What are the application fields of aluminum alloy loading arms?
Thanks to advantages such as light weight, corrosion resistance and easy operation, aluminum alloy loading arms are widely used in scenarios requiring efficient and safe loading and unloading of liquid media. Their core application fields mainly include the following categories:
1. Petrochemical Industry
This is the most core application field of aluminum alloy loading arms, mainly used for loading and unloading various petroleum and chemical liquids.
Loading and unloading of finished petroleum products such as crude oil, gasoline, diesel and kerosene onto/from railway tank cars, road tank trucks or ships.
Sealed transportation of chemical raw materials like ethylene glycol, methanol, ethanol and acetic acid to avoid safety risks caused by medium volatilization or contact with air.
Loading and unloading of viscous petroleum products such as lubricating oil and paraffin oil. The low-friction property of aluminum alloy can reduce operation resistance.
2. Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Field
In the links of oil and gas storage and transshipment, aluminum alloy loading arms are used to connect storage tanks with transportation tools to ensure efficient medium turnover.
In large oil depots and liquefied gas reserve stations, they realize the loading and unloading of crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG, requiring supporting low-temperature adaptive components) between storage tanks and tank cars.
In oil transmission stations and pressure stations along long-distance pipelines, they are used for temporary or fixed connection between pipelines and transportation equipment.
3. Chemical Industry Parks and Fine Chemical Industry
For liquid media of various types and specifications in the fine chemical field, aluminum alloy loading arms have stronger flexibility and corrosion resistance adaptability.
In pharmaceutical and chemical industry, they are used for loading and unloading liquid raw materials such as medicinal alcohol that have high requirements on cleanliness. Aluminum alloy is not easy to rust, which can reduce medium pollution.
In the dye and coating industry, they are used for sealed loading and unloading of solvents (such as toluene and xylene) and resin and other liquid raw materials, reducing the impact of volatile gases on the environment and personnel.
4. Port and Terminal Logistics Field
In the import and export links of liquid goods at ports and terminals, aluminum alloy loading arms are used to connect ships with shore storage tanks.
Loading and unloading of oil tankers and chemical tankers at coastal or inland river ports, such as imported crude oil and exported finished petroleum products or chemical products. The lightweight property of aluminum alloy facilitates the angle adjustment of loading arms to adapt to the hatch positions of ships of different tonnages.
Loading and unloading of tank containers (ISO Tanks) at container terminals, which is used for container transshipment of liquid goods.
5. Food and Grain and Oil Processing Industry
For food-grade liquid media, the safety and cleanliness of aluminum alloy loading arms can meet industry standards.
Loading and unloading of vegetable oils such as soybean oil and rapeseed oil, and palm oil onto/from railway or road tank cars, avoiding metal impurities polluting food.
Sealed transportation of food raw materials such as liquid sugar and wort. Aluminum alloy is non-toxic and odorless, meeting the requirements for food contact materials.
6. New Energy and Special Liquid Fields
With the development of the new energy industry, aluminum alloy loading arms are also gradually applied to the loading and unloading of specific new energy liquids.
In the field of new energy battery raw materials, such as the loading and unloading of electrolyte (lithium salt-containing solution), aluminum alloy is corrosion-resistant to some electrolytes, which can ensure operation safety.
In the field of biofuels, such as the loading and unloading of renewable energy sources like biodiesel and ethanol gasoline, adapting to the storage and transportation needs of green energy.
