settling tank

noun

Origin of settling tank

First recorded in 1905–10

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It is combined with a settling tank to gather particles of stock.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
If an ordinary sink is used, a settling tank should be placed under it, as shown in Figure 75.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. Witte
After the wort had been pumped from the kettle its course was followed through the hop jack over the coolers to the settling tank.
A Study Of American Beers and Ales | L.M. Tolman
The stock is steamed out into a settling tank and allowed to settle over night, after which it is pumped into the soap kettle.
Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssen
The lower end of this drain discharges into a cesspool, or settling tank, or into a stream, as local conditions permit.
Rural Hygiene | Henry N. Ogden

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