Incredible fuel drain speed aside, additional benefits facilitated by the SealVac Fuel Drain Bowser:
– Maximize fuel-handling safety by significantly reducing human contact with fuel. It is common to drain an aircraft without spilling a single drop of fuel when employing the SealVac. Safety features include aviation grade static dissipating hoses, overflow shutoff, bonded/grounded chassis, and double-walled tank.
– Eliminate environmental hazards. Fuel goes down the hose–not on the ground. The SealVac stainless steel tank is double-walled for self-containment.
The SealVac Aircraft Defueling Bowser system is fielded and in daily use at hundreds of locations including US military bases, airports, airline maintenance hubs, aircraft manufacturers (Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Embraer, Sikorsky, and Eurocopter), and MROs worldwide. It is in use on most notable airframes and is easily fitted to additional models.
If fuel reuse or recycling is a priority, we offer the upgraded SealVac Plus+ fuel bowser model (described, below) with a pneumatic pump and aviation-grade coalescer filter.
The Sealvac and SealVac Plus+ Fuel Drain Bowsers are available in 200, 400, and 600-gallon sizes directly from SpokaneStainless, Warner-Robins Air Logistics Depot as an equipment item, or through GSA contract. It can also be purchased through Foreign Military Sales programs. The SealVac is CE marked for use at European facilities. Contact Spokane today for more information.
We designed the SealVac Plus+ Fuel Drain Bowser to meet the needs of today’s “Do More With Less” mindset while allowing a precious resource to be recycled and reused. Uses include recycling filtered fuel back into aircraft, diesel vehicles, or ground support equipment. Organizations that have fielded the SealVac Plus+ fuel bowser are enthusiastic about the fuel reuse or recycling opportunity, and the money saved that accompanies this feature.
The SealVac Plus+ model has several crucial feature additions over the basic SealVac:
Multi-use pneumatic diaphragm pump: The Plus+ model features a rear mounted diaphragm pump that operates off the same air source as the SealVac vacuum generators. This pump enables filtered fuel transfer at 20 GPM into equipment or another tank, even with the SealVac Vacuum Drain System in concurrent operation.
Additionally, the pump platform can be easily configured to filter and dispense JP8 or diesel fuel to an external source such as diesel vehicles or ground support equipment.
Or, the diaphragm pump can make transferring used fuel from the SealVac holding tank to barrels or other waste fuel disposal containers.
The Sealvac and SealVac Plus+ are available in 400, and 600-gallon sizes directly from Spokane Industries, Warner-Robins Air Logistics Depot as an equipment item, through DLA procurement channels, or GSA contract. The Sealvac and SealVac Plus+ are CE marked for use at European facilities.
FASTER!
The SealVac Fuel Bowser attaches to aircraft sump points with supplied drain tools employing a compressed air generated vacuum seal. A vacuum enabled drain hose attaches to the tool, efficiently evacuating fuel from the sump at rates many times faster than gravity draining, potentially saving hours of time on each maintenance action. Our customers tell us the SealVac is about 80% faster than other methods using gravity draining.
Typical fuel drain rates are around 10 - 12 gallons per minute - this is per drain hose, of which the SealVac can handle as many as 4 at a time! Compare that to gravity draining, which can be a little as 1/2 gallon per minute.
CLEANER!
The SealVac bowser drain tools seal tightly around fuel sump drain points. Fuel is vacuumed down the hose into the double-walled stainless steel holding tank, and not allowed to drip and dribble on the ground.
Using the drain hose assembly, even residual drops of fuel are captured, without spill a single drop on the ground - an important environmental consideration for today's managers and maintainers.
SAFER!
Exposure to aircraft fuel of any kind is not good for one's health. The gravity method of draining an aircraft fuel tank is a dirty job. It is almost impossible to open a sump and get out of the way without getting some personal fuel exposure. The SealVac vacuum fuel drain bowser can truly make routine exposure to fuel a thing of the past and allow the maintainer to complete the job of prepping a tank for maintenance without exposure to fuel. The SealVac system is the solution you have been looking for!
Just some of the SealVac's safety features:
> Carbon impregnated, static dissipating duplex drain and depuddling hoses prevent static buildup
> Double-walled, stainless steel collection tank self-contains possible leaks
> Automatic failsafe shutoff mechanism prevents overfilling collection tank
> Vacuum breaker prevents damage to aircraft fuel tanks, as well as protecting the SealVac itself
Using the SealVac, you can eliminate personal exposure to aircraft fuel when performing maintenance requiring sump draining! We recommend using the SealVac manual and online training videos before using the equipment for the first time. Within a short period, your maintenance team will be proficiently draining fuel from aircraft, often without spilling a single drop of fuel!
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