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TM 10-3835-231-13
Section III. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
1-9. GENERAL THEORY OF OPERATION.
A Tactical Petroleum Terminal (TPT) is a facility designed and packaged to be rapidly erected at most any
location for receipt, storage, and dispensing of liquid fuels, specifically diesel, motor gasoline, and aviation jet fuel. Fuels
can be received from a pipeline or tanker-trucks. The TPT can dispense fuels to tanker-trucks, 500 gallon (1879 1)
collapsible drums, or return fuel to the pipeline for downstream distribution. The return fuel to pipeline feature can be
adapted to feed hose line or pipeline connections to a nearby airport or another storage system. The facility can be
rapidly disassembled and moved to another location or returned to an equipment storage facility.
1-10. TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION.
Fuel from the associated pipeline system enters the Tactical Petroleum Terminal (TPT) through a strainer (I) and
pressure regulating valve assembly (2). The incoming fuel is checked at the fuel sampling assembly (3) and if
contaminated or mixed with any previously received fuel of a different type, it can be diverted to the contaminated fuel
module (4). When sampling assures the operators of clean fuel, the appropriate valves are opened to route it to the fuel
unit desired (group of three tank farm assemblies (5)), and the valves to the contaminated fuel module (4) are closed.
When needed, fuel can also be received from the tanker-truck receipt manifolds (6). Incoming fuel quantities are
measured by the meter (7) in the intake hose line to the fuel unit. By proper positioning of valves, the fuel can be routed
to any tank in the fuel unit. Fuel is sent to the dispensing assembly (8) by the hose line pump assembly (9) through filter
separator (10) to remove traces of water. The fuel can be sampled at the water detection adapter (11) to assure quality
from the discharge of the filter separator (10). The dispensing assembly (8) is designed to load fuels into tanker-trucks or
500 gallon (1879 1) collapsible drums. If necessary, the TPT can discharge fuel to the associated pipeline system or hose
line to a user facility. A meter (12) is provided to measure this flow. The optional tank configuration (13) can be used, in
part or together, to supplement or replace a tank farm assembly (5) or fuel unit at the discretion of the operating authority.
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