Aluminum Geodesic Dome Roofs For Oil Storage Industry

Aluminum Geodesic Dome Roofs For Oil Storage Industry

Center Enamel is a Chinese company specializing in the design, manufacture and installation of above-ground storage tanks and geodesic domes. The geodesic dome roof can be custom designed to fit almost any size storage tank. A dome spans the entire width of the tank, without supporting columns, and can accommodate an internal floating roof suspended by a cable. The use of a dome provides emission control and saves costs by eliminating the need to paint the fixed roof.

There is a trend in the petroleum industry to install aluminum domed roofs on various storage tanks. Although most domes are installed on floating roof tanks, there is also a trend to install them on fixed roof tanks, replacing the familiar shallow fixed cones with geodesic domes. To some extent, this trend is caused by EPA requirements, leading to more closed tanks being discharged to steam recovery or steam destruction systems. The aluminum roof manufacturing community and users have encountered a series of new problems related to changes in the application of dome roofs from atmospheric changes to changes in the need for internal pressure. New problems have just been addressed and resolved because cost factors often make aluminum domes an economical solution for many must-use sealed tank systems.

Advantages of Aluminum Geodesic Dome Roofs For Oil Storage

There is no need to support the internal pillars of the roof, the aluminum dome is self-supporting.

The aluminum dome is lighter. Approximately 3 times lower than the steel roof.

The aluminum geodesic dome roof is maintenance-free. No need to paint, refurbish, etc.

The aluminum geodesic dome roof is waterproof.

The aluminum geodesic dome roof is easy to install because the dome roof does not require any paint, which reduces on-site installation time and craftsmanship.

The aluminum geodesic dome roof is made of aluminum and fully complies with API 650 standards.