Diesel Corrosion

Diesel Corrosion: Risks and Options for Tanks and Equipment

The NACE Corrosion Technical Series on Diesel Corrosion is specially organized for the trade groups and government agencies whose constituents have diesel fueled vehicles, equipment, generators, heating oil tanks, and fuel storage tanks. Government agencies, medical facilities, industrial businesses, shipping, data centers, vehicle fleet owners, universities, and many other groups and industries are reliant on diesel fuel tanks and equipment, but may not know of the evolving risks from microbial corrosion in cleaner burning fuels and the issues that may arise.

Severe, aggressive corrosion in diesel fuel systems has become very common in the last 10 years. Corrosion can cause storage tanks and their protective equipment to fail, cause heating oil tanks to fail or not burn efficiently, and cause severe damage to the engines that use corroded fuel – emergency generators, vehicles, and heavy equipment. Diesel corrosion can result in environmental damage, financial expense, or engine failure when the engines are needed most.

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Featured speakers

Clay Dean on behalf of DoD Corrosion Prevention Office
Tony Raia, Ryan Haerer, Chris Marks, EPA
Asif Ansari, U.S. Postal Service
Tom Ruga, Spark Contractors
Rick Chapman, Fuel Quality Consultants
Bob Tatnall, Fuel Right
Andrew McKnight, Innospec
Scott Knowles, Petroleum Tec
Brad Hoffman, Tanknology
Jason Lee, Naval Research Lab
Dan Jenkins, Steel Camel
John Huber, President, National Oilheat Research Alliance
RJ Johansen, Fuel Management Services
Mark Stellmach, Fuel Management Services
Pat Smyth, Octane Systems
Zane Miller, Testing LLC
Jeff Dzierzanowski, Source NA

Who should attend

Federal Agencies: Defense, Transportation, Homeland Security, FAA, FCC, Commerce, Interior, NPS, EPA, etc.
Any agency with responsibility for maintaining emergency generators, fuel tanks, heating oil tanks, diesel vehicles, or diesel equipment.
Trade groups whose constituents rely on emergency generators: banks, grocery, hospitals, telecoms, universities/schools, nursing facilities, etc.
Trade groups whose constituents rely heavily on heating oil at the commercial or residential level
Trade groups whose constituents rely on heavy equipment
Cement, aggregate, heavy equipment engine producers, mining groups.
Trade groups whose constituents work in the fuel, fuel equipment, or electric vehicle industry
Water, Climate, Energy, or Environmental interest groups
States and large municipalities with any responsibilities or interests similar to the groups above

Course highlights

Diesel Corrosion - What's the Issue, and what does it mean for my fuel and heating tanks, backup generator equipment, and vehicles? Industry leaders and regulators will describe in detail how corrosion associated with fuel is putting all types of diesel fueled systems at risk of complications or failure

Attendees will learn how to protect their systems and best minimize risks of fuel releases and operational failure
Preventing risks to engines and equipment with fuel treatments and biological cleanup approaches
High tech approaches to inspecting and diagnosing problems in corroding fuel tanks and equipment
Installing equipment to prevent corrosion to ensure functionality in tanks and generators when needed
Best Practices for basic prevention and minimizing maintenance needs

Prerequisites

None

Course Completion

Successful completion of the course is required to earn a certificate of course completion. Requirements are specific to each course and may include a combination of attendance, daily assessments, activities, quizzes, or knowledge checks.

Diesel Corrosion