refueling stations during work time, it makes sense to have self-bunded tanks at your site.

These tanks are quite easy to move and, in addition, can also be fitted with various optional equipment, such as valves and hoses to transfer its contents. This article discusses some of the main points regarding self-bunded tanks, and help you in your consideration of purchasing one for your future needs.

Self-Bunded Tanks Applications
There are a lot of situations where self-bunded tanks could prove to be useful. Such situations include diesel and petrol storage and applications. As mentioned earlier, this may be easily installed in your premises or site of operations so that vehicles and machineries requiring fuel won’t have to leave the premises for refuelling. If you believe that it would be uneconomical for you to travel to and from gas stations, you can purchase the smaller self-bunded tanks for your oil fuel storage easily accessed in your back yard. You could also use self-bunded tanks for storing biodiesel, oil, and waste oil, among other things. The thick double walling of the tanks makes them your premium storage option for flammable liquids such as those mentioned earlier.

Self-Bunded Tanks: Built Tough
The tanks are constructed for strength and durability; and you can rest assured, there will be no leaks or spillage of the sensitive liquids that you store for years to come. One aspect that you can absolutely rely on is the double-skin wall feature of these self-bunded tanks. Because of this, even if the liquid was able to seep through the first wall, there’s still another thick wall that will prevent it from leaking and contaminating the area. Because of this, you can easily take precautionary measures to address the problem. A leak from the interior wall is very unlikely though, as these tanks are coated for protection to make certain that there aren’t any unnecessary reactions between the tank and the liquids that it contains.

Other features of self-bunded tanks that you can count on include dished and flanged ends for advanced strength, and the protective veneer which meet customer preference and code requirements. In addition, these tanks are fitted with a monitoring system to warn against overfill and also to warn you regarding any leakage from the inner wall of the tank. In addition to having double walls, these self-bunded tanks also have a separate compartment which acts as spill containment. There is a large spill containment sump right beneath the pumping system, and a large spill box situated around the main access at the top of these tanks.

Installation
As mentioned earlier, these self-bunded tanks can easily be relocated to your site of operations. Installation is also easy, as it can be placed anywhere as long as there’s a compacted gravel pad or a concrete floor. This ease of installation of these self-bunded tanks minimizes related costs, as well as the impact to the environment and the overall set-up time.

Looking for self-bunded tanks? Logitank can help. Check out our range of self bunded tanks and hydrocarbon fuel storage tanks.

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