17 November 2020

Baffle balls


Inserted inside tanks of liquid being transported to damp down motion of the liquid.  You learn something every day.  No useful discussion at the via.

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  1. Apparently they can be used in food products and energy products.

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    1. Perhaps an "or" would have worked better in my sentence above.

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    2. Now I know what you meant. That the balls are used in the transportation of food products (milk) and energy products (gasoline).

      I read that the food product usage is difficult because of contamination risks.

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  2. Was a driver for quite a while and am a little familiar with tankers. For fuel, the tanks usually have built in baffles. these stop the surge of liquid from pushing a stopping truck through an intersection as easily. Milk trucks are well known for their
    lack of baffles, too difficult to sterilize. Therefore a little more care must be taken by their drivers. Even large IBC type containers are required to have 'tanker certified' drivers. I suspect these balls are very uncommon, they would have to either be single use for food/medicine, or perhaps used in a smooth bore tanker repurposed for non-potable use.

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