ANALYSIS OF PIPELINE TANKAGE AIDS PLANNING, DESIGN.

The author shows how an analysis of pipeline systems that makes use of breakout tankage can help in planning the location, size, and number of tanks. A description of how the breakout tanks are used by a common-carrier products pipeline in its routine operations is presented to help answer a number of questions raised about pipeline tankage. The technique presented here would be useful in the design of tank farms in pipeline systems.