Chemicals/Brine expansion/diesel tank
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We have a site with a 10000 gal diesel tank. When diesel is added on a hot day, the high level alarm on the secondary containment goes off. The 2nd containment is filled with brine. The service company says that the hot diesel causes the brine to expand which triggers the alarm. I didn't think water expanded very much when warmed? Is the service company pulling my leg?
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What is the brine level versus the alarm set level and what kind of alarm is it? Why is the diesel hot and why isn't the brine already that temperature? Is this underground or above ground? Underground, if the brine level is near the trigger level, I might believe it, but take a stick and measure the levels would give you the best answer.
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Chemistry (non-biochemistry), environmental science, occupational health and safety, environmental regulation and management, environmental engineering, and wastewater engineering. I'm the Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety and the Director of Research at the Institute of Textile Technology.
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