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A suction heater is being used for pumping the fuel out.

LittleInch, I understand that protective coating is not required by API but it is recommended for obvious reasons. My question now, is it recommended to coat the underside of a fixed roof tank holding 400,000 gallons of HFO? Will vapor be a major concern?

The capacity of the tank is 400,000 UK gallons and the tank is not heated.

Hello guys, Is it required by API to paint the underside of fixed roof tank? The contents in the tank is Heavy fuel oil (Bunker C).

@MFJewell The units are reciprocating with no mechanical ancillary systems.

The fuel is transported via a pipeline. I think once proper maintenance is done to avoid leaks then an oily water might not be required. I am still looking forward for others to share their experiences in diesel power plant industry.

@LittleInch, the engines are placed in an enclosed building. As for the fuel storage tanks, they are placed in a concrete bund wall designed to hold 110% of the storage tanks capacity. The only case I foresee for oily water is probably when it rains and maybe with little drops from any...

Hi everyone. I am seeking some advice as to weather a oily water separator is required for a Diesel Power plant. The diesel plant installed capacity is 3.3 MW (3 X 1.1 MW engines). The diesel storage capacity is 50,000 gallons. Based on my experience with power plants oily water separator is...

Hey guys i am in the process of doing a pre-feasibility study of using a floating pipeline to transport Heavy fuel oil to a bulk storage tank on shore. From google earth and onsite visits the floating pipeline would have to be laid on approximately 1.1 km (measurement at low tide) of mud flat...

I am in the process of preparing the technical specifications for a HFO fired engine to be included in a tender document; where I am required to provide the ambient conditions at the site location but I am not sure if there is a tolerance that should be added when specifying these ambient...

I am currently involved in a generation expansion project which we are planning to increase power generation by 5 MW ( Dual fuel engines; HFO and LFO). Is it feasible to include a exhaust boiler for primary steam generation for heating and plant operation? Since only one engine will be installed...

Thank you for your response. It does sounds very logical and practical indeed.

I would like to know the reasons why fuel oil management is more advantageous to the marine industry than power generation industry. How can it used be to economize fuel consumption?