Repair of a Fiberglass- Reinforced Plastic HG1Storage Tank

摘要

A 5 Oft (15.2-m) diameter by 36-fi (11-m) high, straight shell, field-erected fiberglass-reinforced plastic tank containing 37% hydrochloric acid (HCl) devebpeda leak A 8 ft (5.5 m) off the ground. The tank consists of four filament-wound horizontal sections or modules. The leak occurred in a vertical crack at the joint between the second and third modules. This article discusses findings and fabrication issues, and describes repair techniques.