Technical Note #1

Unloading Gantry with Canopy Unloading Gantry without Canopy

• Preferable to have a shed for ease of unloading during the
rainy season.
• Truck manhole fitting such as fill pipe cap and dip pipe cap are
left open during unloading to allow for air intake and to check
the product dip.
• Water ingress in ethanol is not acceptable
• Challenging to unload during the rainy season
• For safe operation separate platform for loading will
be needed along with fall arrester system

• In the absence of a shed, manhole fittings caps may be opened • For Night operation lighting will be required
and dome cover may be partially lifted to avoid rainwater
entering the compartment.

• However above may not be full-proof and during heavy rains,

Tank Truck unloading may not be possible.

• For top loaded TT, Manual gauging of TT needs operation staff

to climb on TT. Canopy can have fall arrester system to makes
operation safe.

• Easy access for ground through ladder and swing platform.

Technical Note #2
Unloading Pumps for Transfer of Ethanol from
Gantry with Tanks (20 m3/hr)
• Flow rate required is around 20 m3/hr.
• No velocity restrictions are there for 20 m3/hr.
Unloading Pumps for Transfer of Ethanol from Gantry with
Tanks (40m3/hr or higher)
• Discharge faucet size is normally 3" (as per tank truck
discharge faucet).
• If Two Tank Trucks are to be unloaded to the same tank, we
can have a larger suction header line with multiple 3" tapings
for respective BRV connections.
• For better unloading efficiency, we propose 60 m3/hr (1
Working+1 Standby)
• Better utilization of unlading bays.
Technical Note #3
Ethanol Tank with Vapour Balancing
• Vapor balancing is being practiced for LPG BRVs as these
Tank Trucks are fitted with required fittings for vapor as
well as liquid lines.
• RIL to confirm if Ethanol Tank Truck will be fitted with
such vapor lines.
• Another option will be to collect vapour from above
ground tank and pass thro’ VRU (existing in the Terminal).
Internal Floating Roof
• Provide IFR (floating skin) within the fixed roof tank of
ethanol.
• By providing IFR, we eliminate/ reduce the vapor
generation from the storage tank and thus control vapor
release to atmosphere during Tank Truck unloading
process.
Technical Note #4
PD Meter Mass Flow Meter
• Preferred as MS also being measured by the same • Flow is a derived quantity.
mechanism.
• Inaccuracy may be there.
• Better compatibility between both meter.
• No moving parts and less maintenance.
• Chances of inaccuracy are lesser.
• Higher cost compares to PD meter.
• Moving parts and may have higher maintenance as
compared to MFM.

• Lower Cost.
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