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Alpeco Ltd Design and Build Mobile High-
Speed Fuel Transfer Pump for PetroAfrica
A
lpeco Ltd have designed and built
a customised trailer mounted
pump and flow meter which could
be used both as a stripping pump for
off-loading product from road tankers
into storage and as a loading system for
filling PetroAfrica’s own tankers.
Based in the United Kingdom, Alpeco
Ltd supply liquid handling and flow
control equipment to a wide range of
industries and applications around the
world. Alpeco’s experienced engineering
solution project team design, build and
deliver complete innovative tailored
liquid dispensing systems customised to
customer’s specific requirements.
The team work closely with the customer
and the end user on any bespoke project
to make sure the solution is simple,
reliable and cost efficient, by ensuring
they focus on;
• increasing efficiency
• reducing wastage
• eliminating errors
PetroAfrica
Ltd
is
a
specialist
independent wholesale and retail
supplier of fuel, lubricants and logistics
services, located in Dar-Es-Salaam,
Tanzania. The company is a supplier
of diesel, petrol and kerosene to
haulage companies, independent petrol
stations, commercial, construction and
telecommunication industries.
Monitoring of fuel deliveries in and out
of the company’s storage facility was
becoming a major problem as few of
the trucks delivering had any metering
equipment fitted. As a result, PetroAfrica
commissioned Alpeco to design and
build a customised trailer mounted pump
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and flow meter which could be used
both as a stripping pump for off-loading
product from road tankers into storage
and also as a loading system for filling
PetroAfrica’s own tankers.
The CAD-designed fuel pump and
meter set was mounted to a robust Ifor
Williams trailer with pipe work and hose’s
configured to facilitate metered and non-
metered deliveries with flow rates up to
900 LPM. It comprised:
•
RVP30 3” positive displacement
cargo pump complete with inlet filter,
fully assembled together with close
coupled 3 phase 7.5 H.P ATEX
approved electric motor complete
with stop start panel, flying lead
and plug for connection to 3 phase
supply.
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