A shut off valve through the hull for intake or discharge piping.
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BYPASS VALVE
A valve mechanism that assures system fluid flow when a preselected differential pressure across is exceeded; the valve allows all or part of the flow to bypass the filter element.
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SADDLE VALVE
Valve body shaped so it may be silver brazed or clamped onto a refrigerant tubing surface.(TAP-A-LINE)
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SERVICE VALVE
Manually operated valve mounted on refrigerating systems used for service operation.
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POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV)
System for removing blow-by gases from the crankcase and returning them through the intake manifold to the combustion chamber where the recirculated hydrocarbons are burned. A PCV valve controls the flow of gases from the crankcase to reduce hydrocarbon emissions.
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SOLENOID VALVE
Electromagnet with a moving core. It serves as a valve or operates a valve.
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OBLITERATION
A synergistic phenomenon of both particle silting and polar adhesion. When water and silt particles co-exist in a fluid containing long-chain molecules, the tendency for valves to undergo obliteration increases.
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BLEEDER VALVE
A valve designed to slowly relief a liquid or gas form system.
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BYPASS
A pipe or duct, usually controlled by valve or damper, for conveying a fluid around an element of a system.
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CLEARANCE SPACE
Space between top of piston and the valve plate.
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DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
A valve whose primary function is to limit differential pressure.
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