Monday, March 15, 2010

Is Fuel Spill Prevention a Reality at Bottom Loading Tanker Terminals?




Storage & Terminaling - API RP1004




ALTHOUGH bottom loading tank trailers provide a faster loading in a safer vapor-rich environment, the procedure presents some problems because technology improvements enable pumps to move more product at a faster rate. If preventive equipment does not shut down the loading system in time, an overflow can occur.