ANDREW  CROSBY  Group  Technical  Development  Director  

Top  loading  with  vapour  recovery  

A  common  top  loading  arrangement  of  3”  liquid  line  and  1”  vapour  line  in  chemical  rail    car  applica=on  

 

Bo?om  loading  

Directly  a@er  the  adop=on  of  the  N.A.T.O.  STANAG  interchangeability  standard  as  the  preferred  system  for  loading  /  unloading  of  ethylene  oxide,  propylene  oxide,  acrylonitrile  and  butadiene,  this  picture  shows  the  first  retrofit  installa=on  in  2002.      Note:  Prior  to  implementa=on,  full  OSHA/EPA  level  A  PPE  was  rou=nely  required  

Efficient  &  effec=ve  loading  /  unloading  of  hydrocarbon  rail  cars  

A  typical  European  4”arm  based  loading  /  discharge  system  using  self  sealing  coupling  technology  to  reduce  emissions,  eradicate  opera=ons/  uninten=onal  spillage  and  

increase  operator  safety.    

Loading  /  unloading  coupler  -­‐  uncoupled  

Rail  car  adapter    -­‐  uncoupled  

Coupler  &  adapter  -­‐  coupled  

Loading  /  unloading  coupler  showing  locking  feature