SPOT LOADER TRIALS PROMISE SIMPLIFIED PRODUCT SHIPMENT BY RAIL

A new rail tanker loading system, now under trial at Phillips-Imperial Petroleum's refinery on Teeside, is described. Known as the Fast Filler, the system eliminates the need for all the complicated pipework and carriage used in other mechanized systems. Instead it uses the principle of the multicolor ball-point pen: the all-rubber flexible probes are lowered vertically from the same housing. Other operating improvements incorporated into the design of the Fast Filler are highlighted, and a cost comparison is made with some other mechanized loading systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Petroleum

  61 New Cavendish Street
  London W1M 8AR,   England 
• Authors:
  • Cranfield, J
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 153-156
• Serial:
  • Petroleum Review
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 351

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight traffic; Liquid bulk cargo; Loading facilities; Loads; Materials management; Petroleum industry; Petroleum products; Physical distribution; Railroad cars; Tank cars; Tanks (Containers); Traffic managers; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Petroleum trade; Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Liquid freight; Tank
• Subject Areas: Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157590
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM