1. Funcition
Water tanks are liquid storage containers.
These tanks are usually storing water for human consumption.
A water tank provides for the storage of drinking water, irrigation
agriculture,fire suppression,agricultural farming and livestock,
chemical manufacturing,food preparation as well as many other
possible solutions.
2. Material
Various materials are used for making a water tank:
Plastics (polyethylene, polypropylene), fiberglass,steel (welded or
bolted, carbon or stainless).
3. Design parameters
Water tank application parameters include the general design of the
tank, its materials of construction, as well as the following.
① Location of the water tank (indoors, outdoors, above ground or
underground)
② Volume of water tank will need to hold
③ What the water will be used for
④ Temperature of area where water will be stored, concern for
freezing.
⑤ Pressure requirements
⑥ How is the water to be delivered into and extracted, pumped out
of the water tank.
⑦ Wind and Earthquake design considerations allow water tanks to
survive seismic and high wind events.
