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PILOT VALVE [6 records]

Record 1 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

An automatic safety shutoff valve which controls the fuel input to the pilot.

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

(ICAO, 88-AN/74, vol. I, p. 5)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

An auxiliary valve used to control the operation of another valve.

CONT

As with relief valves, a small pilot valve can be added to control a pressure reducing valve. Operation is the same as described above except that the pilot valve acts first to "trigger" the reducing valve. Using a pilot valve gives a wider range of adjustment and more consistent relief operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Soupape auxiliaire servant à commander le fonctionnement d'une autre soupape.

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

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

French

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

Spanish

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