Construction Magazine April 2015 | Page 126

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through an aluminium mesh screen . Burning fuel is starved of oxygen and rapid heat dissipation occurs in the mesh . The fire is retarded immediately . Spilt fuel is quickly and safely drained away unburned , and any remaining vapour burn-off can be extinguished in seconds by deck mounted water sprays . Up to 97 percent of spilt fuel is recovered unburned . A full-perimeter drainage system ensures that liquids are channelled from the helipad decking to drain to an interception tank , in fuel spill mode , or to the stormwater system in normal mode .
The helipad was supplied by Aluminium Offshore Pty Ltd and was fabricated in China . It was fully assembled at the Chinese factory
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