Tank Skin-Temperature Differential and Contained-Volatile Vapor Pressure: How Solar-Loaded South-Facing Walls Drive Headspace Pressure Cycling, Vent Volumetric Flow, and Diurnal Breathing Loss on Polyethylene Bulk Storage Tanks
The wall of a polyethylene tank is not isothermal. The south-facing wall under direct sunlight reaches surface temperatures 30 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit above the shaded north-facing wall during summer…
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