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Draft for API Refrigerated Tank Task Group API 620 Appendix Q Draft No. I (Only change since Nov 27, 2007 version is to remove flag from Q.3.8) Date: Jan 24, 2008 Drafted by: Doug Miller Chicago Bridge and Iron Company 14105 S. Route 59 Plainfield, IL 60544-8984 Telephone: 815-439-6522 Fax: 815-439-6560 Email: dmiller@ Comments: Most of the work of this draft is to get the existing rules to apply appropriately to each part of a single, double or full containment tank system. Different terminology is required to accomplish point 1. The terms “primary component” and “secondary component” have been eliminated. These old terms conflict with new terms “primary liquid container” and “secondary liquid container”. Instead we just list the applicable components in Q.2.1 and Q..2.3. The terminology used needs to be coordinated with the definitions that are being put into API 625 section 3. This draft incorporates the following agenda items that have been passed to publication, but not yet published. They will be incorporated in API 620 11th Ed: 620-228 (Load Combinations) 620-264 (Triple Pressure Check) 620-270 (Nickel and stainless pipe) 620-272 (Add 201LN stainless steel) 620-273 (Refine PTP Rules) 620-279 (Pipe Leaktightness Check) 620-281 (Corner Weld Leak Check) 620-282 (Girth Seam Strength) 620-276 (Die Stamping of Plates in Q.7.11.2) Coverage of double roof tanks is retained as has been the case in past editions of API 620. This remains a distinctive of the API stds in contrast to EN14620 and BS7777. Comment 6 deleted  PROPOSED TEXT APPENDIX Q—LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS FOR LIQUEFIED GASES AT -325F OR WARMER Q.1 Scope Q.1.1 GENERAL This appendix together with the basic sections of API 620 provide requirements for the materials, design, and fabrication of the metallic portions of a refrigerated tank system. Requirements for the complete tank system, of which the metallic components