Argus Consulting, Inc.

Scope Of Work

A new terminal on a greenfield  provided  opportunity to build a safe, efficient hydrant fuel system designed for  airport's long-term needs with state---art technology.

 New Orleans Fuel  LLC retained Argus Consulting to provide planning, design,  administration  resident   for a new Jet A hydrant fuel system. This program was comprised  five  including a pre-design feasibility study, a ramp hydrant system to serve  new North Terminal, a new tank farm  fuel transmission system, a hydrant cart test  calibration stand, and a further expansion   new tank farm.

Phase 1 - Pre-Design Planning

Argus’  to  New Orleans Fuel  LLC for MSY began with a condition    existing fueling system  a feasibility study   alternates for fuel delivery to  proposed new North Terminal.

While functional,  existing , dating from  early 1970s, had limited storage capacity, was operationally inflexible  was beyond its  life. Argus undertook a detailed evaluation  each system  element   inbound pipeline, tank farm, transmission pipeline  load rack  provided detailed assessments  suitability for continued use.

In addition to identifying alternatives for  delivery fuel to  new terminal  evaluating each on a technical   cost basis, Argus performed two modeling  simulation . Using proprietary modeling software based on aircraft type, flight origination  destination  flight , Argus analyzed  airport’s operation to determine  instantaneous  daily fuel usage. These usages were  turn used to “right size”  number  vehicles  proposed systems  equipment. Since there is no on airport circulation road connecting the existing tank farm on the southside   airport   new terminal on  northside   airport, Argus performed time  motion    tanker  hydrant refueler movements for each   alternates to determine  lowest overall life cycle cost to deliver fuel to  terminal.

Phase 2 - North Terminal

 airport’s new North Terminal ramp hydrant system serves 35 gates on Concourses A, B  C  provisions for  future   Concourse D.  terminal’s Emergency Fuel Shut Off (EFSO) system is zoned into five  to minimize  impact  EFSO events on  operation   terminal. Given  soil condition at  terminal ,  design   ramp hydrant system provided consideration for potential future settlement   ramp . A remote, aboveground Isolation Valve Station was provided for EFSO functions to address  high groundwater table on   . This  was particularly challenging because  design   ramp system did not begin until  final design   terminal was      terminal was about to begin. Working under tight time constraints Argus coordinated,   design,  bid  awarded    time to allow for  ramp system to be constructed  advance   ramp utilities  pavement.

Phase 3 - Tank Farm  Transmission System

 Tank Farm  Transmission System  constructed a new  larger tank farm next to  existing obsolete tank farm  connected this new tank farm to  ramp hydrant system at  new North Terminal. Previously, fuel was delivered by tanker, but this became impracticable because   North Terminal’s location.

 tank farm design provided a new fuel receipt system, new, larger fuel storage tanks,  a transmission pump/filter equipment station. Operational  life  upgrades were also made to  existing load racks.  design includes an 800 GPM inbound pipeline receipt filtration train, two 10,000 BBL aboveground storage tanks (ASTs), five 750 GPM transmission pump/filter trains, two over--road tank-truck offload stations  tightness testing.

Operational  life  upgrades to  existing four position remote refueler load rack include a new fire foam suppression system  refueler load controls.

  included  design    administration  a 3,000 GPM transmission system to connect  new tank farm on  southside   airport to  North Terminal on  northside   airport,  a 2,600 s.f.   Maintenance  (OMB). Comprised  two 12” transmission lines this system also includes a fiber communication duct-bank to transmit EFSO signals  other data between the tank farm   terminal.  transmission system was constructed by a combination  cut  cover trenching  horizontal drilling beneath Runway 11-29  Taxiways Echo  Gulf.

Phase 4 - Hydrant Cart Test  Calibration Stand

With  existing terminal near  existing airside load rack,  airport’s need for testing  calibrating refuelers was minimal  performed by an off-airport contractor.  need for on-airport testing  calibration   hydrant carts increased due to  shift from tanker to hydrant system delivery   use  stationary hydrant carts. To meet this need, Argus designed a hydrant cart test  calibration stand co-located with  existing load rack to minimize cost.  test  calibration stand was designed to perform full-flow, overshoot, surge, pressure  testing, meter calibration  Millipore  Aqua-Glo tests. Consisting  a 20,000-gallon horizontal aboveground storage tank, 600 GPM vertical turbine pump  test/calibration  filter separator equipment station,  test  calibration stand is capable  re-certifying 20 hydrant carts per day.

Phase 5 - Tank Farm Expansion

Argus’ current  provides for  demolition  two existing 5,000 BBL aboveground storage tanks     two new 10,000 BBL aboveground storage tanks. Pile supported, these new tanks will be enclosed  a common concrete containment for space efficiency. Firefighting foam  cooling deluge water for  new tank farm is provided by provisions   recently  tank farm design. This  also provides a new 2,700 s.f. parts-storage  equipment maintenance  with additional equipment parking to allow  operator to consolidate  system operation.