INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION FOR MAMMOTH PROJECTS

Bora Aydin at Walter Tosto delves into a recent project for the design, fabrication, construction and supply of bullet tanks for the biggest LPG storage plant in Italy. bullet tanks are both aboveground and underground (mounded) cylindrical vessels, which are considered to be one of the storage options to hold liquids or gases at pressure values different from the atmospheric pressure. They provide an ideal solution for supporting high capacities of bulk storage with efficient project delivery, lower risk of failure, easy maintenance and operation. Based on the application and the geographical conditions, bullet tanks can be installed both verically and horizontally. Thanks to almost 70 years of experience, Walter Tosto provides mechanical design, engineering, fabrication and construction services to meet the most demanding storage vessel or tank requirements and to optimise the fabrication project execution. The company proposes state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and technologies to every project through innovative actions. DELIVERING BIG In 2020, Walter Tosto was awarded an important contract around the second expansion of an LPG storage site in Ardea, Italy, the...