Industrial water tanks are large, durable containers used to store water for industrial processes, firefighting, cooling systems, and other operational needs. They are typically made from materials such as steel, fiberglass, concrete, or plastic, depending on factors like capacity, environmental conditions, and the type of liquid to be stored. These tanks are commonly used in manufacturing facilities, power plants, and large commercial buildings to ensure a steady water supply for production, sanitation, and emergency response. They come in various shapes and sizes, including vertical, horizontal, and cylindrical designs.
Here are the various types of water tanks available:
Glass-Fused-to-Steel Tanks
What is Glass-Fused-to-Steel Tanks?
After firing at 820 ° C-930 ° C high temperature, the molten glass reacts with the steel plate surface to form an inert and inorganic bond, which combines the strength & flexibility of steel and outstanding corrosion resistance of glass, therefore GFS tanks can provide many advantages over standard epoxy or welded painted storage tanks. Glass-Fused-to-Steel technology is the premium coating technology in the storage tanks market, and GFS tanks are widely used in bio-energy, municipal sewage, landfill leachate, industrial wastewater treatment and other applications.
Advantages:
- Short construction period, cost effective tank solution.
- Superior corrosion resistance, service life is more than 30 years.
- Easy to install, no need for big installation equipment and/or very skilled labors.
- Tank volume is easily expanded.
- It can be dismantled, removed and relocated.
- Elegant appearance, tank color can be customized.
GFS Tanks Application Fields
Power & Energy
- Coal storage
- Boiler feedwater
- Process water
- Fly ash silo
- Power & Energy
- Biogas
- Fermentation tank
- Reverse osmosis water
- Biomass energy
- DI water
Waste Water Treatment
- Buffer pool
- Regulation tank
- Water purifying tank
- Aerobic reactor
- Anaerobic reactor
- Sedimentation container
- Biological filter
- Leachate storage
- Sludge tank
- Effluent treatment
- Irrigation water
- Animal wastes
Water Supply & Treatment
- Saline water/brine water
- Biological filter
- Sedimentation container
- Disinfecting water
- Sea water desalinization
- Irrigation water
- Fire-fighting water
- Lime silo
- Bitter-brackish water
- Potable water
- Water purifying tank
- RO water
- Raw water/fresh water
- Clarification pool
- Aeration tank
Industrial Dry Bulk Storage
- Mineral
- Chemicals
- Wood product
- Petrochemicals
- Stone / clay / glass
- Mining Industry
- Foods
- Plasthetics
- Grain / seeds
Why Choose Center Enamel Glass-Fused-to-Steel Tanks:
Specifications
Stainless Steel Tanks
Center Enamel offers AISI 304/316 stainless steel tank as a good containment solution to meet the clients’ special requirement with high purity pharmaceutical water or extremely harsh environments. Stainless steel tanks can be provided as compete tank kit, we can also design and engineer hybrid tank with glass fused to steel in the lower rings and stainless steel in the upper rings, which provides best cost effective combination of various materials according to the process design requirement.
Application Fields
- Municipal Sewage
- Anaerobic Digester
- Industrial Wastewater
- Pharmaceutical water
- Biogas Tanks
- Landfill leachate
- Brine Water
- Dry Bulk Storage
Advantages
- Friendly to the environment, no painting, no rust, and no solvents
- Natural corrosion resistance, provides longer service life
- Virtually maintenance free, does not require coating / painting
- Green materials and can be recyclable
- Hygienic materials – maintains drinking / food process water quality and purity
Fusion Bonded Epoxy Tanks
With more than 30 years engineering, fabrication and construction experiences of GFS modular tanks, Center Enamel have jointly developed innovative and optimum Fusion Bonded Epoxy coating technology with AkzoNobel, the world leading producer of paints and coatings. Center Enamel epoxy tanks quickly get the clients’ acceptance after its launch because of its cost-effective performance and advanced electrostatic spraying technology. Same as our superior high-quality commitment to GFS tanks, Center Enamel also give the clients best quality assurance of Fusion Bonded Epoxy modular tanks, which meet or exceed the requirement of AWWA D103-09 and ISO 9227 / ASTM B117 etc.
Advantages
- Installation requires less field equipment and less labor
- No cathodic protection required due to excellent edge coverage of panel edges and bolt holes
- Provides excellent corrosion resistance and long-term performance due to leak-free coating
- Can be repainted after service life to extend the life of the product
- Better mechanical resistance (shock and flexibility), which helps reduce damage to the coating during shipping and handling
- Easily repaired in the field if damaged
- UV resistance in the harshest sun conditions and durability and consistency of color and gloss.
Applications
Epoxy bolted steel tanks are excellent in many applications. Drinking water storage, fire water, wastewater, crude oil, refinery distillates, drilling fluids, brines, acids, alkalis, ethanol, biofuels, vegetable oils, harvested rainwater, etc.
Properties of Center Enamel Fusion-Boned Epoxy Steel Tanks
Galvanized Steel Tanks
Galvanized steel tanks are an economical way of storing liquids and are primarily used for the storage of fire water, drinking water, and irrigation water applications. These tanks are designed strictly to comply with AWWA D103-09 standards and galvanized according to GBT13912-2020 standards. Meanwhile, it is fabricated with galvanized steel panels bolted together making them economical, easy to transport to the project site, easy to erect, and have a long-lasting interior and exterior finish.
GFS / SS Tank Roof Options
- Glass-Fused-to-Steel Roof air-tightness, often utilized for pressurized structures and provide a suitable option for odour control cone shape roof with external / internal beams viable solution for demanding applications
- Aluminum Alloy Trough Deck Roof economical option for potable water, waste water, and fire water storage etc, keep out rain and wind, odour control
without air-tightness - Single and Double Membrane Roof superior option for anaerobic digestion processes and biogas applications air tightness, utilized for biogas collection and odour control integrated AD tank with the cover on top, cost effective
- FRP Roof suitable for no air-tightness required situation such as drinking water, agriculture, fire water, and wastewater storage the shape of FRP roof can be dome or flat
- Stainless Steel Roof air-tightness, often utilized for pressurized structures and provides a suitable option for odour control super anti-corrosion performance and long service life viable solution for harsh environments
Worldwide Projects References
Coca-Cola Plant Wastewater Treatment
- Location: Seremban, Malaysia
- Tank Quantity: 2 sets of GFS tanks
- EGSB Tank: 7.64×17. 4M
- Adjusting Tank : 9. 17×16.8M
- Roof Type: Aluminum alloy deck roof / Enamel Roof
- Installation: October 2016
Distillery Anaerobic Digestion Tanks
- Location: Eswathni, Swaziland
- Tanks Model: 56.56×8.4M
- Tank Quantity: 2 sets of GFS tanks
- Tank Colour: BL04
- Roof Type: Floating roof by others
- Installation: November 2019
Textile Industry Parks Wastewater Treatment
- Location: Adama, Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Tank Quantity: 23 sets of GFS tanks
- Total Storage Capacity: 31,000m at 3 sites
- Tanks Model: 25.22×4.8M, 28.28×7.2M, 23.69×7.2M etc.
- Roof Type: Aluminum alloy deck roof
- Installation: October 2018
Singapore Poultry Farm Biogas Project
- Location: Singapore
- Bioreactor with Open Roof: 18.34×8.4M
- Bioreactor with Open Roof: 8.41×9.0M
- Raw Material Buffer Tank: 11.46×7.2M
- Roof Type: Aluminum alloy flat roof / Open roof
- Installation: January 2021
KuibyshevAzot Chemical Plant Wastewater Treatment
- Location: Russia
- Tank Model: 9.17*8.4M
- Tank Quantity: 2 sets of GFS tanks
- Roof Type: Aluminum alloy deck roof
- Installation: September 2020
Municipal Sewage Treatment Project
- Location: Sichuan, China
- 4 Sets of GFS Tanks: 37.45×7.2M
- 2 Sets of GFS Tanks: 28.28×4.8M
- 2 Sets of GFS Tanks: 29.81×4.8M
- 4 Sets of Steel Tanks: 24.84×7.2M
- 4 Sets of Steel Tanks: 10.51×7.2 M
- Installation: August 2022
Veolia Landfill Leachate Treatment Project
- Location: Hong Kong China
- 2 sets EQ Tank with GFS roof: 15.29x6M
- 3 sets SBR Tank: 26.75×8.4M
- SBR Effluent Tank with GFS roof: 15.29x6M
- 2 sets Sludge Holding Tank: 9.93×4.8M
- Sludge Thickener Tank with GFS roof: 11.46x6M
- Thickened Sludge Holding Tank: 4.59×4.8M
- Treated Effluent Tank with GFS roof: 7.64×4.8M
- Installation: October 2019
SINOPEC Petroleum WWTP
- Location: Fujian, China
- Tanks Model:
1 Set of GFS Tank: 13.75×20.4M
1 Set of GFS Tank: 13.75×21.6M
2 Sets of GFS Tanks: 19.11×20.4M - Roof Type: GFS Roof
- Installation: June 2019
Colombia Drinking Water Project
- Location: Colombia
- Tanks Model: 14.51×7.20M
- Application: Drinking Water Tank
- Roof Type: Aluminum Alloy Deck Roof
- Installation: August 2022
Rosing Uranium Mine Water Reservoirs
- Location: Namibia
- Tanks Model: 6 Sets of GFS Tanks: 41.26×8.4M
- Application: Drinking Water Tank
- Roof Type: Aluminum Alloy Deck Roof
- Installation: February 2021
Turkey Food Waste Biogas Project
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey
- Tank Model: 16.81×16.8M
- Tank Quantity: 2 sets of GFS tanks
- Roof & Freeboard: SS316
- InstallationDecember 2020
Food Processing Wastewater Treatment
- Location: Shaanxi, China
- 2 Sets of GFS Tanks: 20.63×20.4M
- 2 Sets of GFS Tanks: 12.22×13.2M
- 1 Set of GFS Tank: 12.22×20.4M
- 1 Set of SS Tank: 9.93×12.6M
- 1 Set of GFS Tank: 5.35×5.4M
- 1 Set of GFS Tank: 4.58×6M
- 1 Set of GFS Tank: 3.06×5.4M
- 1 Set of GFS Tank: 3.82×5.4M
- Installation: October, 2022
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