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    water drawoff sumps of API-650 tanks

    I would like to know how many water drawoff sump pits should be provided for above ground storage tank (150 FT diameter, 70 FT height, 200,000 BBLS capacity, design temperature 70 C). The tank will be constructed as per API-650. The product is Gasoline and tank bottom is designed to concave up...
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    Interface detection of multiproducts pipeline

    I am seeking experts advice from cross county pipelines companies or refineries for best practice to detect the interface between products in cross country pipelines. We are depending on online density meter, but it is subjected to repetitive failure which make it unreliable and cause loss of...
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    Water draw-off in Products storage tanks

    I am seeking for an advice for applicable and advanced method to draw-off water out of refined products storage tanks (Diesel, Gasoline and Kerosene). The practice we do to draw-off water is to gauge the tank to determine the level of water presence, then open the drain line manually to draw-off...
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    Knockout drum automatic drain.

    Hi all, Does anyone have an idea on how to drain knockout drums automatically? The drums are used to escape vapor accumulated in the top of road tankers while they are filled with hydrocarbon products through bottom loading. Sometimes, the vapor is accumulated in the drum that causes filling...
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    King pin disconnection from trailer

    We have a serious probelm and could not find a solution or initiatives to solve, I hope to find a proper solution or suggest through this forum. We have a fleet of trailers where the tank is engaged to tractor through two plates and they connected by a KING PIN. This king pin is subjected to...
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    accumulated air removal from piping system

    the fluid is Hydrocarbon (kerosene)
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    Jet Fuel (JP-8 +100)

    would you please help me to find any web sites discuss the new jet fuel (JP-8+100)
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    accumulated air removal from piping system

    Is there any device I can fit on piping system in order to remove Accumulated air instead of regular air eliminator?. I want to keep the fluid runs on pipes without air.

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