Argus Consulting was hired by Northwest Airlines to provide a full range of specialized professional engineering services for the new 74-90 Gate Mid- Field Passenger Terminal Complex at Detroit Metropolitan International Airport.

Looking to the Future
The aircraft hydrant fueling system at this new facility must not only be capable of serving a large hub scenario in the year 2005 with 74 gates, but shall also be easily expandable to 90 gates to satisfy operational demands in the year 2020. To establish proper system characteristics a computer generated sizing model was created utilizing anticipated gate activity charts.

Latest Technology
When completed, this hydrant system will have the capacity to completely satisfy the peak simultaneous demand period during the busiest period of the planned ten operational banks per day. Additionally, the hydrant system will have the latest technology with respect to flow and pressure control, leak detection and corrosion protection.