Description
EW Fuel Management Ltd supply the fixed reach electrically heated top loading arm which is designed for top loading rail cars and road tankers where the manhole fill point is at a set position for loading.
Consequently the Fixed Reach Electrically Heated Top Loading Arm is suitable for transferring hot fluids such as asphalt, sulfur and bitumen. In addition they can be used for some food products, chemicals, oils and resins.
They are available with either heating jackets and connection lines for steam, heating oil (see 2570-JACK) or alternatively by electrical heat tracing (explosion proof certified).
They come in three different standard sizes therefore three flow rates.
Flow Rates
3³ 35 mc/h max
4³ 60 Â mc/h max
6³ 125 mc/h max
Operating Conditions
Design Pressure 10.0 bar G
Test Pressure 15.0 bar G
Design Temp. -15 C to + 200 C
Seal Material Fluoroloy K
Construction
Style 50 double base swivel joint
Ball valve with gear operation
Primary arm
Style 40 swivel joint
Drop tube with standard end
Spring balance cylinder
3/4³ self closing vacuum breaker
Lock-down device
Handwheel valve remote control
EEx-D box for electrical components
Junction box for heating cable EEx-d
EEx-d junction box for thermostat
Handle
Hooking drip bucket
Options
Smoke suction system (with cover and flexible line flanged end)
Level sensor (pneumatic or electronic) installed on cover or positional spider
Pneumatic control for vertical movement
Loading valve pneumatically operated
Vacuum breaker pneumatically operated
Insulation up to the final swivel
NDT test ( X-ray-LP-MT)
Also see below product specification for more information