SHIELD FIREGUARD tanks are a “4-hour fire rated” self-contained aboveground fuel storage tank and fuel management solution for diesel, gasoline, lubricants and other hydrocarbon liquids – from 278 to 25,002 gallons.
In the United States, if you store over 250 US gallons of fuel aboveground for commercial purposes you must ensure:
- It is contained within a purpose-designed storage vessel that is double-walled.
- You maintain specified separation distances between fuel storage tanks, and processes from that of other equipment and occupied buildings.
UNITY SHIELD FIRE RATED TANKS REMOVE THE NEED FOR BUND WALL CONSTRUCTION AND REDUCE SEPERATION DISTANCES
Bunded areas should be sized to hold 110% of the capacity of the largest storage tank and are traditionally constructed from concrete or masonry adding to project costs and build times.
All SHIELD fire rated fuel storage tanks are manufactured using a steel double-walled construction, essentially a tank within a tank, and fireproofed to give a 4-hour fire rated protection rating as standard.
This integral secondary containment system creates an internal self-bunded solution and ensures traditional bund wall containment areas are no longer required.
SHIELD FIREGUARD Double-Walled Tank = 100% Steel Primary Tank + 10% Fireproof insulated interstitial space + Secondary Mild Steel Outer Tank which equates to a bunded area of 110% of the storage tanks capacity.
Each tank is constructed with a minimum 3” interstitial space around the primary tank and filled with a lightweight, monolithic and highly efficient fireproof material. This protects the primary tank and contents in the unlikely event of a fire or extreme heat.
This complies with all secondary containment requirements for aboveground storage tanks (AST) and UL 2085 which is intended to limit the heat transferred to the primary tank during a fire and to protect the tank from physical damage.
OUR SHIELD FIREGUARD TANKS COMPLY WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATIONS
UL standard, UL 2085 references a tank construction intended to limit the heat transferred to the primary tank when the construction is exposed to a 2-hour hydrocarbon pool fire.
