Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

barril succionable

English translation:

usable barrels of fuel (usable volume of fuel)

Added to glossary by Ryan Kelly
Jul 27, 2018 23:37
5 yrs ago
Spanish term

barril succionable

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Energy / Power Generation Fuel sources
...se compromete expresamente a mantener, durante toda la vigencia del Contrato, un inventario promedio mensual mínimo de EL PRODUCTO equivalente a 10,000 barriles succionables…

This refers to barrels of Diesel oil in a contract

Suctionable barrels??

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usable barrels of fuel (usable volume of fuel)

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barriles succionables= usable barrels of fuel (usable volume of fuel)

PDF]Emergency Diesel Generator Storage Tank Level Setpoints - NRC
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1223/ML12234A252.pdf
TABLE 1 - Slope Effect on Measurements for EDG Fuel Oil Storage Tanks No. ..... 2.14 Tank coating reduces usable tank volume by less than 20 gallons, based ...

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Web results
Tank Capacity and Diameter | Eco-Fuel
www.eco-fuel.com/service/tank-capacity-and-diameter/
550 and 1,000 gallon tanks are generally underground tanks. ... For example, in a 275 gallon tank, the actual “usable” capacity is about 250 -256 gallons.
[PDF]Fuel Tank Capacity and Gas Pump Accuracy
www.stanag.org/pdf/fuel-gas-tank-accuracy.pdf
by J Williams - ‎2005 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
Aug 1, 2005 - test data gathered on the capacity of multiple tanks. ... The unusable volume is the portion of the fuel tank's liquid capacity that lies at the bottom of the tank ... fuel consumption if the end result is the engine must work harder.

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Peer comment(s):

agree lorenab23 : Exactly, succionable vs. no succionable
16 hrs
lorenab23:Many thanks for your confirmation.Regards. In Argentina we use: Aspirable Vs. No Aspirable.
agree bigedsenior
23 hrs
bigedsenior:Many thanks for your confirmation.Regards.
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suction barrel

It seems to me to be a refinery barrel with some sort of suction device attached to it. A manual pump for removing or testing the contents within.
Example sentence:

Please test the contents from the suction barrel.

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fluid barrel

I would say in this context

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2018-07-29 01:46:02 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_(unit)

A barrel is one of several units of volume applied in various contexts; there are dry barrels, fluid barrels oil barrels and ...

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2018-07-29 01:47:04 GMT)
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