New Delhi:
When the aircraft fills between the clouds, thousands of meters above the ground, it is a unique experience. In the modern airline, every facility of passengers is taken care of. This is the reason that the journey which used to take months till 100-200 years ago, now they are completed in a few hours. For the convenience of passengers, the aircraft provides toilet but recently a toilet of Air India flight coming from Chicago, USA was blocked. There were a total of 12 toilets in the plane, out of which 8 were blockedAccording to the report, due to this flight number AI126 had to take a U-turn in the air after flying for 4 hours. This incident is being discussed worldwide. Let’s know how the toilet of the plane works?
What is the science of airplane toilet?
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When you press the flush button of the toilet, a valve opens. This valve has a powerful vacuum system, which takes advantage of the pressure difference inside and outside the plane. At normal height (30,000–40,000 ft), the outside atmospheric pressure is very low. Taking advantage of this, it draws it very fast. This dirt accumulates in the inside tank.
Water consumption in this system is also very low. While 6 to 10 liters of water is needed for a flush in the domestic toilet, only 0.5 to 1 liter of water is used in the toilet of the plane. A chemical called “anodized liquid” is used to eliminate water consumption and odor. This chemical not only eliminates smell, but also helps in decomposing waste. It is not harmful to the environment, as it remains closed inside the tank and is later dealt with correctly.
Some aircraft also have separate vacuum pumps to run the vacuum system, especially when the aircraft is on the ground or flying at a low height, where the pressure difference is less. This pump is a small but powerful tool, which runs the system smoothly. This is a very useful technique, due to which the needs of hundreds of passengers have been met.
- The toilet system of our homes is completely different from the toilet system.
- A chemical called “anodized liquid” is used to eliminate water consumption and odor.
- Some aircraft also have separate vacuum pumps to run the vacuum system.
Is the garbage of the plane left in the open, what is the truth?
This is a question that has always been in discussion among the common people. There have been many claims about this in many places. People have believed that the waste of the plane is left in the sky during the flight? Some people tell stories of blue icy pieces, which allegedly fall from the sky and leave marks on homes or trains. But this story is not completely correct.
The truth is that all the waste of the plane accumulates in a waste tank, which is completely sealed. This tank is made of aluminum or composit material and does not leak. After the flight is over, the ground crew calls a special truck that calls “honey truck” or “lavetry service truck”. Empty the tank through. This garbage is then sent to the sewage treatment plant. The matter of release of garbage in the air is completely wrong. However, on many occasions, such waste has gone out due to disturbances in the tank. But it is rarely seen to be seen very rarely and it has been corrected immediately.
What happens if the waste comes out by mistake?
There are strict rules of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and other regulatory bodies, which prohibit leaving any waste in the air. Yet such incidents occur sometimes. Due to the tank disturbances, there is a leakage of leakage in the tank and this waste freezes due to low temperatures at a height. The “anodized liquid” that is used for the execution of waste is blue in color, so where it falls, it looks blue. However, the development of technology over time has almost eliminated such incidents.
How big is the toilet tank in airplane?
The size of the waste tank of the aircraft has been dependent on its type and number of passengers. It is made large or small depending on the capacity of the passengers. For example, we can see as an example that the A320, which is considered comparatively small aircraft, has a capacity of 50-80 gallons (190–300 liters). At the same time, the capacity of this tank in big aircraft is up to 1000 liters. It is made according to the needs of passengers. It is light but strong, and is placed in the back of the aircraft. There are sensors in it, which tells the crew how full the tank is.
- Due to the tank disturbances, there is a leakage of leakage in the tank and this waste freezes due to low temperatures at a height.
- The size of the waste tank of the aircraft has been dependent on its type and number of passengers.
- It is made according to the needs of passengers. It is light but strong.
Chemical does not harm the environment
What was the matter of the aircraft coming from Shikango?
A few days after the flight toilets of the aircraft flying to Delhi were jammed, on Monday, AI said that its investigation showed that polythene bags and pieces of cloth were shed through water which were stuck in the pipeline. Flight AI 126 from Chicago to Delhi had to return to the US city after staying in the sky for more than 10 hours on March 6. However, that day the airline said that the aircraft had to return due to technical problem. A source aware of that day’s developments told ‘PTI-language’ that the aircraft had to return, as many toilets were jammed.
- In a detailed statement on the return of the AI 126 flight, Air India said on Monday that about an hour of the flight and forty five minutes later, the crew said that some toilets of business and economy class had become unusable (jam). It has been said in the statement, due to which eight out of 12 toilets of the aircraft had become unusable, due to which all the people in the aircraft had trouble.
- Air India said that when it was decided to withdraw the aircraft, it was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, leaving some cities in Europe where the aircraft could be folded.
- However, due to the ban on night -long operations at most European airports, it was decided to bring the aircraft back to Chicago’s O’Ahre International Airport. The decision to withdraw the aircraft was fully taken in the interest of passengers and safety.
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