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Issue Date: November 22, 1995
Revision Date: September 11, 1998
Keekor
Environmental Products
TankTite Leak
Detection Kernel Version 1.0 with Keeprobe K7
(Magnetostrictive Probe)
AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING METHOD
| Certification |
Leak rate of 0.2
gph with PD = 95.4% and PFA = 4.6%. |
| Leak
Threshold |
0.1 gph.
A tank system should not be declared tight if the test result indicates a
loss or gain that equals or exceeds this threshold. |
| Applicability |
Gasoline, diesel,
aviation fuel, fuel oil #4.
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| Tank
Capacity |
Maximum of 15,000
gallons.
Tank must be between 50 and 90% full. |
| Waiting
Time |
Minimum of 8
hours, 6 minutes between delivery and testing.
Minimum of 15 minutes after a maximum dispensing rate of 50 gallons per
minute.
There must be no delivery during waiting time. |
| Test
Period |
Minimum of 3
hours.
Test data are acquired and recorded by system's computer.
Leak rate is calculated as the average of subsets of all data
collected.
There must be no dispensing or delivery during test. |
| Temperature |
Average for
product is determined by a minimum of 5 resistance temperature detectors (RTDs). |
| Water
Sensor |
Must be used to
detect water ingress.
Minimum detectable water level in the tank is 0.41 inch.
Minimum detectable water level change is 0.0013 inch. |
| Calibration |
Execution of
Probe
Check diagnostic routine is recommended prior to leak detect tests to
ensure sensor is fully operational and in calibration.
Annual preventative maintenance should be performed in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions. |
| Comments |
Not evaluated
using manifolded tank systems. Therefore, this certification is only
applicable when there is a probe used in each tank and the siphon is broken
during testing.
Tests only portion of tank containing product.
As product level is lowered, leak rate in a leaking tank decreases (due to
lower head pressure).
Consistent testing at low levels could allow a leak to remain
undetected.
EPA leak detection regulations require testing of the portion of the tank
system which routinely contains product. |
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Keekor
Environmental Products
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Evaluator:
Arizona State University
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P. O. Box 14830
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Tel:
(602) 965-3185
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Scottsdale,
AZ 85267
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Date of
Evaluation: 10/25/94
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Tel:
(602) 443-0001
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