Aluminum VS Stainless Steel

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by TrustedFR8, Jul 21, 2021.

  1. wis bang

    wis bang Road Train Member

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    Linings can be destroyed by heat.

    Customer would make a blend and it it was one of the mild steel phenolic lined units the heat of adding water to the acid [remember chem class saying acid to water to avoid exothermic reaction] and the sides of the tank were too hot to touch....

    You would think the plant would have requested a stainless trailer, but no and they play dumb when they burn out a new lining, again...

    Same plant had 4 dedicated trailers for Sulfur Trioxide, double wall plumbing circulating Ethylene glycol [anti freeze] that was heated by the steam pan robbing heat from the load. Demanded they be kept inside the plant. Every fall they would suddenly run short of Anti-Freeze until the got everyone's car radiator filled...
     
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