Belgian tank farm finds huge cost savings with thermal mass flowmeters

Belgian Tank Farm finds huge cost savings with thermal mass flowmeters
Protecting health and safety at tank farms used as large warehousing facilities for volatile liquids is a serious business. For many facilities, using an inert gas like nitrogen to fill the “empty” space in each tank is an effective safety measure, but is expensive. In this article, David Bowers, Product Manager UK & Ireland Measurement and Analytics, describes how an innovative measurement application ensured safety was preserved and costs reduced.
Tank Farms
Tank terminals or tank farms are large storage facilities for chemical warehousing. They can be found at shipping ports where vast volumes of chemicals are imported or exported. They are also commonly found at airports where tanks of petrochemicals are stored for use to fuel the aircraft.
Tank blankets for safety
There are strict regulations in place directing the safe operation of chemical warehousing designed to protect health and safety on site and in the surrounding areas. Effective combustion requires a balance of three elements, namely fuel or the volatile liquids stored at the tank farm,...