surge tank
surge tank · surge tanks
A storage reservoir used to neutralize pressure in a system that conveys fluid by…A storage reservoir used to neutralize pressure in a system that conveys fluid by releasing pressure from sudden increases in volume and by supplying fluid to the system when the pressure drops.
Meaning
1 sensesA storage reservoir used to neutralize pressure in a system that conveys fluid by releasing pressure from sudden increases in volume and by supplying fluid to the system when the pressure drops.
Translations
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