A new tank design system created by Lipp Systems — a leading UK manufacturer of anaerobic digestion (AD) tanks — improves corrosion resistance and reduces the tanks’ total life costs.
A technical overview document released recently by the company explains the advantages of its new double-fold Spiral Seam tank (SST) construction system as well as detailing the materials involved, which provide market leading levels of product quality and high yield in AD installations.
The Lipp tank storage system is designed to be flexible with any size available from 10 feet up to 130 feet in diameter. The internal surface material is specified based on the substance to be stored in order to ensure wear and corrosion resistance, ensuring maximum service life.
The tanks’ dual seam system make them self-supporting. The proven design has 40 years of reliable service across the world, including an estimated 3,000 tanks used in anaerobic digestion plants and over 50,000 worldwide.
These new tank design can be applied to basic open-topped containers, gas storage tanks, bulk material silos, anaerobic digesters or as replacements for existing installations. The flexibility of design and construction allows each tank to be tailor made for the customer while remaining a cost effective solution that will provide superior levels of performance, according to a company news release.
With the facility to provide a full turnkey solution, Lipp Systems UK can design, manufacture and install any project from the smallest storage system to a fully functional anaerobic digestion plant. Using in-house design, engineering and fabrication facilities, the company can manufacture the tank on site and produce all the associated pipework and support structures.