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FILL RATIO
The maximum volume of a product that is permissable to be loaded into in an individual tank container under the various Dangerous Goods codes and laws. There is a generally held misconception that the ratio is either 97% or 95%. See the article on Fill Ratios on this web site.


FLAME TRAP
A metal gauze which permits pressure to be expelled, but prevents flashback.


FLASH POINT
The temperature at which a liquid or a volatile solid gives off vapour, sufficient to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid or within the test vessel.



     

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