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  2. Delta Faucet Company - Wikipedia

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    Delta Faucet Company is a division owned by Masco, which was founded in Detroit in 1929 by Armenian immigrant Alex Manoogian. In 1952, an eager inventor brought Manoogian his latest invention, a one-handled faucet that mixed both hot and cold water with a ball-valve. Unfortunately it leaked, but Manoogian was intrigued by the idea of utilizing ...

  3. Thermostatic mixing valve - Wikipedia

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    Thermostatbatterie = thermostatic mixing valve WW-Zulauf = Warmwasser-Zulauf = Hot water input KW-Zulauf = Kaltwasser-Zulauf = Cold water input

  4. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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    Faucet is the most common term in the US, similar in use to "tap" in British English, e.g. "water faucet" (although the term "tap" is also used in the US). Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture.

  5. Tap changer - Wikipedia

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    One possible design (flag type) of on load mechanical tap changer is shown in the diagram. It commences operation at tap position 2, with load supplied directly via the connection ont the right. Diverter resistor A is short-circuited; diverter B is unused. In moving to tap 3, the following sequence occurs: Switch 3 closes, an off-load operation.

  6. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    Any material permitted by the plumbing, health, or building code (as applicable) may be used, but it must be compatible with the other materials in the system, the fluids being transported, and the temperature and pressure inside (and outside) the system. Brass or bronze fittings are common in copper piping and plumbing systems.

  7. Flushometer - Wikipedia

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    A flushometer is a metal water-diverter that uses an inline handle to flush tankless toilets or urinals. It was invented by William Elvis Sloan and is a product of the Sloan Valve Company . [ 1 ]

  8. Diaphragm valve - Wikipedia

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    Rubber Lined Diaphragm Valve. Diaphragm valves (or membrane valves) consists of a valve body with two or more ports, a flexible diaphragm, and a "weir or saddle" or seat upon which the diaphragm closes the valve.

  9. Enthalpy–entropy chart - Wikipedia

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    The Mollier enthalpy–entropy diagram for water and steam. The "dryness fraction", x , gives the fraction by mass of gaseous water in the wet region, the remainder being droplets of liquid. An enthalpy–entropy chart , also known as the H – S chart or Mollier diagram , plots the total heat against entropy, [ 1 ] describing the enthalpy of a ...