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A coupled pair consists of a male nipple or plug and a female coupler or socket. One side is connected to a flexible supply hose; the other may be attached to a manifold, valve, tool, or another hose. A female coupler is used on the supply side, and a male nipple is used on the receiving side.
Hose for conveying force to train brakes by a differential in air pressure. Contains either high-pressure compressed air or air at lower than atmospheric pressure (vacuum), depending on whether the locomotive has an air brake or vacuum brake system. [6]: 483–486 [3]: 1 Water compartment Tank for water to be used by the boiler to produce steam.
Milton M. Conger in 1881 patented and supposedly built a motor that ran on compressed air or steam using a flexible tubing which will form a wedge-shaped or inclined wall or abutment in the rear of the tangential bearing of the wheel, and propel it with greater or less speed according to the pressure of the propelling medium. [29]
It is also possible for a plug valve to have more than two ports. In a 3-way plug valve, flow from one port could be directed to either the second or third port. A 3-way plug valve could also be designed to shift flow between ports 1 and 2, 2 and 3, or 1 and 3, and possibly even connect all three ports together.
Alternative terminology such as plug and socket or jack are sometimes used, particularly for electrical connectors. [ 3 ] The assignment is a direct analogy with male and female genitalia , the part bearing one or more protrusions or which fits inside the other being designated male , in contrast to the part containing the corresponding ...
Plug (sheet V) and socket (sheet VI) to French standard NF C 61-315 (400 V, 32 A) The plugs and sockets used to power electric stoves from a single-phase line have to be rated for greater current values than those used with three-phase supply because all the power has to be transferred through two contacts, not three. If not hardwired to the ...
The Welch plug is a type of core plug that is made from a thin disc of metal. The Welch plug is dome-shaped and inserted into the casting hole with the convex side facing outwards. [ 6 ] When installed by striking the Welch plug with a hammer, the dome collapses slightly, expanding it laterally to seal the hole.
The MVG Class A of the Munich U-Bahn uses sliding plug doors.. Many passenger trains in the world use sliding plug doors: early examples of passenger trains using plug doors include the MVG Class A of the Munich U-Bahn from 1967, [3] the first batch of trains for Line 2 of the Milan Metro from 1970, [4] and the DT1 of the Nuremberg U-Bahn, also from 1970.