CONDENSATION RESERVOIR FOR STORAGE OF OIL PRODUCTS Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B65D90/28 

FIELD: oil and gas industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to storage of heavy oil products in tank farms of oil-refining works and deals with condensation reservoir for storage of oil products. The above device includes heat exchange tubes vertically fixed in upper and lower tube grids and having open ends, and provided with possibility of their being cooled with gas medium. Upper tube grid is equipped with cylindrical flange forming the capacity above which there installed is protective hood with annular water-drop separator located on its lower surface coaxially with the flange and having the diametre which is less than that of the capacity. Tubes are ribbed, and at least one heat exchange tube passes through lower tube grid installed on the flange of ventilation branch pipe of the reservoir, into the reservoir cavity and has a hydraulic seal in the form of a shell on lower end. As gas medium there used is ambient air.

EFFECT: invention allows simplifying and cheapening the design of condensation device, reducing power consumption to prevent losses of oil products at their being pored to storage tanks.

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