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TOIT RESPIRANT [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Gas Distribution Facilities
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A tank whose roof rises and falls with the changes of pressure in the tank but does not float on the product stored in the tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Install. de distrib. (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A type of storage-tank roof which provides the expansible vapor spae to permit the air-vapor mixture above the stored liquid to expand and contract, thereby reducing loss of vapor through the roof vents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
OBS

Lifter-roof tank : réservoir à toit respirant.

Spanish

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