Depending on the design and dimensions of a tank, as well as the type of the product it contains, we clean tanks manually with water under high pressure or automatically by washing wax-containing deposits with heated oil, using programmable washing nozzles. Any washing method uses equipment admitted for operation in explosive environments.
Automated washing of large oil tanks
The BTS (COWS: Crude Oil Washing System) automated system runs efficiently and quickly, excluding all onerous factors of manual cleaning. Besides, this technology allows to recover a large quantity of oil products from the tank without using chemical agents.
The BTS (COWS: Crude Oil Washing System) is ideal for large hard-to-clean oil tanks both with floating and fixed roofs.
Technology
The entire BTS (COWS: Crude Oil Washing System) tank washing plant is modularly designed and placed in shipping containers. So it can be transported to the place of work within a short period of time.
BTS (COWS: Crude Oil Washing System) flow diagram
The main components of the explosion-proof system include mobile suction and injection modules, as well as programmable rotating nozzles, the so-called Jet Washers, which are installed in pipes instead of the removed tank racks. The washing process is supported by a special piping system with well-reputed quick-action gates and a powerful filter package.
BTS (COWS: Crude Oil Washing System) features and advantages:
- Closed system that excludes the need for personnel to stay inside a tank during washing.
- Installation of Jet Washer nozzles in the tank roof according to its diameter.
- Quick and effective method of washing wax-containing deposits with heated oil, with subsequent product recycling.
- Nitrogen purging, gaseous medium continuous monitoring.
- High level of safety, explosion-proof design.
- Drastic reduction in disposal costs.
- Environment-friendly method.
- Possible oil slime recovery without using chemical agents.
For more information about the BTS (COWS: Crude Oil Washing System) technology and possible applications please contact our specialists.