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Image depicts Gamajet automated tank cleaning machines Alfa Laval Gamajet machine lowered into a manhole for cleaning. An automated tank cleaning machine is a machine used to clean cargo, process, underground storage tanks and similar equipment such as those found in tank trucks, railroad cars, barges, oil tankers, food and beverage manufacturing facilities, chemical processing plants, ethanol ...
Some companies choose to relocate existing tanks, rather than embark on new tank construction. Tank relocation services can be utilized on land or via navigable waterways. There can be cost benefits to relocating an existing tank, depending on variables such as distance and the condition of the tank.
Understanding and implementing appropriate inspection and maintenance schedules is paramount for operators of storage tanks to ensure operational reliability and adherence to safety standards. [5] Several environmental regulations apply to the design and operation of storage tanks, often depending on the nature of the fluid contained within. [1]
Also, when tanks are to be inspected or maintenance must be performed within a tank, it must be not only cleaned, but made gas-free. [105] On most crude-oil tankers, a special crude oil washing (COW) system is part of the cleaning process. [105] The COW system circulates part of the cargo through the fixed tank-cleaning system to remove wax and ...
Storage tanks and towers at Shell Puget Sound Refinery (Shell Oil Company), Anacortes, Washington. Desalter unit washes out salt, and other water soluble contaminants, from the crude oil before it enters the atmospheric distillation unit. [35] [36] [37]
Clean-in-place (CIP) is an automated method of cleaning the interior surfaces of pipes, vessels, equipment, filters and associated fittings, without major disassembly. CIP is commonly used for equipment such as piping, tanks, and fillers. CIP employs turbulent flow through piping, and/or spray balls for tanks or vessels.
Dirty Jobs is a program on the Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television, in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the typical employees. The show premiered with three pilot episodes in November 2003. It returned as a series on July 26, 2005, and ended on September 12, 2012, with a total of 169 episodes ...
Crude oil washing (COW) is washing out the residue from the oil tanker using the crude oil cargo itself, after the cargo tanks have been emptied. Crude oil is pumped back and preheated in the slop tanks, then sprayed back via high pressure nozzles in the cargo tanks onto the walls of the tank. Due to the sticky nature of the crude oil, the oil ...