The liquids used range from high conductivity alcohols to low conductivity monomers. I have worked with bulk storage of flammable liquids for about 15 years and have designed & installed many tanks. I put in a siphon break on all tanks as a standard feature and have never thought twice about it...
I got a question from an operator that I couldn't answer adequately. On flammable storage tanks where the fill tube extends to the bottom of the tank, a hole is put near the top of the tube to prevent siphoning. Since there would be some material coming out of this hole when filling is there a...