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Good Design Eliminates Frozen Storage Tanks
Author(s) -
Knoy E. Crone
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1991.tb00245.x
Subject(s) - storage tank , congelation , cold storage , engineering , environmental science , waste management , biology , thermodynamics , physics , horticulture
One of the worst things that can happen in a distribution system during the winter is having the storage tank freeze. A frozen storage tank creates severe problems that cannot be easily fixed. The first article in this series, which appeared in the January 1991 Opflow, discussed why storage tanks freeze and what can be done to thaw them and repair the damage. This article discusses specific causes of freezing and design elements to discourage freezing.