In this edition, we will focus on the safe loading of 33% hydrochloric acid (HCL) into railcars, covering the use of pumps or air for transfer, suitable piping materials, and effective management of vapors using vapor scrubbers.

S&S Technical gets involved in projects for loading railcars with refined fuels like gasoline, diesel, and bio-fuels where custody transfer of the products is required. Today, we will discuss metering versus tank gauging when it comes to accuracy in determining how much product was loaded into railcars.

Loading and unloading of rail cars and trucks is a necessity for many companies who produce and use various chemicals, ethanol, edible oils, crude oil and NGL’s as example.

When the Google search begins for a loading arm, the amount of information that pops up after typing a few words in the search bar can be a bit overwhelming. The results are filled with information from dozens of companies a particular loading arm manufacturer has set up as a distributor to sell their product as well as the manufacturer themselves.