vacuum tank

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• vacuum tank — A tank in which a vacuum exists. It is generally used to provide vacuum to a power brake installation in the event engine vacuum cannot be obtained. The tank will supply several brake applications before the vacuum is exhausted …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• vacuum tank — noun : a tank which is used with some internal combustion engines, into which the fuel (as gasoline) is sucked from the main tank, and from which it flows by gravity to the carburetor usually directly below …   Useful english dictionary

• tank — A container into which any liquid or gas can be held. Also it may even be empty such as a vacuum tank. See acetylene tank air tank anodizing tank ballast tank bottom tank cylinder deep tank electropaint tank …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Vacuum sewer — Vacuum sewers were first installed in Europe in 1882 but until the last 30 years it had been relegated to a niche market. The first who has applied the negative pressure drainage (so called vacuum sewerage) was the Dutch engineer Liernur in the… …   Wikipedia

• Vacuum cleaner — Cylinder vacuum cleaner for home use. French train vacuum cleaner …   Wikipedia

• Tank car — Modern tank cars carry all types of liquid and gaseous commodites. A tank car (UIC: tank wagon) is a type of railroad (UIC: railway) rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities. Contents …   Wikipedia

• Tank truck — A tank truck (United States usage) or tanker lorry (United Kingdom usage) is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars which are also designed… …   Wikipedia

• vacuum pan — noun : a tank with a vacuum pump and condenser for rapid evaporation and condensation (as of salt brine, sugar syrup, milk) by boiling at a low temperature vacuum pans … enable the sugar solution to boil at a low temperature, without burning… …   Useful english dictionary

• vacuum pan — noun Date: 1833 a tank with a vacuum pump for rapid evaporation and condensation (as of sugar syrup) by boiling at a low temperature …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Manifold vacuum — Not to be confused with Vacuum manifold. Manifold vacuum, or engine vacuum in an internal combustion engine is the difference in air pressure between the engine s intake manifold and Earth s atmosphere. Manifold vacuum is an effect of a piston s… …   Wikipedia

• Chemical tank — BASF Chemical Plant Portsmouth Site in the West Norfolk area of Portsmouth, Virginia. The plant is served by the Commonwealth Railway. Chemical tanks are storage containers for chemicals. They come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and are used… …   Wikipedia