In this report, unless stated otherwise, the Programme means the applied research programme proposed and is explained in Chapter 1.
Names used for types of fuel in English and French are as follows (the words petrol and petroleum are avoided because they can cause confusion in Francophone contexts):
Name used in this report | Gasoline | Kerosene | Diesel |
Other names in English | Petrol | Paraffin | Gas oil |
Names in French | Essence | Pétrole Kérosène |
Gazole |
French and English names of some water-lifting technologies
Suction pump | Pompe aspirante |
Pressure pump | Pompe refoulante |
Centrifugal pump | Pompe centrifuge |
Axial pump | Pompe axiale |
Jet pump, venturi pump, ejector pump | Pompe à hydro-éjecteur |
Self-priming pump | Pompe auto-amorçante |
Motorized pump, engine-driven pump or pumpset | Motopompe |
Treadle pump | Pompe à pédales |
Rope and washer pump | Chaîne à augets, pompe à (corde et) rondelles |
Carousel (animal turning in a circle) | Manège |
Hydraulic ram pump (hydram) | Bélier hydraulique |
Wind energy | Énergie éolienne |