Tank filling operations road tankers

Packaging. The beer in pressure tanks is transferred to bottling, canning, and racking, or in some cases, to road tankers. During this filling operation it is important that the beer does not come into contact with oxygen, does not lose carbon dioxide, and is not contaminated by molds, yeasts, or bacteria. 

In road tankers transporting different chemicals in the same rubber lined tankers is a common practice since it is uneconomical to have the tank lined for each type of acid/chemical. In this case, it is advisable to rinse the tank with water before filling up different chemicals each time. In general, the transportation tankers such as railway tankers, road tankers and ship tankers have dimensions, which can still be vulcanised in autoclaves [4]. The size of the tank is limited by the maximum size of the autoclave and also depends on the feasibility to transport them before and after rubber lining. The author s opinion is that the maximum size of the autoclave can be 5 m diameter x 10 m long which is considered to be a techno-economically viable size for factory operations, which in most cases can accommodate road tankers, railway tankers and ship tankers. 

This chapter is not concerned with accidents on the road. Rather, it describes some of the many incidents that have occurred while tank trucks and cars (known in Europe as road and rail tankers) were being filled or emptied. Section 18.8 shows how hazard and operability studies have been used to spot potential hazards in filling systems, and Section 22.3 describes some runaway reactions in tank trucks and cars.. 

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