High-Pressure Aviation Refueling System Now Available for Civilian Use

Jan. 7, 2015
The HPARS uses a self-priming centrifugal pump driven by an electric motor with filtration provided by a horizontal filter separator.

Delta, BC, Canada – Originally designed for use by military forces, SEI Industries’ High-Pressure Aviation Refueling System (HPARS) is now available for commercial use.

Best defined as a durable, portable method of fueling and de-fueling jet fuel to and from aircraft and fuel tanker trucks, the HPARS uses a self-priming centrifugal pump driven by an electric motor with filtration provided by a horizontal filter separator (per API 1581 5th).

Rated for a maximum flow rate of 750 liters (198 USG) per minute, the HPARS system controls fuel flow via a manually operated globe valve while a flow meter measures the amount of fuel delivered. 

The system includes several safety features; it’s explosion proof (as per the Canadian electrical code), incorporates easy-to-use emergency stop buttons and controls that can be operated with large winter gloves and provides a deadman switch that can be used by operators during refueling.  Fire extinguishers and a small spill kit are also included.

Contained in a steel weatherproof enclosure with its own lighting system, the HPARS is ready for deployment anywhere in the world. 

About SEI Industries Ltd.

For the past 30 years, SEI has supported remote commercial operations, emergency management agencies and military forces with a variety of equipment options – many of which are “world-first” in design including the HPARS.