tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post4337623556839879796..comments2024-03-26T17:58:22.711-07:00Comments on HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb: Frozen Fuel, Frozen Toes, Froze Froze FrozePaul, Dammit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-69809337617175610802017-12-30T16:57:16.122-08:002017-12-30T16:57:16.122-08:00We have similar issues up north working SAGD. The ...We have similar issues up north working SAGD. The oil cools so low it won't pump. We solve it by blending in agents that lower the viscosity... but have to be removed at the other end of the pipeline.<br /><br />The other thing we do with some of our tanks us recirc. We constantly pump through our hoses and truck out station back into our bitumen tanks. That way the fluid never sets up in the lines. We also use electric heat trace on some lines. <br />You could try pumping some of your tank contents through the hoses and back into your tank to keep the hose contents moving and non-frozen. Though unless you have a tank heater your going to accelerate the loss of heat from the tank.<br /><br />Exile1981Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-30514419900928708302017-12-30T16:54:11.868-08:002017-12-30T16:54:11.868-08:00That is damned impressive. Impressively annoying a...That is damned impressive. Impressively annoying as well to you, it appears.<br />I had no idea at all that fuel oils could be that viscid. I served aboard two oil-burners (CV-67 & CV-59), but never set foot in the engineering spaces, as I was an avionics tech.<br />Hope it gets better for you, but the forecast indicates otherwise.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com