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QUICK-OPENING DISC [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-09-09

English

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

Valve disc: the movable portion of a valve which comes into contact with the seat as the valve closes, and which controls the flow of the medium through the valve. ... A quick-opening disc is so machined that maximum flow is quickly achieved when the disc lifts from the seat. It is either end-guided or guided by wings riding in the seat ring.

Key term(s)
  • quick-opening disk
  • quick opening disk
  • quick opening disc

French

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

Spanish

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