Plastic Oil Tanks

Plastic Oil Tanks

Many plastic tanks are used to transport, store and hold oil. They are generally made of industrial grade plastics like FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) and molded polyethylene. Oil tanks are used in domestic central heating systems, on trucks and trains for oil transportation, in gas stations, and any building that uses oil to fuel their heating systems. Plastic oil tanks are most often used in underground storage applications. Plastic materials are a popular alternative to metals like stainless steel for manufacturing oil tanks. These tanks are made a couple of different ways, but their most common processes are injection molding, for polyethylene, and contact molding, for FRP, which applies many different layers to a large round mold.

Oil, diesel and regular fuel, and kerosene are all materials that are stored in oil tanks. Plastic oil tanks are constructed a number of different ways. They are all measured in gallons and can hold anywhere from 5 to 13,000 gallons apiece. Depending on their size and the desired wall strength, oil tanks are composed of either one or two layers. They can stand alone or be integrally bundled, which means multiple tanks are attached to one another by a system of plastic internally-coated copper piping. Every plastic oil tank, whether above ground, underground, horizontal or vertical, has vents, a content gauge, an isolation valve and an overfill alarm for safety reasons.