Tank Base Corrosion Protection
Above ground industrial storage tanks and their contents are extremely valuable assets that need to be protected.
As a result of adverse weather conditions or condensation, moisture can accumulate at the chime angle or track under the base of the tank which can lead to corrosion of the tank base, leakage or ultimately tank failure.
The implications of this however, extend far wider than just the cost of the tank and its contents.
Tank base corrosion is often caused in the following ways:
- Settlement of storage tank
- Intermittently immersed in rainwater
- Localised void cavities between tank and base
- Saturated insulation creating localised and severe CUI
- Failure of mastic type sealants
- Cracking and shrinkage of hot bituminous applications
- Fire sprinkler systems creating pooling and ponding around the base
- Tank deluge systems
- Expansion and contraction of tank