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AUTOMATIC VALVE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
DEF

A valve which opens or closes without human assistance when prescribed conditions are reached.

CONT

A regulator is essentially an automatically operated valve that, by opening and closing in response to pressure, permits more or less gas to flow through and thus controls the pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
DEF

Robinet qui fonctionne sans l'aide d'un opérateur dans des conditions prévues.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Irrigation (Civil Engineering)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

In irrigation, an automatic valve operated electrically from a distance.... Formerly, a hydraulically operated valve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Irrigation (Génie civil)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

(...) des vannes automatiques à commande électrique 24 V (...)

Spanish

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