February 2014
Maintenance
Consider robust tank overfill prevention and independent alarm and gauging systems
Elimination of tank overfills is a significant problem for the petroleum industry. Since most tank receiving operations are manual, the operators rely heavily on tank level gauges and alarms for overf..
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The Author
Myers, P. E. - PEMY Consulting, Pleasant Hill, California
Philip Myers is the Founder of PEMY Consulting LLC. He has worked with the American Petroleum Institute (API) to develop large-diameter tank fire studies, and with other groups to develop the “Last Fire” initiative—sponsored by ExxonMobil, Chevron and BP.
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