| Wherever storage tanks are used by industry, they | | | | extended operating life, reduced whole-life costs and |
| must be kept clean to maintain site cleanliness, | | | | special capability for cleaning large tanks where |
| process efficiency and product quality. No two | | | | residues are particularly difficult to remove. For the |
| cleaning needs are the same - every process is | | | | most challenging cleaning, UK suppliers even supply |
| individual and requires a bespoke solution. That's why | | | | bespoke nozzle designs. |
| an experienced supplier of tank cleaning equipment | | | | Planning for a new storage tank cleaning system |
| will take care to understand all aspects of the | | | | Regardless of the tank or vessel, a key part of |
| installation before recommending a suitable solution. | | | | pre-sale consultancy is understanding the type of |
| In industries as diverse as food processing and fuel | | | | cleaning required, based on the residue characteristics |
| distribution, tank cleaning services range from manual | | | | and the need for one or more of the following |
| cleaning to the use of automated built-in cleaning. The | | | | processes: |
| latter typically involves rotating tank wash nozzles or | | | | - Rinsing |
| static spray heads fitted into the tanks themselves. | | | | - Cleaning |
| Automated tank cleaning | | | | - High-impact cleaning |
| Automated cleaning ranges from systems for bottle, | | | | - Sanitising |
| keg and drum cleaning through to specialised clean in | | | | - Disinfecting |
| place installations (CIP systems) for large process | | | | - Sterilising |
| vessels. Whatever the size, a correctly specified | | | | Additionally, the choice of tank cleaning nozzle is |
| automated CIP system reduces downtime, frees | | | | determined by the following: |
| man-hours for other duties and optimises the use of | | | | - Tank size |
| water, chemicals and energy. For businesses that | | | | - Spray distance |
| currently clean by hand, a suitable automated tank | | | | - Cleaning solution |
| cleaning system can often cut production downtime | | | | - Cleaning temperature |
| and manpower costs by up to 90%. | | | | - Flow rates |
| Industrial tank cleaning | | | | - Required spray-impact velocities |
| The special demands of industrial tanks have driven | | | | - Optimum spray pattern |
| the development of specialised cleaning solutions for | | | | - Spray coverage (and obstructions) |
| different tank sizes. For tanks and vessels up to 3m | | | | - Duration of cleaning cycle |
| diameter, fluid-driven rotating nozzles offer high | | | | - Nozzle material and connection type |
| efficiency cleaning at 1-3 Bar and up to 95° C. For | | | | Once these variables have been considered, nozzle |
| tanks up to 5m diameter, metered rotation and | | | | configuration must be integrated into a suitable |
| self-draining/self-flushing designs produce excellent | | | | system with the associated pumps, motors, valves |
| 360-degree coverage. | | | | and strainers. Only by designing a fully integrated |
| For vessels with diameters of up to 20m, gear-driven | | | | cleaning system can the full benefit of cost-effective |
| cleaning heads combine high cleaning efficiency with | | | | cleaning be assured. |