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Flow divider valve: a valve providing a plurality of output flows from a single fluid source [2] Flutter (Heimlich) valve: a specific one-way valve used on the end of chest drain tubes to treat a pneumothorax; Foot valve: a check valve on the foot of a suction line to prevent backflow; Four-way valve: was used to control the flow of steam to ...
Pressure reducing valve: Valve: Gate valve: Control valve: Manual valve Check valve: Needle valve: Butterfly valve: Diaphragm valve: Ball valve: Check valve: Back draft damper Bag Gas bottle: Globe valve: 3-way valve Piston or reciprocating compressor: Relief valve: Rupture disc: Turboexpander: Centrifugal pump: Reciprocating pump
Several types of valve connections for propane, butane, and LPG containers exist for transport and storage, sometimes with overlapping usage and applications, and there are major differences in usage between different countries. Even within a single country more than one type can be in use for a specific application.
A 4-port valve is a valve whose body has four ports equally spaced round the body and the disc has two passages to connect adjacent ports. It is operated with two positions. It can be used to isolate and to simultaneously bypass a sampling cylinder installed on a pressurized water line.
The normally closed valves will not permit flow from the inlet port of the valve to the outlet port, normally the flow will be permitted only by changing the position of the valve. In general, valves are designated as 2/2 DCV, 3/2 DCV, 5/2 DCV, 5/3 DCV etc., in which the first number indicates number of ports and second number indicates number ...
Ordinary valves can have many ports and fluid paths. A 2-way valve, for example, has 2 ports; if the valve is open, then the two ports are connected and fluid may flow between the ports; if the valve is closed, then ports are isolated. If the valve is open when the solenoid is not energized, then the valve is termed normally open (N.O.).
Piston valve in a brass instrument. A piston valve is a device used to control the motion of a fluid or gas along a tube or pipe by means of the linear motion of a piston within a chamber or cylinder. [1] Examples of piston valves are: The valves used in many brass instruments; The valves used for pneumatic propulsion
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 ...