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    Phosphoric acid requires daily recirculation through diffusers installed in the cargo tanks to avoid excessive sedimentation from building up. The cargo pump must not exceed the maximum loading rate to prevent damage from heavy sediments. At sea, seawater entering the tanks through improperly sealed Butterworth ports could contaminate the cargo. Pure phosphoric acid grades require thorough tank cleaning and may freeze below 5 degrees Celsius, requiring heating in cold climates.

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    Phosphoric acid requires daily recirculation through diffusers installed in the cargo tanks to avoid excessive sedimentation from building up. The cargo pump must not exceed the maximum loading rate to prevent damage from heavy sediments. At sea, seawater entering the tanks through improperly sealed Butterworth ports could contaminate the cargo. Pure phosphoric acid grades require thorough tank cleaning and may freeze below 5 degrees Celsius, requiring heating in cold climates.

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    Phosphoric acid requires daily recirculation through diffusers installed in the cargo tanks to avoid excessive sedimentation from building up. The cargo pump must not exceed the maximum loading rate to prevent damage from heavy sediments. At sea, seawater entering the tanks through improperly sealed Butterworth ports could contaminate the cargo. Pure phosphoric acid grades require thorough tank cleaning and may freeze below 5 degrees Celsius, requiring heating in cold climates.

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    Phosphoric Acid

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    There are no particular requirements for loading of Phosphoric Acid. As per the
    piping system loading can be done through drop lines & the cargo pump as well.
    If loading through pump, care must be taken not to exceed the maximum loading
    rate allowed, as the heavy sediments in the cargo can cause damage to the antirotation device on pump.

    At sea:
    The cargo needs to be recirculated in the tanks to avoid excessive sedimentation.
    There are special diffusers (known as octopus or spider arrangement) fitted inside
    the tanks for this purpose as shown in the below diagram. The cargo is sprayed
    forcefully through the diffuser nozzles thus dissolving the sediments.
    nce chemical tankers generally have lesser freeboards (they were favorites of the
    Somali Pirates for this reason) they will ship seas on deck as soon as the weather
    gets a little rough. So ensure that the Butterworth ports are bolted properly,
    otherwise seawater may seep into the tanks thus contaminating the cargo.
    To prevent pump blockage, it is necessary to blow the pump stack with
    compressed air at least once a day. The pump should be run slowly; a few
    minutes to ensure that the impeller is operating freely.
    Phosphoric
    acid
    (from Richards Bay, Morocco, Tunisia etc)
    requires
    daily
    recirculation through diffusers installed on drop line.

    Discharge
    Before starting the Framo impeller ensure that the pump stack is blown with
    compressed air, to loosen the sediments at pump suction sump,lest you have
    an unwanted hydraulic breakdown.
    Because of the high specific gravity of Phosphoric Acids (1.5 to 1.6 tonnes per
    cubic meters), very high pump pressure may be experienced.
    Because of the high density of the cargo, sloshing in the tanks should be avoided
    as much as possible as it acts like a hammering force which could lead to
    damaging the tank structure or the tank domes.
    the discharge criteria. The PH of the wash water should be checked prior
    commencement of discharge. The PH before discharging into the sea should be 7.

    Pure Phosphoric Acid WPAC (white phosphoric acid):


    Pure or Food Grade Phosphoric Acid is used as additives in various processed
    food items and beverages (Coca Cola). This requires a very high degree of tank

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    cleanliness. Check with the Ship Operator if a wall wash test is required. After
    passing the initial tests and tank inspections, a small quantity of cargo is loaded
    and recirculated and then transferred to the next tank. Pure Phosphoric Acid 80%
    freezes at 5 deg C and will therefore require heating in cold climate.
    After discharge of white phosphoric acid (Coca Cola grade) once the tank dry
    certificate is issued, immediately fill up the impeller sump with fresh water,
    before the cargo solidifies. This cargo is fully soluble in water. Sometimes you will
    find that the valves are frozen with WPAC, and have to be steamed to free them.
    Use of excess force will break the valve. Food grade phosphoric acid does not
    require recirculation. It does NOT corrode the SS tank or have inherent
    sediments.
    The fertilizer grade green phosphoric acid from Israel does not hold any
    sediments and hence need not be recirculated, however the rest of the worlds
    fertilizer grade has lot of abrasive sediments. Do not load Phosphoric acid (wet,
    fertilizer grade) in tanks without diffusers.
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