Water tank
A water tank is a container for storing water.[1] The need for water tanks is as old as civilization.[2] Tanks were used to provide storage of water for use in many applications, drinking water, irrigation agriculture, fire suppression, agricultural farming, both for plants and livestock, chemical manufacturing, food preparation as well as many other uses. Water tank parameters include the general design of the tank, and choice of construction materials, linings. Various materials are used for making a water tank: plastics (polyethylene, polypropylene), fiberglass, concrete, stone, steel (welded or bolted, carbon, or stainless). Earthen pots also function as water storages. Water tanks are an efficient way to help developing countries to store clean water. In the 1980s, high density polyethylene rotationally molded water tanks became popular for home water storage.[3] Gardeners, for example, use various types of these tanks to store rain water. A Water tower, usually made of metal, is a type of elevated water tank.
Water Tank Media
- Water tank Hanover Germany.jpg
Water tank from 1876 in Hanover, Germany
- Derelict windpump with water tank in the foreground next to the Boorowa railway in Galong NSW Australia.JPG
Derelict water tank near the Boorowa railway line, Galong,Australia
- Bastei - Felsenburg Neurathen - Burghof und Zisterne.jpg
Stone water tank in a castle courtyard, Saxony, Germany
An old-fashioned water tank near Twentynine Palms, California
- Rainwater harvesting tank, India.jpg
The taanka is used in Rajasthan as a traditional form of rainwater harvesting
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Water tank in Seoul, South Korea
References
- ↑ B.C. Punmia; Ashok Kumar Jain; Arun Kumar Jain, Comprehensive Rcc.Designs, Eighth Edition (New Delhi: Laxmi Publications, 1998), p. 533
- ↑ Dilip Kumar Majumdar, Irrigation Water Management: Principles and Practice (New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India, 2004), p. 1
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
