The invention discloses an intrinsically safe inerting protection method and an intrinsically safe inerting protection device for an
oil storage tank, relates to a method and a device for
active fire and explosion prevention of the
oil storage tank, and aims to solve the problem of fire and explosion prevention of the
oil storage tank. The method comprises the following steps: a, performing inerting on each
oil tank in sequence to ensure that each
oil tank achieves an inexplosive condition, namely, the
oxygen concentration of gas in the tank is lower than 10 percent; b, detecting the pressure of a
pipe network for supplying
inert gas to the
oil tank, and supplying the
inert gas to the
pipe network and inputting the
inert gas to the oil tank through the
pipe network if the pressure is lower than a set
lower limit value; c, detecting the pressure of the pipe network for supplying the
inert gas to the oil tank, emitting the
inert gas in the pipe network if the pressure exceeds a set upper
limit value; and d, detecting the
oxygen concentration in the pipe network for supplying the
inert gas to the oil tank, and repeating the step a if the concentration exceeds the set upper
limit value. The device comprises a buffer device, an inlet end of which is to receive the inert gas, and an outlet end of which is connected to a
breathing pipe network through a control valve; a first pressure
transmitter mounted on the buffer device; the
breathing pipe network communicated with the oil tank through an intake stop valve; a second pressure
transmitter; an online
oxygen analyzer mounted on the
breathing pipe network; and an
electric control device electrically connected to the first pressure
transmitter, the second pressure transmitter, the online
oxygen analyzer and the control valve.