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A sump is a low space that collects an often-undesirable liquids such as water or chemicals. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Sump. ...

An example is the oil pan of an engine. The oil is used to lubricate the engine's moving parts and it pools in a reservoir, known as a sump, at the bottom of the engine. Use of a sump requires the engine to be mounted slightly higher to make space for it. Oil in the sump can surge during hard cornering, starving the oil pump; for these reasons, race engines are "dry sumped" using scavenge pumps and a swirl tank to separate oil from air which is also sucked up by the pumps. ^[1] Two-stroke engine In a piston engine, the crankcase is the housing for the crankshaft. ... A colorized automobile engine The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of fuel and an oxidizer (typically air) occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. ... An oil pump is a pump designed to supply pressurised oil as part of a lubrication system. ... A dry sump is a lubricating oil management method for four-stroke and large two-stroke piston internal combustion engines that uses a secondary reservoir for oil, as compared to a conventional wet sump system. ...

One common example of a sump is the lowest point in a basement into which any water that seeps in flows. If this is a regular problem, a sump pump that moves the water outside of the house may be used. If the building is a nuclear power plant's reactor housing, the role of the sump will be to collect any overflow of primary loop coolant; in this case, monitoring and pumping of the sump is an important part of the reactor's safety system. A sump pump is a pump used for drainage that removes accumulated water from a sump pit. ... A nuclear power station. ...

Another example is in an aquarium, mainly a reef system. The sump sits below the main tank and is used as a filter, as well as a holding place of unsightly equipment such as heaters and protein skimmers. The main advantage of having a sump plumbed into an aquarium is the increase of water in the system, making it more stable and less prone to fluctuations of pH and salinity.

A final example is in a diving snorkel, which can have a sump section located below the mouthpiece. This allows excess moisture from the breath and liquid from the ocean to settle and remain in the sump, so that it doesn't impair the snorkeler's breathing.

The equivalent of a sump on a boat is the bilge. For other uses, see Boat (disambiguation). ... The bilge is the compartment at the bottom of the hull of a ship or boat where water collects so that it may be pumped out of the vessel at a later time. ...

Sump is a term used in caving to describe a submerged passage, see Sump (cave). For other uses, see Sump. ...

A sump is also the name for a frisbee with holes drilled in it, used at Philmont Scout Ranch to separate food particles from food contaminated water. A PVC pipe protruding from the ground is also known as the sump, and it is where the food water goes after being filtered through the frisbee. A Wham-O Professional Frisbee For the amusement ride, see Frisbee (ride). ... Philmont Scout Ranch is a large, rugged, mountainous ranch located near the town of Cimarron in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of northern New Mexico. ... PVC may refer to the following: Polyvinyl chloride, a plastic Premature ventricular contraction, irregular heartbeat Permanent virtual circuit, a term used in telecommunications and computer networks Param Vir Chakra, Indias highest military honor. ...

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