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News Release from: Flight Refuelling | Subject: Portable filter water separator
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 11 October 2001
Pportable filter water separator wins
MoD approval
Alan Cobham's high capacity portable filter water separator has been approved by the MoD, following extensive trials with the British Forces in the UK and overseas.
Alan Cobham's high capacity portable filter water separator has been approved by the MoD, following extensive trials with the British Forces in the UK and overseas It will primarily be used to filter and condition aviation fuel from pipelines and in tactical bulk fuel installations
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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This robust unit can be quickly installed with little manpower and is easy to handle.
The integral top cover allows access to forklift pockets and lifting eyes, which successfully passed helicopter lift trials.
The separator has a flow rate of 2000 l/min at pressures to 10.5 bar g.
For environmental protection, the unit incorporates its own drip tray and bund as an integral part of the transportation container.
It is fully instrumented with auto-shutdown and warning of high levels of water ingress in incoming fuel and incorporates Alan Cobham's new coalescer element, approved to the latest Defence Standard 49-3/3.
Alan Cobham will market the unit via their consortium Fuel Handling Systems (FHS), who received their first export orders for the units from a NATO member as part of tactical bulk fuel storage and aircraft refuelling systems.
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