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HYDRAULIC BACK PRESSURE VALVE [2 records]

Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Metal Joining)
OBS

--a water-charged non-return safety valve fitted in an acetylene gas system to prevent flashback or back pressure from the blowpipe reaching the acetylene generator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement pour l'assemblage des métaux
OBS

--appareil empêchant par le jeu d'un plan liquide un retour de gaz de l'aval vers l'amont avec rejet à l'extérieur du gaz situé à l'aval.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
OBS

--a valve design in which hydraulic force is used to open a bypass to feed water from the discharge side of a pump back to the suction side when a predetermined pressure is exceeded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

--soupapes automatiques d'échappement qui, montées au refoulement d'une pompe ou d'un compresseur volumétrique, font retourner l'excès de fluide à l'aspiration.

Spanish

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