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Subsurface Foam Injection in Storage Tanks

Subsurface Foam Injection in Storage Tanks

Subsurface Foam Injection in Storage Tanks

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Could anyone tell me when is recommeded subsurface foam injection in vertical storage tank for fire fighting?.

What kind of product need, for fire fighting, subsurface foam injection?.

  

RE: Subsurface Foam Injection in Storage Tanks

As stated here above  by 'cdafd' you should get good guidance from such vendors and also from http://www.springerlink.com/content/j7855011h2tk6338/

Few things of great importance and relevance to note& follow are
1) the protected liquid's specific gravity and foam produced& base injected specific gravity should have marked difference i.e. foam must be very much lighter ensuring rise to surface.
2)Foam must stay 'im-miscible and comparable for use with stored material;not to form some mixture and stay with tank contents instead of rising to the surface on fire.
3) Since the mechanical piping,valves etc connected with the tanks are to be kept open they become(or should be considered as)a part of storage tank system and may need higher degree of Mechanical Integrity on sustainable basis against leakages,Corrosion effects or any other un-intended damages from physical movements nearby.
hope all this prove helping for your problem resolution and guiding.
Best of luck.

Best Regards
Qalander(Chem)

RE: Subsurface Foam Injection in Storage Tanks

If you are dealing with an alcohol formulated fuel, subsurface injection is not allowed.

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