API Spec 12P - Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Tanks
- Standard System: API (American Petroleum Institute)
- Current Edition: 2022, 5th
- Product Category: FRP Storage Tanks
- Test Category: Product Specification
- Equivalent Standards: API 2000 / API 2610
Description
API Spec 12P, Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Tanks, 5th Ed. (May 2022), ~30 pp. Covers material, design, fabrication, and testing requirements for shop-fabricated, vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, atmospheric-pressure FRP tanks. Construction methods: filament winding, chop-spray, chop-hoop, and hand lay-up. Resins: polyester, vinyl ester, epoxy, phenolic; fibers: E-glass, ECR-glass. Safety factor K ≥ 4 with creep and aging considerations. Venting per API 2000; fire protection per API 545. Annexes: API Monogram, installation/handling, walkways/ladders, and FRP tank data sheet. Excludes unsupported cone-bottom tanks. Chemical suitability determined by purchaser.
Edition Notes
5th Ed (May 2022), ~30 pp. Covers vertical cylindrical aboveground atmospheric FRP tanks only. Available from normadoc.com or api.org..org .