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Re: Air Tank Placement

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Originally Posted by TheHolyHades1 View Post
*SNIP* That being said, I have seen other teams wrap their plastic tanks in some sort of netting so that in the event of a blowout, the pieces are decellerated and don't cause serious damage. This may be something you want to consider.
There is nothing wrong with this, but someone tested methods of reducing damage from tank failure (I think it was last year, you should be able to find it on Chief Delphi by searching) and the results showed that it was actually quite difficult to contain. I doubt netting, unless it was made from steel and secured well, would actually do too much in the event of a catastrophic tank failure. In other words, don't rely on such 'containment' schemes to protect you. Protecting the tanks themselves is usually much more effective.
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