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18 chapter four DELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTION PROCESSES The concept of the fuel supply chain from refinery to an aircraft is fairly simple and straightforward. From the refinery and bulk oil company storage facility, the fuel is transmitted to the airport by one of several transport modes: pipeline, ship or barge, railcar, or transport truck.
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19 DEDICATED FUEL TRANSPORT The use of segregated and dedicated transport systems is considered important in minimizing the potential for cross-contamination of any fuel. Per ATA 103, "unacceptable operational and economic issues based on upstream jet fuel purity levels are to be resolved between applicable shipper, facility operator and/or customer." To help reduce the possibility of contamination in the delivery of aviation fuel, fuel suppliers consider it a most effective practice to use dedicated transport vehicles.
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20 FUEL FACILITY DESIGN The design purpose of a fuel system is to receive, store, monitor, filter, and transfer fuel in accordance with quality standards (Lahey and Heilbron 2008)
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21 at GA airports are modular, with the pump, filters, and meter equipment self-contained with the tank or are on skids for easy or temporary transport (Figure 5)
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22 electro static properties of fueling systems (see Appendix A)
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23 Security Protection from intentional damage or attack is critical to the prevention of malfunctioning of or serious damage to the airport fueling system, which can cause major disruption to communities, transportation networks, and economic markets. The TSA has published guidelines for the security of fuel delivery and storage facilities on airports (Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports 2004)
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24 primary factors are local or state building codes or regulations, installation and maintenance costs, environmental requirements, available land, expected design life, risk and liability exposure, insurance, security, and aesthetics. Tank material is also contingent upon the type of material to be stored.
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25 gauge. The recalibration of electrical or mechanical gauge equipment is accomplished according to the manufacturer's recommendations or local codes.
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FIGURE 8 Typical fuel hydrant delivery system. (Courtesy: Jones et al.
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27 FIGURE 9 Example of a hydrant pit connection on a terminal ramp. (Courtesy: S
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28 a potential problem of spikes in pressure as a pump comes on line once a hydrant valve is opened. In-line accumulators or surge suppressors help to dampen pressure spikes.
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29 installed at airports. There is also a large impact on reduced turnaround times for aircraft occupying gates and reduced vehicle activity on the ramp.
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30 fueling cabinet. For a fuel island arrangement, the cabinet location is of low profile and is fed by underground pipes from a nearby storage tank.
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31 Pipework over wall Bund big enough to contain 120% of the volume of the largest tank High level detector Truck loading and unloading area undercover Spills from hose couplings within bund area Truck unloading area Collection sump Drains to sewer or slops tank Blind collection sump FIGURE 15 Typical aboveground tank with containment and spill protection. (Courtesy: Flexibund, Australia.)
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32 or dragging, industry practice is to replace the hose. ATA 103 establishes a maximum service life for an aircraft fuel hose of 10 years for those using that particular standard.
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33 To further help prevent misfueling, black lettering and color coding are applied to jet fuel facilities (Figure 19)
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34 Fuel Filtering A general rule and common practice in the design of jet fuel and avgas systems is that each time fuel or gas is moved, it passes through a filtration system (see Figure 3)
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35 vessels can also be designed for horizontal installation. Fuel trucks and smaller tanks have smaller individual filter water/separator vessels.
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