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DUMP TANK [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

At Pickering A, the cover gas system is part of the moderator dump emergency shutdown system. ... Large liquid ring compressors apply a pressure of about 200 kPa(a) to the dump tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

À Pickering-A, le circuit du gaz de couverture fait partie du système d'arrêt d'urgence par drainage du modérateur. [...] De grands anneaux de compression de liquide appliquent une pression d'environ 200 kPa(a) au réservoir de drainage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A calibrated tank that, by means of weirs, float switches, pressure switches, in similar devices, automatically measures the volume of liquid run in and then released.

OBS

Measuring tanks are used in LACT [lease automatic custody transfer] systems and may also be referred to as metering tanks or dump tanks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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