valve lever
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 — This article is about the flow control device. For the game developer, see Valve Corporation. For the electronic component, see Vacuum tube. For other uses, see Valve (disambiguation). These water valves are operated by handles. A valve is a… …
3valve rocker — noun a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal combustion engine • Syn: ↑rocker arm • Hypernyms: ↑lever …
4valve spring depressor — A lever type tool used to depress valve springs, e.g., for removal and installation of valve stem seals …
5pot valve — noun : a safety valve resembling an inverted pot with a recess in the crown in which the valve lever is fulcrumed …
6Tap (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 …
7Walschaerts valve gear — The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of steam engine valve gear invented by Belgian railway mechanical engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844. The gear is sometimes named without the final s , since it was incorrectly patented under that name. It was …
8Poppet valve — A poppet valve is a valve consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also called a valve stem. The shaft guides the plug portion by sliding through a valve guide. In most… …
9Gresley conjugated valve gear — The Gresley conjugated valve gear was a valve gear for steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, chief mechanical engineer of the LNER, assisted by Harold Holcroft. It enables a three cylinder locomotive to operate with only the two sets… …
10Stephenson valve gear — The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link [Snell, J B (1971). Mechanical Engineering: Railways, Longman Co, London] is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for all kinds of steam engine. It… …
