Design and Advantages of Modern Fuel Dispensing Technology
Fuel dispensers are used to pump fuel into vehicles. Modern dispensers are used to monitor and control fuel consumption in any kind of industry. Many new technologies have been incorporated into the dispensing system to give better service.
Dispensers are available in various designs and types. Fuel dispensing is a crucial service in any country. If any delay or any fault happened in the dispensing system, it will affect the entire chain of transportation and other associated industries.
New technologies and methods have been used to monitor and control dispensing of fuel. The information can be stored in computers. Fuel dispensers are used to pump gasoline, diesel, and liquified petroleum gases. Dispensers’ design depends on the type of fuel. Fuel dispensers consist of several sections such as metering, hydraulic, and valve/nozzle.
The hydraulic section contains a rotary pump for drawing fuel from storage tanks. Fuel flows through the pump and valve into the metering section. After this section, the fuel passes through hoses and into nozzles that dispense it into vehicles.
the main parts of the fuel dispensers are the electronic head and mechanical section. The electronic head is composed of a system of computers to control the pumping of fuel. The mechanical system has an electric motor, pumping unit, meter, and valve to control the flow of fuel.
Advantages of Modern Fuel Dispensers
The use of modern dispensers has several advantages. Some of them are as follows
- Fuel Nozzle – nozzles are attached to the flexible hoses to reach fuel into the filler unit of the vehicle. Nozzles are color-coded to indicate the grade of fuel. The color coding differs between countries and even between retailers.
- Misfuelling – some nozzles are designed to prevent the wrong selection of fuels. The nozzle on the diesel pump is supposed to be large and does not fit with the filling unit of other fuel tanks.
- Flow measurement – the equipment must accurately measure the amount of fuel dispensed. It helps to avoid the overflow of fuels.
- Blending – the pump can mix two gas fuels. For example, oil can mix with petrol by using the pump.
- Automatic cut-off – modern pumps have the feature of automatic cut-off. It stops the flow of fuel when the tank is full. A mechanical valve in the pump handle detects a change of pressure and closes, preventing the flow of fuel
These are the main advantages of fuel dispensers.
