Refueling Multiple Planes at Once

A typical hydrant pumping system consist of a bank of pumps operating in parallel, a bank of filters for water removal, and appropriate flow control valves and strainers used to protect the pumps. Increasing safety and response time, the fuel is pumped directly to the aircraft through an underground system by the pumps from storage tanks that are located a safe distance from the airport. Keeping the storage tanks and pumps away from the planes and its passenger’s adds an additional layer of safety. Depending on the type and size of the aircraft the system flows will be between 150 and 1000 Gallons Per Minute (GPM) and use control valves to regulate the flow through each pump and to control the pressure at the pumping system. By using the hydrant system multiple airplanes can refuel at the same time only limited by the amount of fuel in the storage tanks instead the number and size of the tank refueling vehicles.

Eldorado airport requested Carver Pump’s participation in their expansion hydrant system. They needed pumps that were reliable and could handle the high safety standards required by the application. When they contacted Carver Pump they knew that they were getting 75 years of industry experience and excellence to help them find the right pump for their hydrant system. We recommended our API Maxum series which is the workhorse of the hydrocarbon transfer environments imaginable in the most demanding applications. With hydraulic performance ranges exceeding 9,000 GPM and 720 Ft of head we have a range of different sizes that we can choose from to specifically meet our customer’s requirements.