DIESEL FUEL STORAGE TANK VENT SIZING CALCULATION

TANK VOLUME
150 GALLONS
WETTED AREA INNER (WS1) OUTER (WS2) MANIFOLDED PIPING (CFM)
l h W l h W Q EMERGENCY Q NORMAL Q MANIFOLDED
INCHES 30.0 50.0 26.0 36.0 56.0 32.0 695 20 716
FEET 2.5 4.2 2.2 3.0 4.7 2.7
LxW LxW
5.4 9.0 10.4 8.0 12.4 14.0
2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
5.4 18.1 20.8 8.0 24.9 28.0
44.3 60.9
STORAGE TANK
WS1 (sq ft) WS2 (sq ft) WAtank (sq ft) VC1 (CFH) VC2 (CFH) VCtank (CFH) VCtank (CFM)
44 61 40 46340 64250 41728 695
FITTINGS VENT PIPING
# of 90 deg Elbows L (ft) L = 40' H + 14'V = 54'
4.00 105.00
d (in) D (ft) A (ft^2) R/D "C" V (ft/min) Vp (in wc) Number of elbows Fitting Delta P (psi) Total Delta P (psi)
2.00 0.17 0.02 1.5 0.15 31894 63.42 4 0.3433 1.3732
3.00 0.25 0.05 1.5 0.15 14175 12.53 4 0.0678 0.2712
4.00 0.33 0.09 1.5 0.15 7973 3.96 4 0.0215 0.0858
EMERGENCY VENT
d (in) D (ft) A (ft^2) Q EMERGENCY v (ft/min) v (ft/sec) v2 (ft2/sec2) 2g (ft/s2) Fp L L/D V2/2g Hf (ft)
2.00 0.17 0.02 695 31894 532 282561 64.40 0.019 105 630 4388 52519
3.00 0.25 0.05 695 14175 236 55814 64.40 0.017 105 420 867 6188
4.00 0.33 0.09 695 7973 133 17660 64.40 0.016 105 315 274 1382
d (in) density of air (lb/ft^3) delta p (lb/ft^2)* delta P (psi) piping delta P (psi) -elbows Total Delta P (psi) REQUIRED EMERGENCY VENT SIZE
2.00 0.075 3939 27.35 1.373 28.73
3.00 0.075 464 3.22 0.271 3.49
4.00 0.075 104 0.72 0.086 0.81 4" EMERGENCY VENT
NORMAL VENT
d (in) D (ft) A (ft^2) Q NORMAL v (ft/min) v (ft/sec) v2 (ft2/sec2) 2g (ft/s2) Fp L L/D V2/2g Hf (ft)
2.00 0.17 0.02 20 917 15 234 64.40 0.019 105 630 4 43
3.00 0.25 0.05 20 408 7 46 64.40 0.017 105 420 1 5
4.00 0.33 0.09 20 229 4 15 64.40 0.016 105 315 0 1
d (in) density of air (lb/ft^3) delta p (lb/ft^2)* delta P (psi) piping delta P (psi) -elbows Total Delta P (psi) REQUIRED EMERGENCY VENT SIZE
2.00 0.075 3 0.02 1.373 1.40 2" NORMAL VENT
3.00 0.075 0 0.00 0.271 0.27
4.00 0.075 0 0.00 0.086 0.09
2003 NFPA 30-4.2.5.1.5 allows 2.5 psi maximum tank pressure and thus Delta P (TOTAL) may not exceed 2.5 psi
NOTES:
1. (NFPA 20) FOR WETTED AREA OF RECTANGULAR TANK.
For rectangular tank, Wetted Arear = area of bottom of tank + 2*(area of side of short side of tank) + 2*(area of long side of tank) -- Reef NFPA 30, 2008, Section 22.7.3.2.2(3)
For rectangular tank, wetted area = 100%*(L * W) + 2 (H * W) + 2 * (H * L)

2. (AIR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL BASED ON DARCY-WEISBACH FORMULA) Hf = fx(L/D) x (v2/2g)

3. (AIR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL 1.5 RADIUS WELDED STEEL PIPE ELBOW BASED ON SMACNA) Delta P = (C x Vp) Vp = (V/4005)^2
Delta P = PSI pounds per square inch
"C" = SMACNA Friction loss coefficient for 1.5 radius elbow (dimensionless)
Vp = Air velocity pressure (in w.c.)
V = Air velocity through pipe (ft/min)
27.71 inches wc = 1 psi
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STORAGE
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LOBBY MEN'S RR
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081
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014
PUMP ROOM
016
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VALVE ROOM
050
BICYCLE PARKING 010
ELEVATOR LOBBY 030
TENANT SPACE
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023
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021
STORAGE

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WOMEN'S SHOWER MEN'S SHOWER
020
FACILITIES
052 057
WOMEN'S LOCKER RM MEN'S LOCKER RM
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012
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2

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