CDL · Tank vehicles
Inside a baffled tanker, you would find:
Correct answer: Bulkheads with openings that allow liquid to flow through.
Answer options
- ASolid walls that form fully sealed compartments
- BBulkheads with openings that allow liquid to flow through Correct
- CHollow floating balls that slow the liquid down
Why
Baffles are bulkheads with holes in them: the liquid can still move from one section to the next, but more slowly, which weakens forward-and-backward surge. A tank split by solid walls into sealed compartments is a different design.
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Topic: Tank vehicles License: CDL
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