Journal . Fig. 5. PNEUMATIC HANDLING OF LIQUIDS 97. 98 pneumatic handling of liquids. 1. Application to a General Supply Depot. Fig. 6 shows the lay-out of a supply depot or filling station inaccordance with the authors method for the general handling ofpetrol and lubricating oil. In an underground chamber, the roofof which constitutes a loading platform, are two tanks of acapacity of 20,000 litres each. One of these tanks is used foraviation petrol and the other for ordinary commercial petrol, asused for motor lorries and the like. The lubricating oil is stockedin a tank of 1,500 litres capac
Journal . Fig. 5. PNEUMATIC HANDLING OF LIQUIDS 97. 98 pneumatic handling of liquids. 1. Application to a General Supply Depot. Fig. 6 shows the lay-out of a supply depot or filling station inaccordance with the authors method for the general handling ofpetrol and lubricating oil. In an underground chamber, the roofof which constitutes a loading platform, are two tanks of acapacity of 20,000 litres each. One of these tanks is used foraviation petrol and the other for ordinary commercial petrol, asused for motor lorries and the like. The lubricating oil is stockedin a tank of 1,500 litres capacity, placed in an elevated recess ofthe underground chamber. The petrol is supplied to the depot in tank wagons, which areshunted to a convenient position. Their contents are conveyedto their respective storage tanks by means of gravitation in thewav already described. The lubricating oil is simply pouredfrom its container into the 1,500 litre tank through a metalfunnel. The petrol from each of the 20,000 litre storage tanks isextracted by means o
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