Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
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This is something new and unconventional.... we are trying to protect the bottm of a Diesel Tank (AGO - Automotive Gas Oil) by installing 03 Nos. Zinc Sacrifical anodes on the tank bottom inside.
Query:-
1. Diesel in the tank is supplied to GT for liquid firing. Just wish to know while Zinc anode is slowly dissolving or mixing in the diesel, would anyway affect the Diesel quality and likely to create problem in GT operation??
2. I understand presence of Ash forming material is not allowed in the FUel for GT. However, I don not know whether Zinc will affect the diesel in any fashion??
Please comment ...your reply may affect our decision to go for Insatalling Zinc Sacrifical Anode in the tank.
Query:-
1. Diesel in the tank is supplied to GT for liquid firing. Just wish to know while Zinc anode is slowly dissolving or mixing in the diesel, would anyway affect the Diesel quality and likely to create problem in GT operation??
2. I understand presence of Ash forming material is not allowed in the FUel for GT. However, I don not know whether Zinc will affect the diesel in any fashion??
Please comment ...your reply may affect our decision to go for Insatalling Zinc Sacrifical Anode in the tank.





RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
"You see, wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Radio operates the same way: You send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is there is no cat." A. Einstein
RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
Steve Jones
Materials & Corrosion Engineer
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RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
My contention is to know the effect of zinc onto the Diesel that is supplied from this tank to GT for liquid firing.
I believe that metal traces in GT fuel causes ASH deposit on turbine blades and help corrosion in GT.
RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
To be frank, I would not want to have any contaminants in this fuel if you are using it for GT's. Regarding your second statement above... where zinc would help in corrosion, what source or where did you hear this? I believe low melting zinc would be harmful if it plates on the airfoils.
RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
"You see, wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Radio operates the same way: You send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is there is no cat." A. Einstein
RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
I don't know - call your CT blade supplier. Of course, since your CT blade supplier wants to sell you more CT blades, can you trust his answer? 8<)
RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
RE: Effect of Zinc Sacrifical Anode installed in a Diesel Tank
Thanks ... please see attached literature from GE indicating effect of metals in GT fuel......!
Though zinc is not specifically mentioned, however it can be trated like Magnesium which forms ash in diesel fuel for GT.