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2. Fuel tank - Wikipedia

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   The average fuel tank capacity for cars is 50–60 L (12–16 US gal). [3] The most common materials for fuel tanks are metal or plastic. Metal (steel or aluminium) fuel tanks are usually built by welding stamped sheetmetal parts together. Plastic fuel tanks usually built using blow molding, which allows more complex shapes to be used.

3. Self-sealing fuel tank - Wikipedia

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   A self-sealing fuel tank (SSFT) is a type of fuel tank, typically used in aircraft fuel tanks or fuel bladders, that prevents them from leaking fuel and igniting after being damaged. Typical self-sealing tanks have layers of rubber and reinforcing fabric, one of vulcanized rubber and one of untreated natural rubber, which can absorb fuel when ...

4. Storage tank - Wikipedia

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   Drop tank – External tanks used to carry extra fuel, in aviation; Dunk tank – Attraction with the goal of dropping a target into a tank of water; Fuel tank – Safe container for flammable fluids, e.g., for a vehicle or oil heater; Gas cylinder – Cylindrical container for storing pressurised gas; Horton sphere – Spherical tank

5. How Russian tanks stack up against the American M1 Abrams - AOL

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   And its powerful gas-turbine engine, which is sometimes compared to a jet engine, can get the 60-ton A1 up to 45 miles an hour, offering the heavy tank sufficient agility. Abrams, however, are ...

6. Aircraft fuel tank - Wikipedia

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   Fuel tanks have been implicated in aviation disasters, being the cause of the accident or worsening it (fuel tank explosion). The official explanation for the explosion and subsequent crash of TWA Flight 800 is that an explosive fuel/air mixture was created in one of the aircraft's fuel tanks.

7. Tank truck - Wikipedia

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   A tank truck, gas truck, fuel truck, or tanker truck (American English) or tanker (British English) is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquids or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars, which are also designed to carry liquid loads. Many variants exist due to the wide variety of liquids that can be ...