Petrol and Spirits require special consideration when going about cleaning or decommissioning tanks in which these products are stored.
Highly flammable products can inadvertently be ignited with dire consequences. This is why many firms offering tank cleaning and decommissioning services will not touch highly volatile fuels such as petrol. Diesel and other ‘oil based grades’ generally do not readily ignite unless the fuel is atomised first. Therefore diesel engines work on the principle of compression ignition, whereas petrol engines only require a spark to combust.
Throughout our 60 years in the industry, we have always provided services for volatile fuel grades. We therefore have developed skills and procedures to safely deal with flammable materials. We have developed Nitro-foam Inerting, a process where we use Nitrogen gas combined with a detergent-based foam as a method of temporarily inerting petrol tanks. Please visit our website www.dptanks.co.uk for further details on this. Water backfilling is also a good solution for inerting tanks, although this does create significant volumes of contaminated waste water.
Confined-spaces manned entry also requires special consideration when dealing with low-flash fuels. Highly flammable vapours can easily be generated in a short amount of time, and therefore de-gassing and forced ventilation must be maintained and monitored throughout.
Regardless of the fuel grade, we have the safe systems to get the job done safely and efficiently.
Please give us a call on 01737 767 524 to find how we may assist you with your specific requirements.
