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Blabo® Automated Tank Cleaning
ExxonMobil
2009 Article
Electrical standards
Designed for operation in hazardous areas.
Constructed for zone 1, and some equipment even for zone 0.
Equipment complies with local regulation. Europe: ATEX
directive. Other standards (e.g. CSA/UL) can be complied with
by request.
Mechanical standards
Design: Follows the regulations for pressurized piping.
Piping: European standards: Machine Directive 89/392/EEC
and Pressure Equipment Directive, PED, 97/23/EC. Other
standards can be complied by request.
Production: Follows The Construction Standard.
Inside the tank
and on the roof
1 Tank roof
• Tank roof is zone 1
area.
• All Oreco‘s tank roof
equipment’ with a
potential ignition source
is category I approved
according to ATEX.
1 ·2 ·3
Tank roof
4
5 Inerting
BLABO
Sump
3 Distribution header
• Approved for zone 1.
2 Cold tapping tool SafeTap
• Designed in accordance
with the European
standard EN 1343-1.
• Is certified as category 1/2
equipment.
• Tested at approved by
notified body.
4 Nozzles
• Certified as category I
equipment, according ATEX
94/97EC. Approved by notified
body.
• Operation of nozzles is covered
by ATEX 1999/92/EC for work
in potentially explosive
atmospheres.
Watch Nozzle Demo
5 Tank blanketing
• Inerting eliminates the risk of ignition.
• Inerting is covered by ATEX
1999/92/EC.
• Tank owners’ or service providers’
responsibility to ensure inert
atmosphere.
Blabo® Process Modules
6 Piping
• Has no potential ignition
source and do therefore not
fall within ATEX.
• User must ensure piping is
safely earthed.
• BLABO’s Victaulic piping and
couplings are clam-fitted to
ensure 100% conductivity.
7 Pressure piping
• Constructed in accordance with EU directive
97/23/EC for pressurized equipment.
• Non destructive test (EN 13480-4).
• Unique tracking number and material
certificates.
8 Electronic cabinets
Re-circulation & Separation modules
• Recirculation and Separation modules.
• Designed and built according to EN 50016
(Electrical apparatus for potentially
explosive atmospheres - pressurized
apparatus ‘p’).
• Verified and tested according to ATEX
directive 94/9/EC.
9 Electronic cabinets
Suction & Skimming
modules
• Designed and built
according to EN 50018
(Electrical apparatus for
potentially explosive
atmospheres - flameproof
enclosure ‘d’).
• Verified and tested
according to ATEX
directive 94/9/EC.
10 Gas detectors
• Approved as at lease
category II equipment.
• Fulfil requirements in
standards EN 50057 and EN
50058.
Blabo® Process and
system in general
11 Temperature
•
Insulated pipes,
valves and flange
connections.
•
Surface
temperature does
not exceed 55˚C.
13 Electrical
equipment
•
As minimum zone I
approved.
•
Constructed in
accordance with EN
50014 (requirements
for electrical
apparatus in
explosive
atmospheres).
15 Closed loop
•
Tank cleaning
media runs in a
closed circuit.
•
Operators never
get into contact
with the media.
12 All moving parts
•
Moving parts protected
by covers.
•
Cannot be opened
without tools.
•
Risk assessed according
to EU directive 98/37/EC
for machinery safety.
14 Monitoring and
Auto-shut down
•
Continuous
monitoring.
•
Built-in warning
systems.
•
Monitoring of
oxygen level.
•
Shut-down of
process if oxygen
level exceeds 8%.
•
Shut-down of
process if LEL
exceeds 20%.
16 Non-man entry
•
Risk of sparks due to
high activity inside
tank is eliminated.
Other Personal
Safety Measures
17 Training
•
Thorough training by Oreco in operating the
system.
•
Thorough training in safety procedures.
18 Non-man entry
•
No personnel inside tank during
cleaning process.
19 Other personal safety and health issues
•
No staff is exposed to toxic or carcinogenic
substances.
•
No respiratory problems or oxygen deficiency.
•
No injuries caused by inadequate lightning or
structural tank failure.
•
Containers are equipped with gas detectors.
•
Insulated pipes, valves and flanges.
•
Etc.
Is the BLABO® system suitable for your tanks?
For difficult-to-clean tanks
such as
Tank capacity
Tank Diameter
Crude oil
Heavy fuel oil (HFO)
Heavy gas oil (HGO)
Ballast water
Catalytic cracker residue
Slop oil
Rail tanker etc.
Up to 200,000mᵌ
(Up to
1,240,000bbl)
30 – 100+ m
(98 – 308+ ft)
Benefits of the BLABO®
technology