#LPG TRANSLOADER PLUS#

This is where the operator access the top of the rail car to attach the loading arm and vapor line.Ĭarbis Fluid Handling manufactured two complete systems for two different types of rail cars.

#LPG TRANSLOADER PLUS#

Ten feet above the skid-mounted system is an access platform with non-slip surface plus mid- and hand-rails for safety.

Then a ticket printer records and prints out a receipt so both the middle man and the gas refining company know exactly how much product has been transloaded. A Coriolis meter measures the density of the product in order to get an accurate quantity. This system has a bottom loading arm and a vapor line to pressurize the tank as it pushes the liquid through the skid where it is metered. This way the trailer could be attached to a truck in order to move from rail car to rail car and also to different physical locations when necessary. Carbis Fluid Handling recommended a skid mounted tranfer system that was then mounted on a 20-foot trailer. The needs of the operator were discussed as well as OSHA and NFPA guidelines before deciding the proper equipment needed for the job.Īfter much consideration, all parties agreed the company needed a mobile unit to be able to perform consistently in different situations. In addition, they needed to make sure that product quantities were being properly measured as well as any other requirements for successful transloading. The company uses a “middle man” so to speak for its transloading, they called in Carbis Fluid Handling to get our input on the best way to handle the transloading process. That means they move the product from one form of transportation to another, in this case, transload from trucks to railcars because it’s a more economical way to ship long distances and railcars can hold a larger quantity of product than tank trucks. Some of their products include propane, butane and natural gas.īecause the company is not located anywhere near current oil plays where the gas is being collected, they have to ship the raw or liquid gases by transloading them. A gas processing company near Chicago, Illinois processes and refines raw gases then sells them to other companies.

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