Talk:Airfield rubber removal

Yeah- I wanted to explain a little known service that airfield/runway maintenance personnel have to provide in order to keep the runways safe. I will try my best to make it as informative and least like a commercial. Any suggestions are welcome. Kinetiscope (talk) 19:17, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Are the facts really the facts with UHP Blasting?

I find humor in the fact that someone destroys airfield runways and taxiways with Ultra High Pressure water blasting and then markets it as texturing. I guess that is pretty brilliant. When all of the fines are removed from the surface do you really have better friction numbers. I believe that friction comes from good micro and macro texture.

On a different note why use 40k for rubber removal when there are companies out there that achieve this service with under 20k. The water blasting industry is being ruined by people using 40K or higher pressures on surfaces and and damaging asphalt and concrete. 40k equipment, if used properly, can be utilized for rubber removal. I would rather see 20k and 30 gallons of water per minute then 40k and 7 gallons of water per minute. The 20k and 30 gpm is more of a hydro-hydraulic way of removal where the 40k is hydro-demolition. I posted an article on here by a gentlemen that works for Jetstream and I notice that it has been removed. That is sad because the article was the best bit of content on the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.97.182.5 (talk) 18:52, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Response

I'm not quite sure what you are getting at above. You say that:

40k equipment, if used properly, can be used for rubber removal.

What is your beef with UHP? Is it that you don't know how to handle the equipment correctly and therefore want everybody to use 20k? Both can cause damage in the hands of unskilled operators. A wide range of water pressures can be used for hydro-demolition, hydrocleaning, and airfield rubber removal including 20k. So what you really want to be aware of, as an specifier of airfield maintenance procedure, is each individual company's skills and reputation in the industry.

Oh and by the way... this is not really the place for this type of discussion. If you wanted your Jetstream article on the page then all you have to do is send a message to the person who removed it and ask them why. Or just put the content back on. Sign up for an account and join the community instead of just being an anonymous IP address. Thanks.

Kinetiscope (talk) 13:32, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

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