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V-PORT DISK [1 record]

Record 1 2000-05-25

English

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

Valve disc-the movable portion of a valve which comes into contact with the seat as the valve closed, and which controls the flow of the medium through the valve. ... A V-port disc has a cylinder (called a skirt or guide) which rides up and down in the seat ring. The skirt guides the disc and the shaped openings in the skirt vary the flow area.

Key term(s)
  • V-port disk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
DEF

Type d'obturateur du robinet à soupape et de la vanne à soupape, dont l'usinage en V assure un réglage de débit précis.

Spanish

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