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The transverse bulkhead forward of the stern post, being the forward boundary of the after-peak tank that is required to be maintainedas watertight.
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VENTING
The release of cargo vapour or inert gas from cargo tanks and associated systems. |
SOUNDING PIPE
A pipe leading to the bottom of an oil or water tank, for guiding a sounding tape or jointed rod when measuring the depth of liquid in the tank. |
PHOTOELECTRIC LIQUID-LEVEL INDICATOR
A level indicator in which rising liquid interrupts the light beam of a photoelectric control system; used in a tank or process vessel.
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MODEL BASIN
A large basin or tank of water where scale models of ships can be tested.
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METRIC CENTNER
1. A unit of mass equal to 50 kilograms. 2. A unit of mass equal to 100 meter-proving tank See calibrating tank.
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MEASURING TANK
A tank that has been calibrated and fitted with devices to measure a volseparation of soil, sediment, or rock by sieving, screening, or other means to determine particlesize distribution.
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LOADING RACK
The shelter and associated equipment for the withdrawal of liquid petroleum or a chemical product from a storage tank and loading it into a railroad tank car or tank truck.
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LIFTER ROOF
Gas storage tank in which the roof is raised by the incoming gas as the tank fills.
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INGEN-HAUSZ APPARATUS
An apparatus for comparing the thermal conductivities of different conductors; specimens consisting of long wax-coated rods of equal length are placed with one end in a tank of boiling water covered with a radiation shield, and the lengths along the rods from which the wax melts are compared.
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IMHOFF TANK
A sewage treatment tank in which digestion and settlement take place in separate compartments, one below the other.
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