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STI FLAMESHIELD®

FLAMESHIELD® aboveground storage tanks are manufactured with a tight‐wrap double‐wall design. Standard features include 2‐hour fire‐tested performance, built‐in secondary containment and interstitial monitoring capability.
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FLAMESHIELD® Features:

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  • 2 hour 2000° fire test, as required by Southwest Research Institute Standard SwRI 97‐04, validates the performance of non‐insulated tanks
  • Primary and secondary tanks can be tightness tested on site with standard testing procedures, or the manufacturer may ship with a vacuum in the interstice to prove the integrity of both walls during installation
  • Interstitial space can be monitored for leak detection
  • Primary storage tank and secondary containment compatible with a wide range of fuels and chemicals

2 Hour 2000°
Fire-Tested Performance

Additional Features:

  • Support designs available for all seismic requirements
  • Choose from many integral support types, including saddles and skids
  • Vertical tanks supported on legs, and skirted available, with Listing label
  • Capacities range up to 35,000 gallons

Flameshield® Benefits:

  • Steel construction allows for recycling
  • Low-cost compartments and customization
  • Built to nationally-recognized STI standards with a strict third‐party quality control inspection program
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Available Designs:
  • Horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Rectangular
     
Compatible With a Wide Range of Fuels and Chemicals, Including Biodiesel and Ethanol
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Flameshield® Fire-Tested Aboveground Steel Storage Tanks

  • STI Flameshield® and SwRI 97-04 labeled
  • Variety of listed supports available
  • Compatible with a wide range of fuels and chemicals
  • Capacities range up to 35,000 gallons
  • Easily relocated
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Flameshield® Guideline Specification

 
General
  1. Provide Flameshield® 2 hour 2000º fire‐tested double‐wall aboveground storage tanks.

Labeling
  1. Tanks shall bear the Steel Tank Institute Flameshield® identification label.
  2. Aboveground tanks shall bear the Southwest Research Institute 97‐04 label.

Manufacturer
  1. The manufacturer shall be a licensed member company of the Steel Tank Institute and subject to Steel Tank Institute’s Quality Assurance program.
Product Description
  1. Tanks shall be manufactured in accordance with Steel Tank Institute Flameshield® Standard for Aboveground Tanks.
  2. Aboveground tank primary and secondary containment (inner and outer walls) shall be manufactured in accordance and listed with Underwriters Laboratories UL 142, Standard for Steel Aboveground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids.
  3. Integral secondary containment shall be testable and provide access for interstitial leak detection monitoring.
  4. Listed supports shall be used for all horizontal, rectangular, and vertical tanks. Supports are designed for seismic loading, if necessary.

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