CORROSION PROTECTION AND CLEANING OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS,

The book examines the new method of preservation of tanks and containers, based on the use of corrosion inhibitors, and its advantages over the old method of preservation of technical stock with oils and greases. A new technology is adduced for washing and preserving drums, tanks, and pipes, which increases 3-4 times the storage time of the preserved stock and decreases several times the cost of these operations. The book also examines briefly the paint-varnish coatings intended for protection of tanks and containers from corrosion. There is a detailed description of modern mechanized methods of cleaning tanks and tankers of residues of petroleum products, dirt, and rust, which decrease several times the idle time of tanks and tankers during cleaning operations. An examination is made of the economy of the new cleaning methods in comparison with the old methods based on manual labor. This textbook is intended for officers and men, as well as for workers engaged in the operation of fuel tank yards and bases, and the tanker fleet. It will be useful also to the workers of plants manufacturing technical stock for the fuel supply service. Author