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  2. Wastegate - Wikipedia

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    A wastegate is a valve that controls the flow of exhaust gases to the turbine wheel in a turbocharged engine system. [1] Diversion of exhaust gases regulates the turbine speed, which in turn regulates the rotating speed of the compressor. The primary function of the wastegate is to regulate the maximum boost pressure in turbocharger systems, to ...

  3. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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    Horizontal tubular vessel, strong enough to contain high-pressure steam in a harsh working environment; closed at either end by the firebox and tube plate. Usually well filled with water but with space for steam – produced by heat from the firebox and boiler tubes – to be above the water surface. [1][2][5][3]: 9.

  4. Poppet valve - Wikipedia

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    A poppet valve (also sometimes called mushroom valve[1]) is a valve typically used to control the timing and quantity of petrol (gas) or vapour flow into or out of an engine, but with many other applications. It consists of a hole or open-ended chamber, usually round or oval in cross-section, and a plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a ...

  5. Three Mile Island accident - Wikipedia

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    There was no direct indication of the valve's actual position. A light on a control panel, installed after the PORV had stuck open during startup testing, [37] came on when the PORV opened. [38] When that light—labeled Light on – RC-RV2 open [39] —went out, the operators believed that the

  6. Gate valve - Wikipedia

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    A gate valve, also known as a sluice valve, is a valve that opens by lifting a barrier (gate) out of the path of the fluid. Gate valves require very little space along the pipe axis and hardly restrict the flow of fluid when the gate is fully opened. The gate faces can be parallel but are most commonly wedge-shaped (in order to be able to apply ...

  7. Subaru EJ engine - Wikipedia

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    The Subaru EJ engine is a series of four-stroke automotive engines manufactured by Subaru. They were introduced in 1989, intended to succeed the previous Subaru EA engine. The EJ series was the mainstay of Subaru's engine line, with all engines of this series being 16-valve horizontal flat-fours, with configurations available for single, or ...

  8. Blowoff valve - Wikipedia

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    A blowoff valve is designed to release pressure in the intake system when the throttle is closed. A "recirculating" type blowoff valve releases the pressurised air back into the non-pressurized section of the intake (i.e. upstream of the turbocharger), while an "atmospheric venting" type blowoff valve dumps the air directly into the atmosphere.

  9. Christmas tree (oil well) - Wikipedia

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    Christmas tree (oil well) Oil well Christmas tree. In petroleum and natural gas extraction, a Christmas tree, or tree, is an assembly of valves, casing spools, and fittings used to regulate the flow of pipes in an oil well, gas well, water injection well, water disposal well, gas injection well, condensate well, and other types of well.