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) where: Hf = feet of head f = Darcy friction factor ( obtained from the Moody diagram) L = Total developed vent pipe length feet (From tank to outdoor vent termination) v2 = Air velocity feet per second squared (note: this variable requies calculations below, i.e. wetted area of tank or tank dimensions) D = Pipe diameter feet 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