SELF-SERVE AVIATION FUELING SPECIFICATIONS
VIEW BULK LOADING AVIATION FUEL SPECIFICATIONS
FUEL FARM SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
A. This specification is for factory built and assembled equipment
only. All site specific requirements will be determined and engineered
based on the installation criteria of the fuel storage dispensing system
selected.
B. All products for use , including those specified by required attributes
and performance, shall require approval by the Engineer before being
incorporated into the work.
C. All equipment shall be the capacity and types required. Substitutions
will only be allowed for products proved to be equal or exceeding the
design.
D. Do not substitute materials, equipment, or methods unless such substitution
has been approved , in writing, in advance by the Engineer.
E. Request for substitution will only be considered when complete
submission of product data in accordance with the General Conditions
shows equal or superior features as compared with design units. The
Engineer will consider proposals for substitution of materials, equipment,
and methods provided they are cost effective and exemplify the original
project scope and cause no delays in construction. Proposals foe substitution
or alternate methods must be accompanied by full and complete technical
engineered data, appropriate drawings, and other information required
by the Engineer to evaluate the proposed substitution.
F. The Engineer will be the sole authority in determining product
acceptability and his decision shall be final.
G. Single Source.
1. For ease of maintenance and parts replacement, to the extent possible
use equipment of a single manufacturer.
2. The Engineer reserves the right to reject any materials list which
contains equipment from various manufacturer’s if suitable materials
can be secured from fewer manufacturers, and to require source of materials
to be unified to the maximum extent possible.
H. Submittals from manufacturer to include:
1. Mechanical drawings demonstration all dimensional information,
weights electrical requirements and schematics, specific installation
requirements.
2. Certified Copy of UL-142 Inclusive Label with MH file number
I. The contract is based on the ‘Standards of Quality’ established
within the ‘Contract Documents’. Unless specifically noted otherwise,
all products shall be new, first quality, UL, approved by the specification
engineer.
FUELING SYSTEMS AND TANK DESCRIPTIONS
A. The fuel storage tanks shall be of a pre-engineered system consisting
of an aboveground primary tank, fully enclosed within a inerted cylindrical
dike and assembled on boxed runner supports, all bearing an inclusive
UL-142 label. The assembly shall meet UFC 79-7 Ballistics criteria,
Seismic Std #4, NFPA-30, -69, -78,and UL-87, -142, NEC-70-514 / 515.
B. Primary Tank Construction
1. The primary tank shall be ASME A-36 ¼” CRPS construction,
2. Submerged arc ‘butt welded’ joints,
3. All tank pipe or fitting penetrations shall be above the liquid
level or through the top center line of the vessel.
4. There shall be no below liquid level penetrations within the
shell or heads of the vessel.
5. The vessel shall be welded inside of the cylindrical dike
meeting seismic standard 4, and DOT collision standards. All primary
tank wetted pipe penetrations shall be welded through the shell or head,
and be flanged connected downstream at diameters greater than 1½”.
The interior tank shall be butt welded. All surfaces ground smooth
and shot to SP-10 std. The prepared surface shall comply with ATA-103
and meet internal coatings per: Mil Spec 4556 E.
C. Primary Tank Components
1. Liquid High Level Sensor shall be intrinsically powered, field
testable, fail-safe engineered in design, and independent of all other
devices.
2. 2” Manual gauging access port with weather tight and lockable cap.
3. Ground readable volume gauge read in gallons with float (if included)
enclosed within a turbulence tube.
4. Positive tank sump per ATA-103 W/ ¾” welded Sch#40 sumping
pipe penetrating above the liquid level equipped with an anti-siphon
valve.
5. Weather tight and lockable 24” ingress manhole.
6. Structural Lifting lugs.
7. 3” Normal Pressure / Vacuum Vent, weather tight, liquid discriminating,
8. 24” liquid tight overfill diverter assembly W/
API sized pressure relief vent.
D. Dikeing
1. The cylindrical dike shall completely enclose the primary tank and
all connected welded fittings, pipe penetrations, and pressure relief
vent. It shall be constructed of ASTM A-36 3/16” CRPS construction.
All joggle joints shall be oriented downstream towards sumping end of
vessel.
2. All tank pipe or fitting penetrations shall be above the liquid
level or through the top center line of the vessel. There shall be
no below liquid level penetrations within the shell or heads of the
vessel.
3. The vessel shall meet seismic standard 4, and DOT collision standards.
All cylindrical dike penetrations shall be welded through the shell
or head, and be flanged connected downstream if greater than 1½” diameter.
4. The exterior of the cylindrical dikes surface shall be coated with
Valspar Marine V75W9 or proven equal.
5. All downstream piping from the cylindrical dike shall be secondarily
contained or be double walled construction.
6. The dikeing system shall be completely closed to the atmosphere.
The interstitial space shall be purged of oxygen and filled with nitrogen
to eliminate all forms of oxidation. This interstitial space shall
be vented per NFPA-30 with a gas and weather tight relief vent.
7. The cylindrical dike volumetric capacity shall be 125% of the enclosed
primary tank.
8. An OSHA approved access ladder shall be provided.
9. The interstitial space in the cylindrical dike shall be monitored
for liquids with an intrinsically powered, liquid discriminating, fail-safe
sensor.
10. Boxed runner supports shall be internally braced at structural
ballast points and meet DOT collision standards, seismic 4 standard,
and 10’ flood exposure.
F. Pump Control Panel and Tank Management system.
1. Controls shall be situated outside of the defined hazardous
area but located within easy view of the system operator. Control
panel shall comply with NFPA-30, NEC-70; 514 - 515.
2. The functions and displays presented at this location are:
A. Tank high-level alarm,
B. Interstitial liquid sensor, and alarm.
C. Volume gauge read in gallons
D. All electrical components shall meet criteria per NEC-70
513-514 and shall be intrinsically safe and or explosion proof.
E. All conduiting shall be sized per Code and be rigid
Sch#40.
G. Overfill Protection
1. A fail-safe engineered high liquid level sensor to sound an alarm
at 90% and stop the pump motor.
2. A third party recognized UL labeled fail-safe designed, internal
tank mounted ductile iron body hydraulic valve 300 PSI rated by ASME,
ASTM. 100% full closure against incoming product at 95% tank capacity.
The device shall not create a upstream hydraulic shock, be anti-siphon
featured and not be electrically operated.
3. A liquid discriminating working vent to prevent over flowing fuels
from escaping from the primary tank working vent.
4. A primary tank emergency overflow vent system capable of directing
a fuel overflow into the cylindrical dike.
5. A liquid sensor shall be installed within the interstitial space
to recognize a non-standard condition, sound an alarm and stop the pump
motor.
H. Bulk piping description.
1. The pumping system shall be engineered to through-put fuel
at a design rate not to exceed a pipe velocity of 20 feet per second,
designed to minimize piping turbulence due to directional ‘switch backs’
or vibration due to implosions or cavitations in the pump.
2. The configuration shall be compliant with DOT, NFPA, UFC,
NEC, UL, good engineering practices and The State of.
3. This stations standard capability permits 200 GPM PTO Operations
a. Receipt from Off-loading delivery transports
b. All dispensed fuel shall be filtered and metered.
4. All piping shall be heli-arc triple pass welded steel ASME
Sch#40, piping downstream of filtration to dispensing shall be steel
Sch#40 fittings and pipe connections are new ANSI 150# RF Flanged W/
#5 bolts, nuts and stainless washers on both flange sides.
5. All piping 2” or less shall be Sch#40 and NPT.
6. All equipment and piping shall be properly braced and supported
to prevent vibration or stress.
7. All piping shall be primed and two-part epoxy painted.
8. Piping low point shall have a removable NPT drain plug.
9. Sump piping shall be closed circuit configured and be routed
back to primary storage after sampling point and filtration.
I. 200
GPM PTO System Components shall consist of:
1. 3” Aluminum
Camlock adapter and locking dust cap.
2. Ductile
body, viton gasketed, locking and latching butter-fly valve,
2. Ductile
body, steel seated, full ported, spring loaded wafer check valve.
3. Ductile
body, 100 SS mesh, top clean out strainer,
4. Thermally
activated full-ported emergency flow check valve.
5. Flanged
2” x 14” SS flexible convoluted vibration eliminator,
6. Internal
to tank ASME, UL, Hydraulic valve, FailSafe Certified high-level shut-off
valve.
7. Closed Sump Sampler System when selected shall separate good
fuel from sump samples to be disposed of. Good fuel is routed back
to storage while contaminated samples are separated for normal disposal.
8. Totally assembled, pre-tested, epoxy painted and pumping
system installed in the compartment that assures user friendly access
while protecting the equipment from the ravages of nature, vandals,
and time.
9. Service, All components shall be covered by a factory maintenance
agreement and a toll free twenty-four hour phone number for service.
J. Avgas Overwing Fueling System shall consist of:
1. Fully enclosed pump compartment and secondarily contained piping.
2. All piping shall be Schedule #40 A-36 Steel upstream of filtration
and Sch. #10 SS304L downstream of filtration to dispensing.
3. Dedicated submersible F.E.Petrol 3/4HP 1/230/60.
4. Magnetic starter pre-wired with fuses and heaters,
5. Antisiphon 1.5” NC solenoid valve.
6. Emergency fusible link check valve,
7. Steel isolation ball valve,
8. Flexible convoluted vibration isolation pipe,
9. Avgas Velcon VF-61EP.05 ACO512K (Go-No-Go) with PD Gauge,
and a ½” Manual failsafe drain. (Spring loaded normally closed)
10. Avgas Velcon VF-61EP.0f FO512 Secondary Filter with PD Gauge and
a ½” Manual failsafe drain. (Spring loaded normally closed)
11. NC Two-speed solenoid valve,
12. 100:1 Solid state pulser,
13. LCM5-A-2 Positive Displacement Meter equipped with:
- VeederRoot Large faced 1/10 gallon display and non-resetable totalizer,
14. Flexible convoluted hose with swivel,
14. Isolation steel ball valve,
15. Hannay Hose Reel, equipped with explosion-proof motor, momentary
rewind switch, non-jamming reel with four way hose guides, aluminum
internals, painted with epoxy paint.
16. 75’ Goodyear 1” Hose M/M, meeting current API 1529, NFPA-407.
17. Hose end check valve,
18. Hose end swivel,
19. OPW295SA 1” Nozzle,
20. Nozzle holster equipped with Automatic Transaction Switch,
21. System Manual On/off Switch,
22. Lighted Enclosure with On/off Switch,
23. Fuel Master Ô FMU2560 Credit Card Terminal Includes:
- POS Island Credit Card Terminal,
- Modem,
- Pump Control Unit (PCU) up to four products.
- Remote Terminal and Keyboard,
- Surge protection
- Program support,
- 5 year Warrantee.
24. Grounding System with the components consisting of:
- Isolated two-point spring loaded aviation clamp,
- 50 feet of chemical resistant electrical cord with 3 # 14 wires,
- Hannay spring motored cable reel, painted with epoxy paint.
25. Two 20Lb. A-B Fire Extinguishers.
26. Cabinet manufactured with 304L Stainless Steel 14 Gauge
Enclosure,
27. Powder Coated sub structural 2” square tube base,
28. Large locking 36” x 42” maintenance door,
K. Delivery
The completed assembly shall be delivered completely assembled, pre-wired
pre-tested, and ready for installation. Copies of the ‘Manufacturers
Installation and Startup Guide’ and ‘Operations and Maintenance Manuals’
shall be provided.
L. Warranty
Shall be a standard manufacturers one year covering material defects
and workmanship, Plus a 30 year warranty against rusting deterioration
within the interstitial space, provided routine maintenance is performed
per factory instructions.