Quote:
Originally Posted by G-Oil Guy
Ok..I work in the oil industry and refined and produced finished diesel.
On the whole, his facts about the temperature effects on liquids with low boiling temperatures is correct.
that being said, the temperature in the ground will not affect the level of vaporization of the gas while pumping. Same thing with the amount of gas inside your fuel tank upon filling. They don't differ that much and are most likely insulated.
Additionally, this stuff he states about pumps is why the fuel pumps are required to be certified every year (differs on state?) by the department of weights and measures. Also, he doesn't state (and I'm not quite sure) if the pumps are positive displacement pumps. If they are positive displacement, they dispense a fixed and an exact amount every time they move.
His claim about when the tanks are being filled probably does have some merit. But I'm betting those tanks have internal baffles or an area (often called a boot) to catch any water or solids that may enter the tank while being filled. Still, it can't hurt to let the tanks settle for about an hour filling to be safe.
|
Kinda having a hard time comprehending lol.. but I think I get it
It wouldn't surprise me if the industry tried to take a few nickel and dimes from us.. they already do it to us in the summer lol