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Need proof that tin boats "sweat" - forming condensation?
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<blockquote data-quote="KMixson" data-source="post: 419377" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>I work as a mechanic at an airport on aircraft fuel trucks and the fuel farm. The fuel tanks and trucks are sumped out every day because of the condensation that builds up in them from sitting overnight and the cooling effect that takes place. The truck tanks are aluminum also. By law they have to be sumped from the tank low point before we can use that truck for that day. We also have sump separators on the bottom of the filter vessel that collects water if it passes into the vessel before making its way to the plane. Your air compressor in your shop has the same issue. It is good to drain the water out it often or it will start to rust inside and then get a hole in it. The trucks I work on have an air compressor system that have desiccant air dryers installed in the line as the compressed air leaves the compressor to keep the air lines,valves and other parts in the air system as dry as possible. Condensation is a big issue where I work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMixson, post: 419377, member: 432"] I work as a mechanic at an airport on aircraft fuel trucks and the fuel farm. The fuel tanks and trucks are sumped out every day because of the condensation that builds up in them from sitting overnight and the cooling effect that takes place. The truck tanks are aluminum also. By law they have to be sumped from the tank low point before we can use that truck for that day. We also have sump separators on the bottom of the filter vessel that collects water if it passes into the vessel before making its way to the plane. Your air compressor in your shop has the same issue. It is good to drain the water out it often or it will start to rust inside and then get a hole in it. The trucks I work on have an air compressor system that have desiccant air dryers installed in the line as the compressed air leaves the compressor to keep the air lines,valves and other parts in the air system as dry as possible. Condensation is a big issue where I work. [/QUOTE]
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