ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural
gas industries - Internal coating and
lining of steel storage tanks (ISO
16961:2015)
Erdöl-, petrochemische und
Erdgasindustrie - Innere
Schutzbeschichtungen und
Auskleidungen für überirdische
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie
et du gaz naturel - Revêtement intérieur
et doublage interne des réservoirs de
stockage en acier (ISO 16961:2015)
08/2015
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015
National Foreword
This European Standard EN ISO 16961:2015 was adopted as Luxembourgish Standard
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015.
Every interested party, which is member of an organization based in Luxembourg, can
participate for FREE in the development of Luxembourgish (ILNAS), European (CEN,
CENELEC) and International (ISO, IEC) standards:
- Participate in the design of standards
- Foresee future developments
- Participate in technical committee meetings
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
https://portail-qualite.public.lu/fr/normes-normalisation/participer-normalisation.html
THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED
Nothing from this publication may be reproduced or utilized in
any form or by any mean - electronic, mechanical, photocopying
or any other data carries without prior permission!
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 16961
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2015
ICS 75.200
English Version
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Internal
coating and lining of steel storage tanks (ISO 16961:2015)
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel - Erdöl-, petrochemische und Erdgasindustrie - Innere
Revêtement de protection interne et doublure des Schutzbeschichtungen und Auskleidungen für überirdische
réservoirs de stockage en acier (ISO 16961:2015) Stahltanklager (ISO 16961:2015)
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 May 2015.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United
Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 16961:2015 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
EN ISO 16961:2015 (E) ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015
Contents Page
European foreword .............................................................................................................................................3
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
2
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 EN ISO 16961:2015 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 16961:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 67 "Materials,
equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries" in collaboration
with Technical Committee CEN/TC 12 “Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum,
petrochemical and natural gas industries” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by February 2016.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 16961:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 16961:2015 without any modification.
3
INTERNATIONAL
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015
ISO
STANDARD 16961
First edition
2015-08-01
Petroleum, petrochemical and natural
gas industries — Internal coating and
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
lining of steel storage tanks
Industries du pétrole, de la pétrochimie et du gaz naturel —
Revêtement de protection interne et doublure des réservoirs de
stockage en acier
Reference number
ISO 16961:2015(E)
© ISO 2015
ISO 16961:2015(E) ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT
© ISO 2015, Published in Switzerland
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior
written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of
the requester.
ISO copyright office
Ch. de Blandonnet 8 • CP 401
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 749 01 11
Fax +41 22 749 09 47
[email protected] www.iso.org
ii © ISO 2015 – All rights reserved
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 ISO 16961:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. vi
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Conformance.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2.1 Rounding....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.2 Compliance to this International Standard..................................................................................................................... 1
3 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms................................................................................................................................. 3
4.1 Terms and definitions........................................................................................................................................................................ 3
4.2 Abbreviated terms................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
5 Pre-work requirements................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
ILNAS-EN ISO 16961:2015 - Preview only Copy via ILNAS e-Shop
5.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
5.2 Safety precautions in flammable atmosphere.............................................................................................................. 7
5.3 Safety precautions in confined space................................................................................................................................... 7
5.4 Qualification of coating/lining application and inspection personnel.................................................... 7
5.5 Positive isolation and ventilation............................................................................................................................................. 8
6 Coating/lining materials............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
6.2 Approvals...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.3 Procedure qualification trial (PQT)........................................................................................................................................ 9
6.4 Pre-production trial (PPT)............................................................................................................................................................. 9
6.5 Holding (blast) primer...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
6.6 Caulking (putty) and filler compounds............................................................................................................................ 10
6.7 Fibreglass lining materials.......................................................................................................................................................... 10
6.7.1 Fibreglass resin compound................................................................................................................................... 10
6.7.2 Glass fibre reinforcement....................................................................................................................................... 10
6.8 Glass flake filled coating/lining system........................................................................................................................... 10
6.9 Epoxy coating/lining systems.................................................................................................................................................. 11
6.10 Thixotropic agent for viscosity control............................................................................................................................ 11
6.11 Material approvals — Fibreglass lining system........................................................................................................ 11
6.12 Material approvals — Glass flake filled coating/lining system................................................................... 14
6.13 Material approvals — Thin film epoxy coating/lining systems.................................................................. 15
7 Surface preparation........................................................................................................................................................................................16
7.1 General......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
7.2 Tank pre-cleaning and residue removal (for rehabilitation work).......................................................... 17
7.3 Preparatory patching and grinding (for new and rehabilitation work).............................................. 17
7.4 Dry abrasive blasting cleaning................................................................................................................................................ 18
7.5 Humidity control................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
7.6 After blast cleaning........................................................................................................................................................................... 19
7.7 Removal of existing laminate linings prior to abrasive blasting................................................................ 20
7.8 Striker plates, steel legs, risers, down comers and supports........................................................................ 20
7.9 Safety precautions.............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
8 Coating/lining application.......................................................................................................................................................................20
8.1 General requirements..................................................................................................................................................................... 20
8.2 Safety precautions.............................................................................................................................................................................. 21
8.3 Areas to be lined (fibreglass lining).................................................................................................................................... 22
8.4 Weather conditions........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
8.5 Primer application............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
8.6 Caulking (putty) application..................................................................................................................................................... 23
8.7 Fibreglass laminate application............................................................................................................................................. 23
8.8 Lining thickness................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
© ISO 2015 – All rights reserved iii
