self-opening valve
1valve — valveless, adj. valvelike, adj. /valv/, n., v., valved, valving. n. 1. any device for halting or controlling the flow of a liquid, gas, or other material through a passage, pipe, inlet, outlet, etc. 2. a hinged lid or other movable part that… …
2valve box — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …
3valve chest — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …
4Thermostatic Radiator Valve — A Thermostatic Radiator Valve, (TRV), is a self regulating valve fitted to hot water heating system radiators. The TRV controls the temperature of a room by regulating the flow of hot water to the radiator.TRVs consist of two parts, a valve that… …
5Aortic valve stenosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I35.0, I06.0, Q23.0 …
6safety valve — [1] A valve designed to open and relieve the pressure within a container when container pressure exceeds a predetermined level. [2] Self operated, quick opening valve used for fast relief of excessive pressures …
7Tap (valve) — Spigot and faucet redirect here. For other uses, see Spigot (disambiguation). A valve tap is a noise made by the valves of internal combustion engines; see Poppet valve > Internal combustion engine. Indoor Tap commonly found in the bathroom or …
8Artificial heart valve — An artificial heart valve is a device implanted in the heart of a patient with heart valvular disease. When one of the four heart valves malfunctions, the medical choice may be to replace the natural valve with an artificial valve. This requires… …
9Check valve — Tilting disc inconel check valve …
10Mercury-arc valve — Mercury rectifier on display in Beromünster, Switzerland before being decommissioned A mercury arc valve (mercury vapor rectifier) is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high voltage or high current alternating current (AC) into… …
