Petrol Pumps are also called fuel dispensers. They are commonly known for pumping gasoline and diesel but similar pump technology is also used to pump other petroleum based products as well as biofuel/biodiesel LPG and so on. These pumps are computerized the actual pumping is normally done by a pump inside the fuel tanks.
The picture you see above is actually a picture of a pump nozzle but the petrol pump is more than just a nozzle . When using this device in a filling station, the buyer and seller are able to control the amount of fuel that is pumped into the vehicle . This is done by meters, pulsers, valves and electric motors and synchronized by some sort of computerized controller which can be seen below
Americans are probably more familiar with the term “GAS” or Gasoline. Sometimes this can be confusing to others living outside the United States because the fuel is not in a gaseous state but in a liquid state as opposed to natural gas. The term “Petrol” or “Petrol Pump” is something more common to those who have been influenced by the British |
