A device sometimes incorporated in the fuel system of a gas-turbine engine to store fuel and release it under pressure as an aid in starting.

An auxiliary ram extruder on blow-molding equipment used to store melted material between deliveries.

A specific register, in the arithmetic unit of a computer, in which the result of an arithmetic or logical operation is formed; here numbers are added or subtracted, and certain operations such as sensing, shifting, and complementing are performed. Also known as accumulator register; counter.

See <<storage battery>>

See <<air vessel>>

1. A device, such as a bag containing pressurized gas, which acts upon hydraulic fluid in a vessel, discharging it rapidly to give high hydraulic power, after which the fluid is returned to the vessel with the use of low hydraulic power.

2. A device connected to a steam boiler to enable a uniform boiler output to meet an irregular steam demand.

3. A chamber for storing low-side liquid refrigerant in a refrigeration system. Also known as surge drum; surge header.

A tank or chamber for receiving and temporarily storing a liquid used in a gas processing plant during a continuous process.