Diesel Fuel Tanks

Peter Paradise, a driver for the city of Nashua for 24 years, shows where compressed natural gas is pumped into the tank on one of the city's new trash trucks. Nashua has purchased 9 trash trucks that will run on CNG, which is much less polluting than diesel fuel and costs less for fuel and for maintenance.

Adam Cox collects yard waste in Nashua Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Nashua will have nine compressed natural gas-powered trash collection trucks such as this one making the rounds in the city.

Peter Paradise, a driven for the city of Nashua for 24 years, demonstrates the dispensing hose for compressed natural gas. the city has purchased 9 trash trucks that will run on CNG, which is much less polluting than diesel fuel and costs less for fuel and for maintenance.

Peter Paradise, a driver for the city of Nashua for 24 years, shows where compressed natural gas is pumped into the tank on one of the city's new trash trucks. Nashua has purchased 9 trash trucks that will run on CNG, which is much less polluting than diesel fuel and costs less for fuel and for maintenance.

Trash trucks burning natural gas are quieter, cheaper, less smelly - Nashua Telegraph

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard said Friday evening that a "very small part" of a diesel fuel and oil spill from a 73-foot workboat that sank earlier in the day has reached a Seattle beach.

Two miles of affected shoreline were surveyed, and cleaning crews have identified pockets of oil and worked to clean them as darkness fell, Capt. Scott Ferguson said.

Divers also worked to plug the source of the leak, Ferguson said. The vessel reportedly has 300 gallons of diesel and 30 gallons of motor oil on board in sealed tanks. It wasn't clear how much had leaked, creating a sheen of diesel oil the size of two football fields. The sheen remaining on the surface was expected to dissipate, the Coast Guard said.

The vessel is an old World War II landing craft that was being used as a workboat with a barge at a bulkhead project in Puget Sound near the city's West Seattle neighborhood, said Diede Janel, office manager of Waterfront Construction Inc. of Seattle.

Some oil from sunken boat hits Seattle beach - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Transcube introduces the TCL50 to its line of transportable fuel tanks. The double-walled tank provides 110-percent secondary containment of the inner containers total capacity, eliminating the risk of spills and ground contamination.

Offering very good environmental compliance and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 142 certification for safe diesel fuel storage, the TCL50 is for a wide variety of applications.

Featuring a capacity of 1,240 gallons, the tank has no bottom or side exterior outlets of any kind. All fill ports, pumps, fittings and connections are housed at the top of the tank within the units Enviroconnect secondary containment equipment cabinet. The tanks are capable of feeding three generators while simultaneously fueling equipment with a separate nozzle. To prevent theft or tampering, access to fuel and pumping equipment can be secured within the tanks lockable cabinet.

TCL50 Diesel Fuel Tank Offers 110-percent Secondary Containment - Utility Products

Over 20 tonnes of toxic waste have been removed following the discovery of three illegal diesel laundering plants in Co Down and Co Armagh by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

HMRC, accompanied by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), searched private premises in Jonesborough and Downpatrick on Wednesday.

In a shed in the Jonesborough area HMRC officers uncovered a diesel laundering plant and seized a large quantity of chemicals used to launder diesel, plus fuel tanks, pumps and other equipment.

During searches of a domestic property in the Downpatrick area of Co Down, HMRC also uncovered a smaller laundering plant hidden in a shed at the rear of the premises.

Toxic Waste Uncovered At Illegal Fuel Pumps - 4ni.co.uk

Authored By Bob Tatnall, Professional Engineer and Subject Matter Expert On Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion and Sludge in Diesel Systems.

ULSD is almost always of excellent quality when it leaves the refinery. The problem is that contamination happens during storage and transport - and this contamination is the source of many of our fuel system problems. Water (condensation and leakage) combines with common bacteria (who come with the water) to make sludge and biofilms - and this combination of biofilm and active bacteria leads to pitting corrosion. Sludge fouling leads to plugged filters and fuel lines.

The bacteria that form sludge and corrosive deposits are a type know as "slime forming" bacteria. These creatures are difficult to control in the body using antibiotics - and they are likewise difficult to control in nature using biocides. Sometimes using a biocide triggers a reaction known as "mucoid stage" (i.e. "sludge formation on steroids") and there even are cases where bacteria have been able to convert the biocide to a "food" that promotes growth. Even in those cases where first treatment with a biocide seems to help, repeat or constant use of a biocide can lead to development of resistant strains. Biocides are, therefore, rarely a long term fix.

Fuel polishing is most common in the marine industry and consists of a circulating fuel through filters to remove particles and suspended water and make the fuel look clean. Problem is, most of the slime, sludge and bacteria are attached to the walls of tanks and lines or stuck to filters. Removing the suspended stuff to make the fuel look clean does little to stop problems, and the fuel will quickly become ugly again unless the system is cleaned completely. A better and more cost-effective solution would be to use a system treatment that dissolves and prevents sludge and slime.

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