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API 2350: Tank Overfill Protection – An OverviewMonday, April 23 2012Dallas, Texas By PEMY Consulting Philip E. Myers Disclaimer View and opinions are strictly those of the presenter and do not represent those of the American Petroleum Institute (API) or those of the API 2350 Overfill Revision Taskgroup At the time of this presentation the editorial process for API 2350 may still be in progress. While every effort is made to present the final outcome, no guarantee that the editorial process may result in changes to what is presented here can be made. All diagrams and drawings are conceptual in nature and cannot be directly used for design and construction of actual facilities. Such facilities must be individually engineered and designed for each tank and site by qualified personnel Side Note about API/ANSI Process Standards Development Processes set by American Nations Standards Institute (ANSI). Not all codes use this process (e.g. International Building Code) Consensus Openness Due Process Committee balance (manufacturers, contractors, consultants, owner/operators, etc) public review All comments must be considered standards are updated or reaffirmed by the same process at intervals not exceeding 5 years. The 2nd edition was already late and we issued the 3rd edition with a change that expanded the scope to include Class II liquids regularly audited to ensure compliance with the Rules for Standards Committees and that are consistent with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Why API 2350 Is Needed Overfill Prevention in Nutshell The Overfill Prevention Process (OPP) is simple in concept. When receiving product into a tank the flow is terminated prior to the tank level reaching the critical high (CH) level. Use of the word “terminate” in this standard means any of the following: Terminating the source of pressure (e.g. shutting down a pump), or Diverting the incoming flow, or Shutting down the flow (closing a receipt valve), or Using an alternat