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4-9 5,000 Bbl Fabric Collapsible Tank Operation - Cont'd .
CAUTION
DAMAGED FABRIC TANKS
Prior to filling tanks, inspect for fabric flaws or breaks. Damaged fabric tanks must be
removed from service and repaired or replaced promptly. Failure to do so can result in a
major spill.
CAUTION
TANK DRAIN
Prior to filling tank, make sure the bottom drain valve is closed.
CAUTION
BERM DRAIN
Prior to filling tank, make sure the berm drain valve (if any) is closed.
CAUTION
TANK BERMS
Tank berms must be kept in good repair. The integrity of the berms is necessary to contain a
tank spill and isolate the resultant fire hazard to a single, relatively small area.
CAUTION
TANK HOSE CONNECTIONS
Prior to operation, make sure the connections to the tank are tight and that the lay of hose is
such as to not cause the stiff fill/discharge connection to cock and cause an air/vapor space.
A cocked connection can cause a loss of suction to the associated pump or a trapped
air/vapor space not wanted in the fabric collapsible tank. The tank is designed to operate
without air or vapor above the liquid surface.
4-10 50,000 Gallon Fabric Collapsible Tank Operation
4-10.1 Information on the 50,000 gallon fabric collapsible tanks is found in para. 2-4.2 and Fig. 2-12. Detailed
instructions are in Department of the Army technical manual TM 5430-210-12. These instructions must be studied in
detail before operating the tanks.
4-10.2 The tanks are filled by opening the appropriate valves. For example, note valves V 1 CF and V2CF are opened
to fill the contaminated fuel tank T1CF as shown on the flow diagram, Fig. 4-1.
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