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One of the main contributing factors to emissions is the quality of
the fuel, dirty in, dirty out. There can be no doubting that
floating suction is the best form of fuel delivery. It is mandatory
for aviation fuel storage tanks. By drawing fuel from a point high
in the storage column, floating suction ensures that your equipment
receives the cleanest portion of your inventory. Current fuel
pickup lines extend to the bottom of a storage tank to maximize the
tank's capacity, but because this is where sludge and contaminants
settle, conventional pickup lines deliver the dirtiest fuel in the
tank. The Floatube is an innovative fuel delivery system inside the
fuel storage tank that possesses a floating arm capable of
maintaining its position relative to the liquid as the volume
changes within the tank. It can be installed on suction systems or
attached to a submersible pumps. Naturally, clean fuel increases
engine performance and fuel effeciency, while reducing maintenance
and fuel emissions. It also helps avoid problems with alternative
fuels such as phase separation. The California Air Resource Board
may consider following the Air Transportation Association lead and
require floating suction in all fuel tanks. Its easily implemented
and besides helping the ecology, it would protect consumers from
receiving bad fuel (water) that kills engines.