10th Conference on Flat Bottom Storage TanksOctober 18 – 19, 2016, Munich, Germany

TÜV SÜD Akademie GmbHTÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH

The conference Over the past years the TÜV SÜD Conference on Flat Bottom Tanks has become a worldwide platform for discussions on the industry’s changing regulations. The main focus of the 10th International conference is to identify potential areas for improvement of environmental protection and safety in tank storage facilities and to update on new regulations for the operation and design of above ground storage tanks in Europe and worldwide. On October 18 – 19, 2016 constructors of plants with flat bottom tanks, engineers, suppliers, authorities’ representatives and plant operators have the opportunity to discuss the latest find-ings and developments. International experts will show how to meet the more and more complex requirements and standards.

The conference addresses to Chemical and mineral oil industry as well as energy supply

companies Constructors of plants with flat bottom tanks Manufacturers of flat bottom tanks Specialized companies and suppliers for flat bottom tanks Government agencies and associations responsible for

environmental protection, prevention of water pollution and building legislation

Experts

Conference ChairmanPeter Szalata, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, Munich

Conference languages

German and EnglishA simultaneous translation into English will be provided for all presentations given in German.

Agenda on October 18, 2016

09:15 WelcomeFerdinand Neuwieser, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH (DE)

09:30 IntroductionPeter Szalata, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH (DE)

International Regulatory Requirements and Technical Guidelines

09:45 EU BAT information exchange: Best Available Techniques for flat bottom tanksDr. Richard Schlachta, Regierung von Oberbayern (DE)Hilmar Mante, Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz (DE)

10:15 Ten years into implementing the new EPA AST regulations: What have we learned?Mark W. Howard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (USA) (inquired)

10:45 The revision status of EN 14015Jan de Jong, D&C engineering (NL), Chairman of EEMUA Storage Tank Committee

11:15 Coffee break

11:45 EN 14015 Annex G – Recommendations for seismic provisions for storage tanksEric Peyvieux, TISSOT Industrie (FR)

Implementation of Standards during Operation

12:15 DIN EN 14015 or DIN 4119? – Examples from the practice and from the preparation of standards regarding con-struction, erection and inspection of flat bottom tanksRadoslaw Bonczyk, JPM Ingenieurtechnik GmbH (DE)

12:45 Lunch

Management of Emergency Situation at Tank Farms

14:00 Expect the unexpected Marshall Mott-Smith, Mott-Smith Consulting Group LLC, Tallahassee (FL), USA

14:30 Test of foam systems according EN 13 565-2 Storage tanks fire scenarios – fixed systems vs. mobile

FiFi SystemsMartin Gorski, Dr. STHAMER Hamburg (DE)

15:00 Less mixtures, one ignition source, large fireDr. Dirk-Hans Frobese, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (DE)

15:30 Coffee break

Design of Flat Bottom Storage Tanks for Special Loads

16:00 Stainless steel solutions for tanks with extreme temperature conditionsErik Stark, Claes Tigerstrand, Outokumpu (SE)

16:30 Piping and pipe connections – how to manage the seismic load caseDr. Britta Holtschoppen, SDA-engineering GmbH (DE)

Agenda on October 19, 2016

Emission Reduction and Control – Standards, Activities and Experience Reports

09:00 New structure and content of API MPMS for the calculation evaporative loss from floating roofs and experiences with the MPMS for the calculation of floating roof emissionsRüdiger Steffen, World Link Industry Service GmbH (DE)

09:45 Pragmatic implementation of VDI 3479 for floating and fixed roof storage tanks in SwitzerlandMartin Rahn-Hirni, CARBURA – the Swiss organisation for the compulsory stockpiling of oil products (CH)

10:15 Operation experiences with a new external FRP floating roofSteffen Opitz, Raffinerie Schwedt (DE)

17:00 Seismic instrumentation - design and operation of an earthquake monitoring system through the example of a LNG terminalFrank Mauter, Wölfel Engineering GmbH + Co. KG (DE)

17:20 Stability proof of seismically loaded tank structures according to numerical approachesDr. Julia Rosin, SDA-engineering GmbH (DE)

17:50 End of the first conference day

19:00 Evening Event

Tank Farm Management and Operation

10:45 Settlement assessment and foundation-retrofitting of an existing 50.000 m3 Tank (SIOT TK24 Triest)Prof. Dr. Roberto Cudmani, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (DE)

11:15 Bavarian Breakfast

12:15 Confessions of an API 653 InspectorMark Baker, Baker Consulting Group, Inc. (USA)

12:45 Assessment of different types of tank settlement according to EEMUA 159Jan de Jong, D&C engineering (NL), Chairman of EEMUA Storage Tank Committee

Flat Bottom Storage Tanks for New Technologies

13:00 Tank design for storage service up to 600 °CJosef Irl, Linde AG (DE)

13:30 Application of flat bottom storage tanks in CSP with molten salt storage – Requirements and OutlookAntonio Cabello-Fernandez, Nils Ahlbrink, Andreas Ehrsam, GE Renewable Energy (FR)

14:00 Outlook and farewellPeter Szalata, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH (DE)

14:15 End of the Conference

Exhibition

Interested companies have the opportunity to present their products and services in the exhibition which will be held parallel to the conference. There are only a few places left! Please contact Viktoria Wolter (viktoria.wolter@tuev-sued.de) for more information.

€ 910,00 plus current VAT (if applicable) The registration fee includes conference documentation, lunch and beverages during breaks as well as the evening event.Alte KongresshalleTheresienhöhe 15 · 80339 Munich, GermanyYou will receive travel and hotel information with the confirmation of your registration.

CONFERENCE FEE AND VENUE

TÜV SÜD Akademie GmbH Viktoria Wolter Email congress@tuev-sued.de

Cryogenic AboveGround Storage Tanks On October 17, 2016 an expert day on Cryogenic above ground storage tanks will take place. Participants of the conference Flat Bottom Storage Tanks get 10 % discount on the registration.

10 % DISCOUNT

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Conference venue:Alte KongresshalleTheresienhöhe 15 80339 Munich, Germany