TL:DR yes there is a seal along the roof edge and alignment poles/rods so things stay flat.
I do fire suppression builds for these tanks, so all of my equipment on the tank lid has to move up and down with it as it gets filled/emptied. So we end up with self coiling cables/hoses that have to collect themselves on the lid as it fills up. Linear heat detection wire goes all the way around the rim of the tank and also along the lid, which melts and signals the alarm/suppression system in the event of a fire. Companies with more money also have us install UV/IR based flame detection.
Same with these usually having a ladder that becomes more or less stairs depending on how full the tank is.
The company that famously touted they were doing it, Orbital Insights [1], almost went bankrupt, and were sold for cents on the dollar [2]
I'm in the EO industry, and it's a use case you hear a lot, but I am not sure anyone is actually doing this profitably.
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/gv-backed-orbital-insights-i... [2] https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/exclusive-google-backed-i...
Not sure how they're doing post-layoffs.
Yeah, it seems a bit niche to me. Could be that there might be one or two large clients.
hkchad•5mo ago