booster station - in long-distance transport by pipeline of oils, other liquids, mineral slurries or water-carried coal, an intermediate pumping station where lost pressure energy is restored
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FR: pompe de surpression [T40866]
DE: Zwischenpump [T40866]
FI: ylipainepumppu [T40866] booster station - vahepumbajaam [TET]
Equipment not specially designed for use in crude oil export terminals but which because of their large capacity can be used for this purpose:
- loading pumps of large capasity (4 000 m3/H and above) and small head (10 bars or less),
- boosting pumps within the same range of flow rates,
- in-line pipe line inspection tools and cleaning devices (i.e. pigging tools) (16' and above),
- metering equipment of large capacity (1 000 m3/H and above).
