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Re: exploding plastic storage tanks
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Originally Posted by yash101
I think the best sleeve would be a kit of the tank and sleeve so the strongest parts of the tank are the places uncovered. The rest should be contained. We are using mostly metal tanks, but we might (I can't properly recollect) have 2 plastic tanks!
What are these tanks made of? "Polymer" is quite wide of a material definition. It feels like PVC, but I doubt PVC is that strong!
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The old white tanks are made of pvc, a quick google search reveals the new tanks are made of polypropylene.
Rupturing tanks at 120 psi is not fun.. not in the slightest. While there have been (luckily) no serious injuries from exploding tanks, it can leave you quite shaken. The sound is nothing to sneeze at either, at GTRW many students had momentary hearing loss and ear pain that lasted into the next day just from being in close proximity of it going off, and this was in a large open area.
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