A unique feature of Vestergaard aircraft de-icers is the flexibility in tank configuration. Based on almost half a century of experience with building various tank configurations, each one is custom-built for our customers, Vestergaard offers a wide range of tank configurations. They are optimized to meet any given operational criteria, such as ADF type, tank capacity and distribution, heating time, heating method, de-icing method (one-step or two-step) etc. All naturally taking into consideration the special properties of the ADF fluid in question and, most notably, serving to maintain the required viscosity levels of Type-II/-IV ADF fluids.

 

The most commonly used configurations are:

Three tanks "classical" with mix
Heated water in one tank, indirectly (using heat exchanger) heating Type-I fluid in separate tank. Pure, unheated Type-II/-IV fluid in the third tank. Sprays required water/Type-I mix or pure Type-II/-IV fluid.

Three tanks, with "double mix"
Heated water in one tank, indirectly (using heat exchanger) heating Type-I fluid in separate tank. Pure and heated (also indirectly) Type-II/-IV in the third tank. Sprays selected water/Type-I mix or selected water and Type-II/-IV or pure Type-II/-IV fluid.

Two tanks, with mix of water and Type-II/-IV
Heated water in one tank, indirectly heating (by heat exchanger) Type-II/-IV fluid in the second tank. Sprays either the required water/Type-II/-IV mix, or pure Type-II/IV fluid.

Two tanks, premix-I
Premix of heated water and Type-I fluid in one tank, and separate Type-II/-IV tank. Sprays the premix ADF or pure Type-II/-IV fluid.

Two tanks, premix-II/-IV
Heated water and Type-II/-IV premix, with this premix heated indirectly (using heat exchanger) in one tank, and separate Type-II/-IV tank. Sprays the premix ADF or pure Type-II/-IV fluid.