Storage Tank & Facility Protection
Storage Tank & Facility Protection
Passive Protection Against UAV Impact, Falling Objects & High-Energy Debris
Engineered suspended protection systems designed to create a physical protective envelope around critical storage tanks and industrial facilities.
Protecting Critical Storage Infrastructure
Large storage tanks represent critical infrastructure where direct impact from a UAV, falling object or high-energy debris could potentially damage the tank roof, shell, piping, instrumentation or safety systems.
Fusion Engineering’s protection concept creates a suspended protective envelope above and around the asset while keeping the protection structure structurally independent from the tank.
A Suspended Protective Envelope
A network of engineered support structures, high-strength cables and flexible wire-rope mesh creates a protective interception zone at a predetermined stand-off distance from the tank.
Incoming Object → Protective Mesh → Controlled Deformation → Energy Distribution → Protected Asset
The flexible mesh is designed to deform under impact rather than transferring the entire concentrated impact directly into the protected asset.
Key Protection Features
- Independent Structural System — The protection structure can be designed independently from the tank, avoiding additional structural loading on the existing tank shell and roof.
- Engineered Stand-Off Distance — The protective mesh is positioned away from the protected asset to reduce the likelihood of direct contact.
- Flexible Energy Absorption — High-strength wire-rope mesh and supporting cables provide controlled deformation and load distribution.
- Modular & Replaceable — Mesh panels and selected components can be designed for replacement following a significant impact event.
- Minimal Operational Interference — The system can accommodate tank stairs, platforms, piping, foam systems, instrumentation and maintenance access.
- Harsh Environment Suitability — Material selection can include hot-dip galvanized structural steel and corrosion-resistant stainless-steel wire-rope systems suitable for UAE industrial and marine environments.
Where It Can Be Applied
- Crude oil storage tanks
- Refined-product storage tanks
- Chemical and petrochemical tanks
- LNG/LPG facilities, subject to project-specific engineering
- Tank farms and terminals
- Process equipment
- Pump stations
- Compressor stations
- Electrical substations
- Control facilities
- Other critical industrial installations
Designed Around Existing Operations
Each protection arrangement is developed around the geometry and operating requirements of the existing facility.
The design can consider tank dimensions, existing structures, access requirements, piping, instrumentation, fire protection systems, maintenance requirements, wind conditions, required stand-off and site constraints.
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