A check valve that can be manually closed to prevent the back flow of steam from a header to a boiler.
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RESTRICTOR
A device for producing a deliberate pressure drop or resistance in a line by reducing the cross-sectional flow area.
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COMPRESSOR
A device which converts mechanical force and motion into pneumatic flow power.
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RETURN-STEAM CONDENSATE
That steam produced by a boiler which returns to the boiler after it has condensed.
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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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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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LAMINAR FLOW
A flow situation in which fluid moves in parallel lamina or layers.
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BYPASS FILTRATION
A system of filtration in which only a portion of the total flow of a circulating fluid system passes through a filter at any instant or in which a filter having its own circulating pump operates in parallel to the main flow.
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FILTER HOUSING
A ported enclosure that directs the flow of fluid through the filter element.
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FULL-FLOW FILTRATION
A system of filtration in which the total flow of a circulating fluid system passes through a filter.
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FLOWMETER
A device which indicates either flow rate, total flow, or a combination of both.
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