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  1. JacobHarris

    Tank Cleaning Verification

    The government wants an independant method to prove several tanks (200 mblls each of JP-8) are clean before they are turned over to another agency. API 1404 recommends using a handheld LEL meter to determine vapor content, but this is not objective or quantitative. The government is interested...
  2. JacobHarris

    Bulk Petroleum Tank Cleaning Verification

    The government wants an independant method to prove several tanks (200 mblls each) are clean before they are turned over to another agency. API 1404 recommends using a handheld LEL meter to determine vapor content, but this is not objective or quantitative. My two questions are... 1. Is...
  3. JacobHarris

    Socket Weld Or Screw type valves for Hot Oil Pipes

    This is a question I run into a lot with military fuel systems and the small piping associated with pressure relief. The maintenance folks usually like threaded connections because it is easier to modify/repair. Operators like SW because it never leaks. In my opinion, if the system is...
  4. JacobHarris

    Fuel Tank Truck Strapping Chart Accuracy

    I am not sure what you mean by accuracy, but here goes. The military requires that strapping charts are broken into 1/8th inch increments. I assumed you meant strapping chart breakdown and not a statistical error of chart volume versus actual volume.
  5. JacobHarris

    JP-8 injector

    Yes, there are several "off the shelf" additive injectors that can be used in piplines. In fact, that is the delivery method of every one I have seen in the Airforce bases in the Pacific. Here is a website of one i found in a google search...

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