FIELD: liquid handling facilities; rail tank cars.
SUBSTANCE: steel bushing is welded on cover or flange of rail tank car over perimeter of filler hole. Suction and drain hoses are placed in communication with inner space of tank through check valves. Tank is provided with ring stiffening ribs. Air distributor with rod is secured on flange. Lower end of rod is located in tank space and upper end is provided with flange interacting with permanent magnet secured in air distributor. Compressed air main line is connected with active nozzle of ejector through holes in air distributor and grooves in rod. Passive nozzle of ejector is connected with tank space.
EFFECT: provision of automatic draining and transfer of liquid.
1 dwg
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Dates
2004-07-20—Published
2002-12-25—Filed