A glycol proportioning station that provides a deicing mixture of glycol
and water to tank trucks that in turn spray the deicing mixture onto
aircraft. The invention includes a remote control that is positioned
where the truck is loaded and which runs in parallel with the controls on
the main unit of the system. The proportioning system operates with an
economy of parts by employing constant flow rates of both water and
glycol. The desired percentage of glycol in the effluent is obtained by
initially setting the position of one or more modulating valves provided
on each of separate water and glycol lines and then employing a
refractometer feedback loop to modulate the flow in one or both of the
input lines. A static mixer positioned along the effluent line upstream
of the in-line refractometer provides a uniform glycol-water mixture. The
system provides other novel features such as a "last fill" option that
prevents the system from freezing when it is not being used.