ol2012:
A quick one chief, while we await your next post. I have observed a lot of skid plants, expose their vessel(tank or cylinder) to nature i.e without a cover. I have also seen a few covered to protect the vessel from nature(rain sunlight etc) Kindly advise which of the two options is better. I mean which option will guarantee a longer life span.

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Thank you for your interest.

Your question is such an intelligent probe into the ethics of LPG plant operation. It is however important to note that pressure vessels (including LPG tanks) are designed and built to sustain their physical integrity under the elements of nature (rain, sunshine etc) as I already pointed out in my earlier post. It is a common practice to shield the plant with car port and other improvised materials even though some of these are more about aesthetics than protection. DPR specifies that a water sprinkler system is installed for LPG plants exceeding 2.5 metric tonnes to control the ambient temperature.

To put all these in perspective, you can decide to shield your LPG skid plant but leaving it unshielded does not constitute a bad LPG plant management culture.

Thank you once more for your interest.