SGB: Preventing Explosions Of Vapour-Air-Mixtures

Discover the importance of leak monitoring; especially when storing methanol [caption id="attachment_61506" align="alignleft" width="225"] SGB DLG application for Verbio SE in Bitterfeld, Germany. Here with a manifold for three underground tanks[/caption] Operators of systems with materials hazardous to water are obligated to verify the leak tightness of the system and to routinely monitor the functional capability of the safety systems, pursuant to effective regulations and laws. These safety systems include leak detectors. They are used in double-walled tanks as well as double-walled pipes, in which hazardous liquids, such as petrol, heating oil, acids and bases, are stored. Methanol is one such water-polluting liquid. And it is used in the production of biodiesel, so leak detection of methanol is becoming increasingly crucial in the energy transition. Legal Background The obligation to monitor the respective systems and the consequential application of leak detectors are regulated on a national level in all European countries. All these regulations refer to the European Standard EN 13160. This standard for leak detection technology defines the requirements for the properties...