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Why does a metallic chain be seen hanging from the rear side of a petrol supply tanker?
This used to be done with tanker trucks, but evidentally doesn"t work . the (Tiger"s tail) pun on Esso-later Exxon Tiger is supposed to ground or arrest sparks from lightning and act like a lightning arrestor in a fire-prevention role. it might work with ships, with a truck the possibility exists the chain might hang down, friction contact with the ground- and create thermal sparks-which could start fires rather than prevent them. it"s sort of an old superstition, I do not know of it ever preventing a fire or explosion! it isn"t done anymore with oil trucks, used to be rather pictureesque, even toy oil trucks had them scaled down.
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Is crude oil more or less dense than water?
Crude oil is less dense than water. This is apparent after oil tanker accidents where the oil floats on the surface of the ocean. http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2007/skorea_spill/skorea_spill_01.jpg In fact, most oil is less dense than water (ever seen salad dressing that's separated? It's split into it's oil and water components!)
How many gallons of fuel can a semi truck hold?
are you referring to fuel tank. fuel tank can be anywhere from 75 gallons to 150 gallons,and generally there is a tank on each side of truck.if you are asking about a tanker trailer this depends on length of trailer and what the trailer is used to haul.on average a semi tanker hauls about 6 .ooo gallons
How many gallons of blood does your heart pump each year?
Your heart pumps approximately 2,000 gallons (7,571 liters) of blood each day through its chambers
Did Devoe paint compny own other paint subsidaries?
I worked in the data processing department for Devoe Paint from 1987 until 1996 (the year the data center closed). We did own U.S. Paint, which was a specialty coatings company located in St. Louis, Mo. also Sinclair Paint which is located in southern California, and Devoe Coatings which was a specialty coatings company that made highly durable coatings for off-shore oil rigs and tanker ships. Devoe Coatings was headquartered here in Louisville, Kentucky in the Devoe Paint building at 4000 Dupont Circle. At our peak we had manufacturing facilities in Pennsauken, N.J., Tampa, Fl., Louisville, Ky., St. Louis, Mo., Houston, Tx., and southern California (I can't remember the name of the city, but Sinclair Paint was located there). U.S. Paint was sold in the early 90's to an Asian company, then in 1996 our entire operation was sold to ICI Paints, based in the England. That brought the curtain down on the oldest operating company in the U.S. Devoe had been established in 1754 and had a good 242 year run. Hope this information helps. Just to clarify - the Devoe Paint brand is still alive and thriving. ICI Paints bought the Devoe Paint Company, yes. But, they continued to manufacture the paint and market the brand. It is sold exclusively to Independent Paint Stores throughout the U.S. Devoe Coatings is also still a very viable brand, sold through Independent Paint Stores and ICI Paints Stores.
What is the largest man moving object?
the largest moving object is a train I believe the largest man made moving object is a oil tanker called the Jahre Viking which has a dead weight of 564,763 tons and is so big it can't navigate through the English Channel, it carries a cargo close to its own weight. The longest man made moving object was train making a one off train journey in Australia consisting of 8 AC6000 locomotives pulled 682 wagons loaded with iron ore, the train weighed circa 100,000 ton and the cargo weighed about 80% of this weight. The train was 4.6 miles long The largest manmade moving object on the earth is a oil and gas seismic survey vessel called the Ramform Viking and is produced by PetroGEO Services (PGS). And it collects more than 1.12 Terabytes of seismic survey data per day. The surveyor with its 10 streamers at 120 m separation is more than a kilometer wide and more than 8 km long covering a surface area of 8.75 km2 at any time. Moving at a speed of 4.3 knots it is covering a total surface area of 215 km2 per day in full production. It represents the largest moving object on the face of the earth, bigger than any seismic spread ever deployed and bigger than anything else moving on land or at sea. See http://www.pgs.com/Pressroom/News/Largest-Moving-Object-on-Earth
How do you use tanker in sentence?
A tanker is used to transport the Petrol from storage tanks to the petrol station.
What is a petrol container?
Tank, Tanker or a Canister.
What causes electric charge to build up in petrol tanker?
Electric charge can build up in a petrol tanker due to friction between the flowing liquid and the tanker walls, creating a separation of charges. This can be exacerbated by the movement of the liquid, leading to a transfer of electrons and the accumulation of charge on the tanker surface. Factors like temperature, humidity, and the type of materials involved can also impact the buildup of electric charge.
Why is a petrol tanker sometimes connected to the ground by means of a wire before petrol is uploaded?
Most likely, this is to discharge any static electricity that the tanker may have accrued during its journey. Such static can be dangerous because it may cause the petrol to ignite; therefore, the wire 'grounds' the tanker (i.e. it allows the electricity to pass harmlessly into the ground) and removes this threat.
What is a boat that carries oil or petrol called?
It is a ship known generally as a tanker.
Why is a petrol tanker sometimes connected to the ground by means of a wire before petrol in unloaded?
Because even if there's a slight static charge in the tanker, it could ignite the petrol and explode. If it's connected to the ground by a wire, then all the static charge in the truck is removed (ie grounding the truck).
What do you call a boat that carries oil or petrol which starts with letter T?
I am not sure, I wrote tanker.
During the delivery of gasoline from a tanker to a local gasoline station the driver is disabled and taken to a medical facility Who has the responsibility for security on the tanker?
The oil company who provided the gas/petrol. However, the police would probably guard the tanker until another driver arrived.
Can one convert a petrol road tanker to a LPG road tanker?
Sure, just change the tank and all the plumbing. If you were trying to re-purpose the tank, no, the tank has to survive a 300 psi pressure test
What are road tankers?
Road tankers are large lorries that carry large tanks that can hold bulk liquids or powder. A milk tanker will carry milk. And an oil tanker will carry petroleum products - petrol, diesel, oil, etc.
How oil tanker measures?
I assume you meant measuring the level in an oil tanker making a delivery to a petrol station? The driver uses long metal rods that are dipped through opened caps on the top of the tanker to check the level inside. Note: I assume the metal rods are non-ferous and won't cause a spark, but I'm not sure!
Does a petrol tanker have to be full to travel on UK roads?
Naturally, it wouldn't. Otherwise, that trailer would never be able to leave the customer's facility once it was unloaded.
