TTMA panel looks at baffles, aluminum crude tank coatings, tank suck-ins, changing out pressure-relief vents

摘要

A panel of experts from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) addressed a range of cargo tank issues during the first full day of the 2014 Tank Truck Week in Houston, Texas. Panelists discussed baffled tanks, aluminum tank coatings, cargo tank suck-in, and pressure-relief vents. Baffles can reduce the effect of a surge load or slosh load, but they also mean the tank can't be cleaned from the center, there's the potential to mix incompatible products that create corrosion, and they add additional weight to the tank, according to Steve McWilliams, chief engineer for The Walker Group.