CDL · Tank vehicles
What handling should you expect from a truck whose cargo tank is fitted with baffles?
Correct answer: Less forward-and-backward surge than a tank without baffles.
Answer options
- ALess forward-and-backward surge than a tank without baffles Correct
- BA sense that the truck weighs more than it really does
- CThe very same handling as a tank without baffles
Why
Baffles are partitions with openings that slow the liquid as it moves toward the front or rear of the tank, so forward-and-backward surge is weaker than in an unbaffled tank. Side-to-side surge can still occur, however.
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Topic: Tank vehicles License: CDL
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