tank switch

tank switch

[′taŋk ‚swich]
(petroleum engineering)
An automatic control of lease tanks in oil fields, including controls of lines to fill tanks and for pipeline runs; can be electrically or pneumatically actuated.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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