Purging PurgingCreated OnJanuary 12, 2018byCult of Sea Print You are here: Glossary P Purging < Back to Glossary IndexThe introduction of inert gas into a tank already in the inert condition with the object of: further reducing the existing oxygen content; and/or reducing the existing hydrocarbon gas content to a level below which combustion cannot be supported if air is subsequently introduced into the tank. Related:Topping upHydrocarbon GasInertingDreadage or Dreading ClauseLower flammable limit (LFL)Gas free
PurgingCreated OnJanuary 12, 2018byCult of Sea Print You are here: Glossary P Purging < Back to Glossary IndexThe introduction of inert gas into a tank already in the inert condition with the object of: further reducing the existing oxygen content; and/or reducing the existing hydrocarbon gas content to a level below which combustion cannot be supported if air is subsequently introduced into the tank. Related:Topping upHydrocarbon GasInertingDreadage or Dreading ClauseLower flammable limit (LFL)Gas free
