Shijiazhuang Zhengzhong Technology Co., Ltd (Center Enamel) is a specialized global leader in high-integrity containment solutions, operating as a premier Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank Manufacturer. Aviation fuel (Jet A, Jet A-1, or Avgas) powers global air travel, making its quality, safety, and uninterrupted supply absolutely mission-critical. The storage vessels used, the Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank, are subject to the industry’s most demanding specifications, requiring uncompromising structural integrity, extreme diligence in preventing contamination and water ingress, advanced systems for vapor control, and unwavering adherence to the most stringent international codes (primarily API 650, API 620, and specialized Joint Inspection Group JIG standards).
Our expertise is concentrated on fabricating customized Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank solutions that set the industry benchmark for durability and operational performance across international airports, military airbases, and bulk fuel terminals. We focus on delivering solutions that integrate superior structural strength, meticulously clean internal surfaces and linings, specialized features for water and particulate separation, and strict adherence to major international construction codes. Through rigorous quality control, mastery of automated welding techniques, and depth of fluid handling knowledge, our Welded Steel Tanks are essential assets of maximum reliability, fuel purity preservation, and long term service life, safeguarding the security and efficiency of global aviation operations.
Aviation fuel is unique among petroleum products due to the catastrophic consequences that contamination or quality degradation can have on aircraft safety. Consequently, the design and manufacture of a Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank must address challenges far exceeding those of standard fuel storage.
Fuel Purity and Water Management: The most critical requirement is maintaining zero tolerance for water or particulate contamination. Water can freeze at high altitudes, leading to engine failure. The tank design must actively prevent water ingress and ensure the complete and continuous removal of settled water and sediment.
Internal Cleanliness and Coating Integrity: Tanks must be fabricated in a contaminant-free environment. Internal surfaces often require specialized, non-reactive epoxy linings that prevent the stored fuel from leaching rust, scale, or chemical residues from the carbon steel. The application and curing of this lining must be flawless.
Structural Integrity and High Flow Capacity: Tanks must withstand hydrostatic loads and environmental forces (wind, seismic), adhering strictly to API 650 for safety. Furthermore, airport fuel farms often experience high throughput, requiring the tank to be designed for continuous, rapid filling and drawdown cycles without compromising structural integrity or fluid quality.
Vapor Control and Safety: Aviation fuel is volatile. To comply with safety protocols and environmental regulations regarding Volatile Organic Compound VOC emissions, these tanks nearly always require the integration of advanced Internal Floating Roofs IFRs to minimize the vapor space.
Regulatory Oversight JIG and API: Aviation fuel facilities are subject to rigorous inspection protocols, such as those prescribed by the Joint Inspection Group JIG. The tank manufacturer must provide exhaustive documentation and build features into the tank that facilitate safe, easy, and compliant inspection and maintenance.
Our engineering approach centers on providing this combination of structural endurance, critical purity preservation features, and verifiable quality assurance through our mastery of Welded Steel Tanks fabrication
The manufacturing process for Center Enamel's Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank is characterized by extreme attention to cleanliness, precision welding, and the application of specialized internal linings.
The tank's geometry and interior treatment are engineered specifically to preserve the highest quality of Jet Fuel.
Meticulously Sloped Bottom Design: The tank floor is fabricated with an extremely precise and consistent slope, typically toward a centralized sump or water draw-off boot. This is a non-negotiable feature that ensures any free water or heavy sediment (BS and W) is constantly channeled to the lowest point for removal, protecting both the tank floor and the jet fuel's integrity.
Specialized Internal Lining Systems: Before final assembly, the interior of the Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank is prepared via meticulous abrasive blasting (achieving a high standard of surface cleanliness). A specialized, non-reactive, high-solids epoxy lining, certified for use with jet fuel, is then applied to prevent contact between the fuel and the carbon steel. The lining application is subject to rigorous inspection for film thickness and holidays (gaps).
Flawless Internal Finish: Internal structural components, such as roof supports, are designed to eliminate pockets where water or debris could collect, ensuring a smooth, drainable internal profile that is essential for maintaining product purity.
Safety and the management of volatile vapors are paramount for aviation fuel storage.
API 650 Adherence and NDT Verification: All tanks are designed and fabricated in strict accordance with API Standard 650. We use automated welding systems to ensure continuous, full-penetration, defect-free seams. Every critical weld on the Welded Steel Tanks is subjected to exhaustive Non Destructive Testing NDT—including radiographic and ultrasonic examination—to confirm monolithic structural integrity.
Internal Floating Roof IFR Integration: Due to the need to minimize vapor space for safety and emissions control, these tanks almost universally feature an Internal Floating Roof IFR. . We specialize in the precision fabrication and integration of these lightweight aluminum or steel pontoons and their highly efficient perimeter sealing systems. The tank shell and roof structure must be perfectly concentric to allow the IFR to move freely.
Seismic and Wind Resistance: The tank structure, particularly in seismically active regions, is engineered with enhanced shell thickness, wind girder placement, and robust anchoring systems to manage external loads and guarantee containment security.
The tank must be a seamless component of the overall refueling system, facilitating monitoring and maintenance.
Dedicated Filter and Sampling Connections: The tank is fitted with specialized, reinforced nozzles to allow for the integration of high efficiency filter-separator systems and quick-connect points for routine fuel sampling at various elevations, ensuring the fuel is checked for contaminants before it enters the final dispensing lines.
Safe Access and Inspection Features: The tank structure includes compliant, non-slip access platforms, stairways, and gauge poles. Critical manways are located and sized to allow safe access for personnel to conduct periodic JIG mandated internal inspections of the shell, floor, and IFR seals.
Overfill Protection and Monitoring: Tanks are designed with ports for the integration of modern Automatic Tank Gauging ATG systems, high-level alarms, and mechanical overfill prevention devices, which are essential components of aviation safety protocols.
The specialized demands of jet fuel storage mean that Center Enamel’s Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank solutions are utilized in the most critical infrastructure nodes globally:
International Airport Fuel Farms: High capacity storage complexes that receive fuel via pipeline or rail and serve as the main supply point for all aircraft operations at major global airports.
Military Airbases: Secure, robust storage facilities for jet fuel and specialized aviation fuels, requiring compliance with stringent defense and security standards.
Bulk Fuel Terminals: Storage points along major pipelines or marine ports where aviation fuel is refined, stored, and prepared for final transport to airport facilities, demanding the highest level of quality control before handover.
Regional and Cargo Hubs: Medium capacity storage solutions tailored for rapid fueling cycles for focused cargo or regional passenger operations, emphasizing speed and purity maintenance.
Our leadership as a Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank Manufacturer is founded on a unique combination of structural engineering excellence and an absolute dedication to fuel purity specifications required by the aviation industry.
Purity Focused Fabrication Environment: Our manufacturing processes incorporate strict cleanliness standards during welding and assembly, ensuring the interior surface of the carbon steel is pristine prior to the application of the specialized jet fuel lining.
Flawless Lining Application: We possess the expertise and quality control protocols to ensure the consistent, defect-free application and curing of jet fuel specific internal epoxy linings. This is critical to prevent product contamination and guarantee the tank’s service life.
Mastery of IFR Integration: We have extensive experience in the precision fabrication of large diameter tanks designed to house and support Internal Floating Roofs IFRs. This expertise ensures the shell's roundness and concentricity are perfect, allowing the IFR seals to function correctly, which is vital for both safety and minimizing vapor loss.
Unwavering API and JIG Compliance: Our tanks are built to the highest relevant international codes, including API 650 and the specialized operational requirements derived from the Joint Inspection Group JIG guidelines. This simplifies regulatory acceptance and provides immediate operational assurance to airport authorities and airlines.
Verifiable Integrity: Through our automated welding and certified NDT processes, we provide verifiable, documented proof of the tank's monolithic structural integrity. This commitment to transparency and quality is non-negotiable for high-risk, high-value aviation fuel assets.
For airport authorities, major airlines, and fuel terminal operators who require the highest level of safety, purity, and compliance for their jet fuel supply, Center Enamel is the definitive Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank Manufacturer.
Our Welded Steel Tank solutions offer:
Maximum Fuel Purity: Integrated sloped bottoms, specialized linings, and dedicated ports actively prevent water and particulate contamination.
Structural and Operational Safety: Tanks built to API 650 standards with precision-engineered IFRs for superior volatility control.
Guaranteed Service Life: Robust corrosion defense systems and verifiable structural integrity for multi-decade reliability at critical airport fuel farms.
We invite you to partner with Center Enamel to secure your vital aviation fuel supply with Welded Carbon Steel Aviation Fuel Storage Tank solutions built for the highest standard of safety, precision, and operational excellence.