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FUELING TECHNOLOGY
WITH LENGTHY and complex airport hydrant systems,
detecting fuel leaks and other instabilities might
seem like a daunting dilemma. On top of that, an
airport that never sleeps doesn't necessarily have the
ability to shut down their fuel lines for inspection
when planes are taking off nearly every hour.
Dean Golba, Head of Aviation at
Atmos International (Atmos), said a
better way to approach the issue is by
thinking in terms of mitigation rather
than prevention.
" We can't prevent
leaks, and
trying to prevent leaks is pretty
much impossible, but mitigating the
effects of leaks is the key, " Golba said.
" Mitigation through regular testing is
one way of doing things. The United
States Environmental Protection
Agency (US EPA) highlights this
in the sense that they change the
minimum detectable leak sizes based
on how regularly you test. So, if you
test annually, it's going to be a certain
size of leak that you must detect. If
you test biannually, then the size of
leak slightly increases and it allows
you for a little bit more leeway.
Founded in 1995, Atmos has
been developing leak detection
technologies for use wherever
pipelines are found.
" Oil, gas, chemical, water, aviation
and mining industries, anything
that has a pipeline involved we can
work with it. We can detect leaks,
simulate pipelines and apply various
technologies, " Golba said, adding that
Atmos technologies have been applied
to over 1,500 pipelines globally in 60
different countries.
Challenges with leak
detection on airport
hydrant systems
Airport hydrant systems are unique
among the other pipeline systems that
Atmos works with, Golba said that,
for example, a cross country pipeline
leak detection system works on the
basic principle that what goes into
the pipeline must come out of the
pipeline and this is always metered,
be it with various number of inlets
and outlets. Hydrant systems however
have many pit valves (refueling points)
and it would be very expensive to
meter each and every one of those
pit valves in order to apply a flow
balance-based leak detection system.
" What's going in isn't typically
measured by custody transfer flow
meters. How much fuel is then
pumped into an aircraft is metered,
however this is done locally on a
hydrant dispenser or fuel cart, for
the purpose of the aircraft and is
not useful in any way in terms of
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of September-October_2021
Make Durable and Affordable Halogen and Xenon Lamps Part of Your Economic Transition Plan
Inside the Fence
Industry Update
Detecting and Mitigating Fuel Leaks with Technology
Airport Guru
Legal Matters
Destratification Fans Offer Small Solutions to Big Issues
The New Era of Facility Maintenance
A New Generation in Airfield Equipment
Tapping into the Revenue Potential of the Digital Traveler through Smart Data Technology
Product Focus
September-October_2021 - Make Durable and Affordable Halogen and Xenon Lamps Part of Your Economic Transition Plan
September-October_2021 - 2
September-October_2021 - 3
September-October_2021 - 4
September-October_2021 - Inside the Fence
September-October_2021 - Industry Update
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September-October_2021 - Detecting and Mitigating Fuel Leaks with Technology
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September-October_2021 - Airport Guru
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September-October_2021 - Legal Matters
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September-October_2021 - Destratification Fans Offer Small Solutions to Big Issues
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September-October_2021 - The New Era of Facility Maintenance
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