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Article: AdelWiggins' new refuelling nozzle.(Brief Article)
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- Mining Journal
- Article date:
- June 22, 2001
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AdelWiggins Group says that it is the main supplier of fixed and mobile refuelling equipment to 95% of the world's open-pit mines. The company says that its redesigned fuel nozzle will enable users rapidly to refuel their equipment, and at the same time it will eliminate environmental problems by preventing fuel spillages.
The nozzle is manufactured from lightweight composite materials that are used in the aerospace industry, and cast aluminium. It features a closed-circuit, pressure-actuated refuelling system that ensures that no fuel will flow should a malfunction occur, a tank is full or if the nozzle is not properly ...