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C-1 MAIN RESERVOIR CUT-OFF VALVE [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Valve mounted on the branch pipe of every locomotive that is normally open as long as there is a pressure of at least 114 psi and that closes in the event of a break-in-two between units when the pressure drops to 88 psi, to prevent the air from main reservoir No. 1 from escaping into the atmosphere through the main reservoir equalizing pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve montée sur la conduite dérivée de chaque locomotive, qui s'ouvre normalement en présence d'une pression d'au moins 114 livres/pouce² et se ferme automatiquement en cas de rupture d'unité multiple lorsque la pression tombe à 88 livres/pouce², pour empêcher l'air comprimé du réservoir principal n° 1 de s'échapper à l'atmosphère par la conduite d'égalisation des réservoirs principaux.

Spanish

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