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Home > Forums > Military Engineers > Activities > Transport & fuel engineering Forum

FUEL OIL CARGO TANK REPAIR

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juancito (Mechanical)

18 Feb 01 19:11

Hi Guys!

I´m facing a problem whose answer I´m not sure. It happens that we need to repair by welding an internal damaged baffle of a cargo tank used for fuel oil road transportation. Originally it was internally epoxy painted. We sand blasted almost all this paint but still have some concern with fuel oil vapor which could still remain inside this tank. Is there any procedure to eliminate any chance of explosion while welding inside the tank. Any help will be very welcome. Thanks in advance and regards.

Juan

Guest (Visitor)

30 Mar 01 10:47

forced ventilation

Make sure that there is no dead space and crate a forced ventilation loop to remove fuel vaporas

as they might form.Explosion proff electrical fan or steam driven blower

ghoraishy (Mechanical)

1 May 01 2:21

hi juancito
i'm a new member.
if you haven't solved your problem let's more details about it like:size of the tank,method of welding and it's probable dangers,the money you can spend,and so on.
if you have finished your work please tell us about the result.
best regards
s.s.ghoraishy

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