Fuel Tank Safety System suits large passenger jets.
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Designed to protect aircraft from fuel tank explosions, GOBIGGS(TM) Green On-Board Inert Gas Generation System minimizes flammability levels of fuel tank vapors by reducing oxygen level. Environmentally friendly system uses closed-loop catalyst design that converts fuel vapor into inert gas that is recycled back into fuel tank. Not only does GOBIGGS(TM) eliminate damage to environment caused by fuel vapor, it also eliminates hazard to airport personnel.
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Phyre Technologies Inc. Offers Green Aviation Fuel Tank Safety System
SAN DIEGO, July 20 /-- Developed by San Diego-based technology development company Phyre Technologies Inc., the GOBIGGS(TM) (Green On-Board Inert Gas Generation System) is the first environmentally friendly fuel tank safety system developed for large passenger jets. The system, designed to protect aircraft from fuel tank explosions like that of TWA Flight 800 11 years ago, was successfully demonstrated in May 2007 at the FAA's Atlantic City Technology Center.
The result of several years' development in the anticipation of the pending FAA ruling that will require improved fuel tank safety systems on commercial passenger aircraft, the GOBIGGS(TM) fuel tank inerting system reduces flammability levels of fuel tank vapors by dramatically reducing the oxygen level. This removes the likelihood of a potential explosion from an ignition source.
This technology is similar to existing OBIGGS technology, in that it was designed to be used by both commercial and military aircraft, to dramatically reduce the chance of a fuel tank explosion. Yet, unlike existing OBIGGS, which continually exhausts raw fuel vapor into the environment, Phyre's GOBIGGS(TM) system uses a state-of-the-art closed-loop catalyst design that converts the fuel vapor into an inert gas that is recycled back into the fuel tank. This means pollutants, such as hydrocarbons, are not pumped out into the atmosphere. Not only does GOBIGGS(TM) eliminate the damage to the environment caused by the fuel vapor, it also eliminates the hazard to airport personnel.
With the almost certain, yet-pending FAA ruling that will require retrofitting of all, large airplane designs with a fuel tank safety system, the successful debut of Boeing's new Dreamliner 787 aircraft (the first commercial passenger jet built with a non-green inerting system), and the current worldwide focus on global warming, the environmentally friendly GOBIGGS(TM) is positioned to be one of the most significant technologies developed for large passenger aircraft to date.
Phyre Technologies, Inc. is a closely held San Diego company, specializing in de-oxygenation, thermal stability, and fire prevention technologies for stationary, mobile, air, and maritime industries.
CONTACT: Stuart Robertson, CEO of Phyre Technologies, Inc.,
+1-619-992-0799, Stuart.robertson@phyre.net
