دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: a fuel tank in the fuel supply system for a diesel engine between the main supply tank and the engine that holds a limited amount of fuel.

n: the pump that pressurises fuel to the pressure used for injection. In a diesel engine the term is used to identify several different pumps: it is loosely used to describe the pump that transfers fuel from the main storage tank to the day tank;it is also used to describe the pump that supplies pressure to the fuel-injection pumps, although this is actually a booster-type pump. fulcrum n: the support about which a lever turns.

n: in a drilling rigs fuel-supply system, a large tank in which diesel fuel is stored. If the rig has a day tank, it is filled from the main tank;otherwise, the main tank supplies fuel to the engine. Compare day tank.