DHL Worldwide Express Fuel System Expansion
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
| Client Challenge: |
Provide reliable and expandable source of jet fuel to new cargo facility while minimizing overhead costs and corporate liability. |
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| PRIME Solution: |
Provide reliable and expandable source of jet fuel to new cargo facility while minimizing overhead costs and corporate liability. |
Comprehensive study, evaluation, design, and construction administration services for new aircraft fueling hub facility.
Services included:
Study, Evaluation and Report
- Fuel requirements / projections and needs
- Hydraulic analysis of existing airport hydrant system distribution piping, storage, and pumping systems capacity for increased DHL demand and growth
- System sizing
- Risk analysis of system configurations
- Refueler truck loading station and aircraft hydrant positions balance diversity, and quantity
- Opinion of probable construction cost for various program options
- Budget recommendations and controls
- Communication systems options for connectivity to Airport EFSO systems and fuel farm control systems
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Fuel systems, civil, electrical, control, geotechnical, environmental, and structural design for:
- Emergency fuel shut off systems – segregated zone control
- Issue filtration systems
- Apron pavement and drainage systems
- Two jack and bore casing installations below active taxiways (550 lf & 300 lf)
- Truck loadingarea canopy (5,400 SF)
- Waste fuel collection tanks
- PLC Control systems
- Radio communication systems for interface with existing fuel farm PLC
- Modifications to existing hydrant pumping pressure by-pass systems
- Three position aircraft re-fueler truck loading station (600 gpm each)
- Two Aircraft hydrant positions
- 9,500 feet of 14” buried fuel main
- Existing hydrant system valve pit modifications and tie-in of 14” fuel main.
- Two (2) isolation valve vaults for future system tie-ins.
- Leak detection systems
- 1,000 feet of fuel hydrant lateral piping
- Fuel system distribution header
- Surge analysis
- Two surge suppressor pits
- Resident engineer services
- Fuel systems flushing inspection
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