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    Dewatering of refined hydrocarbon storage tanks

    Hi everyone, I would like to have Terminal Operations experts advice for the guideline, criteria or practices that determine the frequency of storage tanks dewatering for maintaining product quality and avoid corrosion. It is rule of thumb to dewater the storage tanks after receiving and the...
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    Deposit Control Additive (DCA) injection, at Terminal tanks or Trucks loading racks?

    I have been assigned to instal injection package to dose Deposit Control Additive (DCA) for motor Gasoline as part of clean fuel program to improve automobile engines performance and minimize emissions. The package is ready but not decided yet for the location of injection port, whether...
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    multiproduct pipeline interface cut ( Diesel/Jet)

    I would like to have expert advice for the procedure or best practice to handle the multiproduct pipeline interface at terminals. Specifically, at what point during the receiving of diesel/jet fuel interface we should divert jet fuel to it dedicated storage tanks. We receive jet fuel and motor...

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