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4 Major types of containers

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Pressure containers

Liquid holding containers

Cryogenic Containers

Solids holding containers

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The most common measurement for pressure is

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Pounds per square inch

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Atmospheric Pressure is

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14.7 PSI is one atmosphere is normally used as a standard unit of pressure

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Pressure relief devices are typically set to activate at

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75 Percent of the tanks pressure

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4 Common dispersion patterns from pressure container include

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Hemispheric
Cloud
Plume
Cone

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Low Pressure tanks have pressures

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From 0.5 to 15 psi

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Pressure vessels including cryogenic liquid storage tanks have pressures

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15 Psi or greater

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Venting is a function of some cryogenic containers and may be

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normal and not indicate a system failure

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4 Typical dispersion patterns from cryogenic containers are

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Hemispheric
Plume
Cloud
Pool

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4 exceptions that can cause solid holding containers to be damage are

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Oxidizers
Peroxides
Explosives
Water reactive material

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3 Common breaches of solid holding containers are

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Punctures
Splits
Tears

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4 Common releases are

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Spills and leaks

Detonation with hemispheric dispersion when oxidizers, peroxides explosives and water reactive material are involved

Violent ruptures involving reactive solids

Clouds, cones or irregular dispersion in which solids may be dispersed

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Pressure Tanks also called pressure containers or pressure vessels are designed to hold contents pressure __

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15 PSI or Greater

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Cryogenic liquid storage tanks may have pressure of ____ with Capacities from ___ to ___

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15 psi or greater

300 to 400,000 gallons

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Some new Liquefied Natural gas tanks have the capacity of ___ to ____

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30 to 60 million gallons

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low Pressure storage tanks have operating pressures from

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0.5 to 15 psi

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3 types of low pressure storage tanks are

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Dome roof tanks

Spheroid tanks

Noded spheroid tanks

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The maximum pressure under which atmospheric tank is capable of holding its contents is

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0.5psi

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5 Common types of atmospheric tanks are

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Horizontal tanks
Vapor dome roof tanks
Lifter roof tanks
Open and closed roof floating roof tanks
Ordinary cone roof tanks

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two Specifications in use for bulk transportation containers are

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MC motor carrier standards
DOT/TC standards

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3 Examples of nonregulated hazards are

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Molten sulphur
Asphalt
Milk

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non pressure cargo tanks typical pressure is _____ and maximum capacity is ___ and typical capacity range of

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less then 4 psi
14,000 gallons
1,500 to 10,000 gallons

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Nonpressure cargo tanks almost always carry______ but may occasionally carry other ______

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Flammable/combustible liquids like
Gasoline, Fuel oil, alcohol

Non hazardous liquids

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MC 306 or DOT/TC 406 cargo tanks have the following 8 Features

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Oval cross section
Bottom Valves
Longitudinal rollover protection
Valve assembly and unloading control box under tank
Vapor recovery system on curb side and rear if present
Multiple compartments
Access points and vapor recovery valves on top for each compartment located in the overturn protection
Emergency shutoff system located on the driver side front

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Low Pressure chemical tanks truck aka MC 307 or DOT/TC 407 typically have pressures of ___ to ___ and capacities of ___ to ____
25 to 35 psi 5,500 to 7,000 gallons
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MC 307 or DOT/TC 407 have the following 10 features
Rounded or horseshoe shaped ends, Stiffening rings that may be visible or covered Rollover/turnover protection, Single or multiple compartments Access points protected by the rollover/turnover protection (crash box) Discharge piping at midship or rear, Pressure vacuum protection Drain hose from the rollover/turnover protection down the side of the tank Emergency shutoff (hydraulic or pneumatic) located on the left front of the tank
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Corrosive liquid tank trucks aka MC 312 or DOT/TC 412 typical tank pressures ____ to ____ and capacities are from _____ to _____
35 to 55 PSI 3,300 to 6,300 gallons
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MC 312 or DOT/TC 412 have the following 7 features
Small diameter round shape Exterior stiffening rings may be visible on uninsulated tanks top unloading on the rear of the tank with exterior piping extending to the bottom of the tank rollover protection around the valve assembly A pressure relief devise (PRD) typically located in rollover protection Discolored loading/unloading area An area painted or coated with corrosive resistant material
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High Pressure Cargo tanks AKA MC 331 or TC 331 typical tank pressures ___ to ___ and capacities between ____ to ____
100 to 500 PSI 3,000 to 11,000 gallons
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High pressure cargo tanks transport liquefied gases such as (3) or high Vapor Pressure liquids and Hazardous material such as (1)
Propane, Anhydrous ammonia and butane Parathion
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MC 331 or TC 311 have the following 7 Features
Bolted access point Inlet and outlet valves White or other reflective pain scheme Large hemispherical heads on both ends Guard cage around the bottom loading unloading piping Emergency shutoffs located in the left front and right rear Proper shipping name or acceptable common name such as "refrigerant gas"
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Cryogenic tanks trucks AKA MC 338 TC 338 or TC 341 have pressures ___ to ___ and capacities of ___ to ____
25 to 500 PSI 8,000 to 10,000 Gallons
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MC 338 or TC 338 or TC 341 have the following 6 Features
Relief valves that my discharge nonhazardous vapor such as nitrogen or oxygen Round tank with flat ends Large bulky double shelling and heavy insulation with vacuum Loading/Unloading station attached either at the rear or in front of the rear dual wheels Permanent markings such as refrigerated liquid and proper shipping name Emergency shutoffs on the left front and right rear
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MC 338 or TC 338 or TC 341 tank trucks transport gasses that have been liquefied by lowering their temperatures include (4)
Liquefied oxygen Liquefied nitrogen Liquefied Carbon Dioxide Liquefied Hydrogen
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Compressed gas tube trailers typical pressures ___ to __
2,400 to 5,000 psi
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Compressed gas tube trailers carry (4)
Helium Hydrogen Methane oxygen
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Compressed gas/tube trailers have the following 4 features
A pressure relief device (PRD) for each cylinder Valves in protected housing Valves maybe manifolded together Permanent markings for the material proper shipping name
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Dry bulk cargo trailers transport solids including hazardous solids such as (5)
Oxidizers Corrosive solids Cement Plastic pellets Fertilizers
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While contents are not usually under pressure in dry bulk cargo trailers it may have low pressures between ___ to ___
15 to 20 PSI
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Dry bulk cargo trailers have the following 5 features
Typically not under pressure Varying Shapes that often include bottom valves with bottom unloading compartments Rear mounted auxiliary engine powered compressor or tractor moutned power take off air compressor Pneumatic, exterior loading and bottom unloading pipes Top access point
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Tank cars carry the bulk of the hazardous materials transported by rail and typically have capacities of ____ to _____
4,000 to 34,000 gallons
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Tank Cars are divided into the follow three main categories
Low pressure cares AKA general service tank cars and non pressure tank cars Pressure tank cars Cryogenic liquid tank cars
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Low pressure tank cars Hazardous and non hazardous solids and liquids with vapor pressures below___ and temp at __ to __and tank pressures between ___ and ___ and its capacities range from ___ to ___
25psi 105f to 115f 60 and 100psi 4,000 to 34,000 gallons
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Less common older jumbo cars can have a capacity up to
45,000 gallons
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Low pressure tank cars transport hazardous materials such as (6)
Flammables, Poisons Reactives, Irritants Oxidizers, Corrosive materials
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Low pressure tank cars have the following 4 features
Cylindrical with rounded ends At least one access point to the tanks interior Fittings for loading/unloading, pressure and or vacuum relief gauging and other purposed visible at the top and or bottom of the car Compartmentalized with up to six compartments constructed as distinct tanks, each with with own set of fittings, capacity and ability to transport a different commodity
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Pressure tank cars are used to transport liquefied compressed gases, poison/toxic, inhalation hazard material, reactive materials and or corrosive materials requiring additional protection at pressures greater then
25 PSI
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Pressure tank car pressures ranged from
100 to 600 PSI
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Pressure tank car capacities range from
4,000 to 34,000 gallons
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Older jumbo pressure tank cars have a capacity of up to
50,000 Gallons
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Pressure tank cars have the following 8 Features
Cylindrical, Single compartment Metal (steel or aluminum) Rounded ends Top loading cars Rarely, bottom outlet pressure cars Out of sight fittings located inside the protective housing mounted on the access point cover plates in the top cent of the tanks Insulation and or thermal protection on some tanks
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Cryogenic liquid tank cars carry refrigerated liquids at ____
-130f and below
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Cryogenic liquid tank cars carry (6)
Argon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen LNG ethylene
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Cryogenic liquid tank cars insulation and vacuum is designed to protect the contents from ambient temperatures for up to
30 Days
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Capacity stencil shows
the volume of the tank car and in gallons or liters
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Specification markings indicates
the standards to which a tank care was built and stenciled on both sides of the tank
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Intermodal container is
A freight container that is used interchangeable in multiple modes of transport such as roadways, railways, airways, waterways
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Freight containers come in various types and sizes most commonly in this five sizes
20, 40, 45, 48, 53 foot
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intermodal tank containers capacities do no exceed
6,340 gallons
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The Listing of IM/IMO container types was replaced with ____ in year
T code system in 2003
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T code system has to read in conjunction wiht
The current 49 CFR regulations
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Low pressure intermodal tank even though they are often called non pressure intermodal tanks they can have pressures as high as
100 PSI
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T6 to T14 tanks are built to withstand higher Maximum allowable working pressure MAWP of
25.4 to 100 psi
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T1 to T5 tanks were designed to handle MAWP of
14.5 to 25.4psi
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Pressure intermodal tank container is less common in transport T50 container was designed for MAWPs of
100 to 500 PSI
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T15 to T22 witch have a MAWP or
320 PSI
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T15 to T22 are now used for highly hazardous
Solids and Liquids
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Ton containers are pressure tanks that have capacities of
1 short ton or approximately 2,000 pounds
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Ton containers may also contain products such as (4)
Sulfur dioxide Anhydrous ammonia Phosgene Freon refrigerant
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Y Cylinders are type of compressed gas cylinder that can be bulk or non bulk but they are typically classified as
bulk
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Typical Y container will have specification such as
DOT/TC 3AA 2400 or DOT/TC 3AA 480
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According to PHMSA as of year 2017 there are over
2.7 million miles of PHMSA pipelines
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A High distribution system is a network of _____ kept in the range of
High Pressure Pipeline kept in the range of 200 to 1500 psi depending on the viscosity of the product that is being transported
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Pipelines markers in the U.S. use the signal words
Caution Warning Danger
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Radioactive material container EXPECTED
This package is used to transport materials that have limited radioactivity such as articles manufactured from natural or depleted uranium or natural thorium
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Radioactive material container INDUSTRIAL
contain materials that present limited hazard to the public and environment like Slight contamited clothing or laboratory samples
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Radioactive Material container TYPE A
with relatively high specific activity levels like Radiopharmaceuticals and Certain regulatory qualified industrial products
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Radioactive material container TYPE B
that exceed the limits of type A like Materials that would present a radiation hazard to the public or the environment if there were a major release Materials with high levels of radioactivity such as spent fuel from nuclear power plants
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Radioactive material container TYPE C
are significantly more stringent that those for TYPE B
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the maximum capacity of an IBC is not more the and the minimum capacity is not less than
793 gallons 119 gallons
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IBC Intermediate bulk containers are divided into type types
Flexible and Rigid
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FIBC are some times called
bulk bags, bulk sacks, supersacks, big bags, or toe bags,
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RIBCS are typically made of
Steel or aluminum wood, fiberboard or plastic and designed to be stacked
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Carboys is
Large glass or plastic bottle that may be encased in a basket or box,
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Carboys are primarily used to store and transport
Corrosive liquids although its use has expanded to non hazardous materials such as water
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Jerry Can is
another name for a rectangular plastic carboy and is the term used in UN regulations
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A cylinder is pressure vessel designed for pressures higher than
40 PSI
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Drums Capacities range up to but ____ drums are the most common
119 gallons but 55 gallon drums are the most common

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