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APPLICATION VALVE [3 records]

Record 1 1993-07-02

English

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

Valve that provides a penalty application at a service rate.

French

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

Valve qui opère un freinage de contrôle au taux normal de serrage.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Valve that allows air from the main reservoir to enter the brake cylinders and maintains pressure in them equal to that of the equalizing portion's control line. The control air can come from three sources: the independent brake, the equalizing portion and the brake cylinder equalizing pipe from another unit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve qui admet l'air comprimé provenant des réservoirs principaux dans les cylindres de frein et qui y maintient une pression égale à celle régnant dans la conduite de commande du module d'égalisation; elle reçoit son air de commande de trois sources : robinet de frein indépendant, module d'égalisation et conduite d'égalisation des cylindres de frein si la locomotive est menée.

OBS

soupape de serrage (sécurité)

Spanish

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Record 3 1980-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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