Rim Seal Protection System Floating Roof Tanks

Hmt seal systems are customized for each specific tank with a variety of configurations component sizes and material options available to handle any application and stored product.

Rim seal protection system floating roof tanks.

Rim seal unit on a floating roof tank sa fire protection is an oem of rim seal fire detection suppression solutions for the protection of floating roof tanks. Early detection is necessary to reduce loss. Hmt offers a full line of primary and secondary seals for both internal and external floating roof tanks. Specially designed and manufactured for quick detection and extinguishing of any rim seal fires as per the national international safety standards.

The extinguishing media is premix foam solution which has excellent film formation cooling properties to prevent re ignition after suppression. The tank has a cone roof but with the addition of an internal floating roof or pan that floats directly on the fuel surface. The solutions available are several and each one is designed to cope with a specific tank seal design fuel content and environmental condition. The system is a combined detection and extinguishing system.

The above rim seal fire protection system is successfully operating in huge number of floating roof storage tanks of various sizes from 20 meter dia up to 79 meter dia at refineries oil terminals process plants etc. Naffco s rim seal linear heat detection and foam based fire protection system for floating roof tanks is specially designed for extremely fast detection and effective suppression of fires till such time the fixed foam pourer system is activated. Strategically fitted fixed monitors are also helpful to supplement the rim seal system. Sometimes it becomes tough to detect a fire in rim seal system especially when the floating roof is at its lowest level.

The design needs to be wind resistance. Internal floating roof covered floating roof storage tank is a combination of both the cone roof and the open top floating roof tank. The rim seal covers the space between the floating roof and the tank shell side wall. It consists of stainless steel circular piping with glass bulb detectors sprayers installed in the rim seal area on the floating roof pontoon of the storage tank.