The purpose of the component labeled "F" in the illustration is to___________. See illustration GS-0163.
• Study where label F is located relative to the cargo level and the tank top head • Think about how a pneumatic / aerated dry-bulk tank controls pressure and monitors loading • Compare fittings that look like pressure or level taps versus those that look like air inlets or outlets
• If this component were meant to protect the slope sheets, where would you expect it to be located, near the top or near the bottom of the tank? • Does the position of F suggest it is measuring something inside the tank, or venting something from the tank? • Which function would be most important right at the upper boundary between the aerated material and the tank’s air space?
• Verify on the side-view which components actually enter the tank headspace versus those that go down into the material • Note whether F is above, at, or below the normal cargo surface line in the sketch • Ask which choice best matches a small tapping or connection at that vertical position in a pressurized dry-bulk tank
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