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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 ...
At the start of any project, an API certified above ground storage tank inspector should be on hand to provide inspection and consultation services, and to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards in the region. Each tank upgrading project has specific requirements and presents unique challenges.
API 653 is used for analysis of in-service storage tanks. In Europe the applicable design code is EN 14015, which uses load cases from Eurocode 3 (EN 1993), part 4-2. High-pressure
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.
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]
Copper tubing is available in four wall thicknesses: type DWV (thinnest wall; only allowed as drain pipe per UPC), type 'M' (thin; typically only allowed as drain pipe by IPC code), type 'L' (thicker, standard duty for water lines and water service), and type 'K' (thickest, typically used underground between the main and the meter).
On April 26, 2018, an explosion and subsequent fire occurred at the Husky Energy Oil Refinery in Superior, Wisconsin.An initial explosion was reported at 10:00 AM and was extinguished close to noon, however a piece of debris had hit a storage tank containing asphalt, which ignited after spilling across the refinery, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air.