ACCELERATOR LINKAGE

The linkage connecting the accelerator pedal to the carburetor throttle valve or fuel injection control.

accelerator_linkage valve fuel fuel_injection linkage throttle accelerator

Related Terms

SEA VALVE

A shut off valve through the hull for intake or discharge piping.

hull discharge valve sea_valve

GAGE VALVE

A valve attached to a water column or drum for checking water level.

water water_column drum water_level valve gage gage_valve

TRY VALVE

One of three valves mounted on a boiler or water column within the visible range of the gauge glass and used to check the water level.

water_column try_valve valve water range gauge_glass boiler water_level valves

A cam-operated or spring-loaded reciprocating-engine mushroomtype valve used for control of admission and exhaust of working fluid; the direction of movement is at right angles to the plane of its seat.

poppet_valve working plane direction right valve control exhaust movement

PNEUMATIC CONTROL VALVE

A valve in which the force of compressed air against a diaphragm is opposed by the force of a spring to control the area of the opening for a fluid stream.

pneumatic_control_valve opening spring air diaphragm fluid compressed_air valve force area control

PNEUMATIC CONTROLLER

A device for the mechanical movement of another device (such as a valve stem) whose action is controlled by variations in pneumatic pressure connected to the controller.

pneumatic_controller pressure action mechanical valve device movement pneumatic

PLUG VALVE

A valve fitted with a plug that has a hole through which fluid flows and that is rotatable through 90 for operation in the open or closed position. Also known as plug cock.

plug_valve operation open plug fluid hole valve closed

PISTON VALVE

A cylindrical type of steam engine slide valve for admission and exhaust of steam.

piston_valve cylindrical steam engine valve exhaust

PENSTOCK

1. A valve or sluice gate for regulating water or sewage flow. 2. A closed water conduit controlled by valves and located between the intake and the turbine in a hydroelectric plant.

penstock intake sluice turbine conduit sewage valve gate water closed

OVERRIDING PROCESS CONTROL

Process control in which any one of several controllers associated with one control valve can be made to override another in accordance with a priority requirement of the process.

overriding_process_control process can override control_valve valve control