In continuous production systems, fluids or raw materials are inevitably lost to evaporation, leaks, or chemical consumption. Operators introduce replacement stock to maintain required volumes, concentrations, or pressures. This is common in cooling towers, chemical baths, and closed-loop hydraulic systems.
Heard on the job
Check the flow meter on the makeup water line, the tank level keeps dropping below the setpoint.
Also heard as
- make-up
- makeup material