suction valve
suction valve · suction valves
An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less than atmospheric…An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.
Meaning
1 sensesAn automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.
Forms
plural: suction valves| Singular | suction valve |
|---|---|
| Plural | suction valves |
regular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.