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  2. Engine balance - Wikipedia

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    The example locomotive is a simple, non-compound, type with two outside cylinders and valve gear, coupled driving wheels and a separate tender. Only basic balancing is covered with no mention of the effects of different cylinder arrangements, crank angles, etc. since balancing methods for three- and four-cylinder locomotives can be complicated ...

  3. Crankcase ventilation system - Wikipedia

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    The crankcase air outlet, where the PCV valve is located, is generally placed as far as possible from the crankcase breather. For example, the breather and outlet are frequently on opposite valve covers on a V engine, or on opposite ends of the valve cover on an inline engine. The PCV valve is often, but not always, placed at the valve cover ...

  4. Automatic balancing valve - Wikipedia

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    Traditional control valves make it inevitable. As we size a control valve, the K v calculated almost certainly will not match the K v of the nearest appropriate valve. For example, a K v calculation of 4.5 m 3 /h would most likely lead to the selection of a valve with a K v = 6.3 m 3 /h. This means the valve is capable of delivering 40% more ...

  5. Pressure-balanced valve - Wikipedia

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    The pressure-balanced shower valve compensates for changes in water pressure. It has a diaphragm or piston inside that reacts to relative changes in either hot or cold water pressure to maintain balanced pressure. As water pressure drops on one supply line, the valve reduces the pressure in the other supply line to match.

  6. Pilot-operated relief valve - Wikipedia

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    A separate actuator on the piping releases pressure in the line if it crosses a threshold. This releases the pressure on the back of the seal, causing the valve to open. The essential parts of a PORV are a pilot valve (or control pilot), a main valve, a pilot tube, the dome, a disc or piston, and a seat. The volume above the piston is called ...

  7. Check valve - Wikipedia

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    A check valve, non-return valve, reflux valve, retention valve, foot valve, or one-way valve is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to flow through it in only one direction. [1] Check valves are two-port valves, meaning they have two openings in the body, one for fluid to enter and the other for fluid to leave. There are various ...

  8. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    The application of control theory to practical problems. control system The equipment used to adjust some parameter of an ongoing process to regulate its behavior to a desired goal, such as positioning a disk drive head or regulating temperature of a furnace. control theory The mathematical study of behavior of control systems. controllability

  9. Double check valve - Wikipedia

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    A double check valve or double check assembly (DCA) is a backflow prevention device designed to protect water supplies from contamination. [1] It is different from the two-way check valves (sometimes erroneously referred to as double check valves) used in air brake systems on heavy trucks which select from the highest pressure source.