Case Closed: Is this a natural gas or a water tank?

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
??? salt storage??? I've never seen salt stored that way... There are several salt mines in my area (within 60 miles), and they salt the heck out of roads around here.. (i.e. every town, village, city for hundreds of miles has salt storage) There are too many problems that would be experienced with a tank of those dimensions for salt storage.

This is how salt is normally stored around here...

This is a river valley... about 18 miles from it's mouth where there are forests of oil tankers and refineries. I also doubt that it's oil storage...

 

[GeekDrew]

Chances are *really* good that it's a water tank, and as DrPizza said, it would be on the hillside to help with water pressure.

I've seen some chemicals stored in tanks *similar* to that, but those generally aren't isolated like that.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Chances are *really* good that it's a water tank, and as DrPizza said, it would be on the hillside to help with water pressure.

I've seen some chemicals stored in tanks *similar* to that, but those generally aren't isolated like that.

Thanks. I think I'm going to consider this cased closed.

Edit: wait... I hadn't thought of propane... wonder what giant propane tanks look like...

 

[Chaotic42]

I always thought that LNG tanks were spherical too, but check this out:

http://www.lusas.com/case/civil/lng_tank_design.html

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Chances are *really* good that it's a water tank, and as DrPizza said, it would be on the hillside to help with water pressure.

I've seen some chemicals stored in tanks *similar* to that, but those generally aren't isolated like that.

Thanks. I think I'm going to consider this cased closed.

Edit: wait... I hadn't thought of propane... wonder what giant propane tanks look like...

That would be a *lot* of propane... is there anything nearby that would be using remotely close to that much? I've personally never seen a non-spherical propane tank, though that's not saying anything conclusive... the only kind of tank that I've seen both that large *and* isolated is water.

 

[Sukhoi]

Every large propane tank I've seen is cylindrical with sperical end caps. I doubt a tank of that design could hold any highly pressurized gas.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Chances are *really* good that it's a water tank, and as DrPizza said, it would be on the hillside to help with water pressure.

I've seen some chemicals stored in tanks *similar* to that, but those generally aren't isolated like that.

Thanks. I think I'm going to consider this cased closed.

Edit: wait... I hadn't thought of propane... wonder what giant propane tanks look like...

That would be a *lot* of propane... is there anything nearby that would be using remotely close to that much? I've personally never seen a non-spherical propane tank, though that's not saying anything conclusive... the only kind of tank that I've seen both that large *and* isolated is water.

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Every large propane tank I've seen is cylindrical with sperical end caps. I doubt a tank of that design could hold any highly pressurized gas.

Awesome. That's it. We have a winner with water.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: DrPizza
??? salt storage??? I've never seen salt stored that way... There are several salt mines in my area (within 60 miles), and they salt the heck out of roads around here.. (i.e. every town, village, city for hundreds of miles has salt storage) There are too many problems that would be experienced with a tank of those dimensions for salt storage.

This is how salt is normally stored around here...

This is a river valley... about 18 miles from it's mouth where there are forests of oil tankers and refineries. I also doubt that it's oil storage...

Same type of storage is prevalent around here...
Besides, can you imagine if that other pic was a salt storage place? "Omg! The roads are covered in ice. Can someone drive to the top of that hill to go get some salt?"

But, every village and city in this area with a water supply (vs. everyone on their own wells) has a similar tank for water storage as in the OP's original pic. And, being a hilly region, most are located on hills... otherwise, they'd have to be placed on towers.

 

[mwtgg]

That's not the one off I-476 by the ramp to I-76, is it?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Every large propane tank I've seen is cylindrical with sperical end caps. I doubt a tank of that design could hold any highly pressurized gas.

Spheres are better than cylinders for pressure. The reason why you see cylinders is space contraints, for the most part. They might be easier to build as well...I don't know. But pressure doesn't matter, since LNG is stored barely above atmospheric.

That could be an LNG tank...remember, the vapor will only be coming off if it's both full, and not being used. If LNG is being drawn off, they actually have to ADD heat to keep it coming, and certainly none is being vented. Or it could be empty. But I think it's more likely to be water.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: confused1234
no its full of SNAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop posting!

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
It's a water tank.
It's on the hillside to help with water pressure.

Someone give this man a beer, first one to point out the fact that the location of the tank makes a huge difference in what type it is