ASME Tanks

ASME Tanks

ASME tanks are pressure vessels that meet the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) code, on which engineers base pressure vessel design. Although the ASME Code remains the most common standard, engineers also follow other codes, such as that of the American Petroleum Institute (API). ASME tanks are usually created using one of three processes: forging, welding or brazing.

ASME tanks most often contain fluids, vapors, or gases at pressure levels greater than that of the atmosphere. ASME tanks can hold a wide variety of substances used for various industrial applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, oil and fuel, and plastic industries. The industrial application and substance contain within an ASME tank determines such design components as the vessel material, size, shape, temperature, and pressure level.