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  2. Schrader valve - Wikipedia

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    The visible outer thread of the stem holds the dust cap. The Schrader valve (also called American valve[1]) is a type of pneumatic tire valve used on virtually every motor vehicle in the world today. The Schrader company, for which it was named, was founded in 1844 by August Schrader. The original Schrader valve design was invented in 1891, and ...

  3. Poppet valve - Wikipedia

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    A poppet valve (also sometimes called mushroom valve[1]) is a valve typically used to control the timing and quantity of petrol (gas) or vapour flow into or out of an engine, but with many other applications. It consists of a hole or open-ended chamber, usually round or oval in cross-section, and a plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a ...

  4. Gusset plate - Wikipedia

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    Gusset plate. In structural engineering and construction, a gusset plate is a plate for connecting beams and girders to columns. A gusset plate can be fastened to a permanent member either by bolts, rivets or welding or a combination of the three. [1] They are used in bridges and buildings, as well as other structures.

  5. Valve stem - Wikipedia

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    Valve stem. Replacing a valve stem. A valve stem is a self-contained valve that opens to admit gas to a chamber (such as air to inflate a tire), [1] and is then automatically closed and kept sealed by the pressure in the chamber, or a spring, [2][3] or both, to prevent the gas from escaping. [4]

  6. Walschaerts valve gear - Wikipedia

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    The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam locomotives, invented by Belgian railway engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844. [1] [2] The gear is sometimes named without the final "s", [a] since it was incorrectly patented under that name. It was extensively used in steam locomotives ...

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    Do swallow the whole tablet. Drink plenty of fluids, preferably water, to wash down the tablet. Do take your medication at the same time each day. Make it a habit to take your metformin medicine ...

  8. Valve gear - Wikipedia

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    The Walschaerts valve gear on a steam locomotive (a PRR E6s). The valve gear of a steam engine is the mechanism that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to escape, respectively, at the correct points in the cycle. It can also serve as a reversing gear. It is sometimes referred to as the ...

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