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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 ...

  3. 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]

  4. Prism fusion range - Wikipedia

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    The prism fusion range ( PFR) or fusional vergence amplitude is a clinical eye test performed by orthoptists, optometrists, and ophthalmologists to assess motor fusion, specifically the extent to which a patient can maintain binocular single vision ( BSV) in the presence of increasing vergence demands. Motor fusion is largely accounted to ...

  5. Free electron model - Wikipedia

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    Free electron model. In solid-state physics, the free electron model is a quantum mechanical model for the behaviour of charge carriers in a metallic solid. It was developed in 1927, [ 1] principally by Arnold Sommerfeld, who combined the classical Drude model with quantum mechanical Fermi–Dirac statistics and hence it is also known as the ...

  6. Valve actuator - Wikipedia

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    The blue valve body is visible in-line with the pipe. The valve actuator opens or closes the butterfly disc of the valve based on electrical signals sent to the actuator. Another valve actuator is visible in the background, with windows to indicate the valve position. A valve actuator is the mechanism for opening and closing a valve. Manually ...

  7. Parents of rare identical quads share their first photoshoot

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    Rachel Paula Abrahamson. August 6, 2024 at 5:30 PM. Parents of rare identical quads share their first photoshoot. Mercedes and Jonathan Sandhu, the Texas couple who welcomed identical quadruplets ...

  8. Do cruise ships have morgues? Here's what happens when ... - AOL

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    Onboard morgues allow a ship’s crew to store bodies in the event of a death during a cruise, according to Winkleman. The facilities are refrigerated, stainless steel rooms accommodating between ...

  9. Valve - Wikipedia

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    A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category. In an open valve, fluid flows in a direction from ...