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  2. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code - Wikipedia

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    The first edition of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, known as the 1914 edition, was a single 114-page volume. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It developed over time into the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel code, which today has over 92,000 copies in use, in over 100 countries around the world. [ 5 ]

  3. Variable-buoyancy pressure vessel - Wikipedia

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    A variable-buoyancy pressure vessel system is a type of rigid buoyancy control device for diving systems that retains a constant volume and varies its density by changing the weight (mass) of the contents, either by moving the ambient fluid into and out of a rigid pressure vessel, or by moving a stored liquid between internal and external variable-volume containers.

  4. Vacuum sewer - Wikipedia

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    For this reason, vacuum sewer lines may even be laid in the same trench as potable water lines (depending on local guidelines). In order to ensure reliable transport, the vacuum sewer line is laid in a saw-tooth (length-) profile. [5] The whole vacuum sewers are filled with air at a pressure of -0.4 to -0.6 bar.

  5. Trap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    These devices avoid negative pressure in the drain pipe by venting room air into the drain pipe (behind the trap). A "Chicago Loop" is another alternative. When a trap is installed on a fixture that is not routinely used—such as a floor drain—the eventual evaporation of the water in the trap must be considered.

  6. Siphon - Wikipedia

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    The valve in the shunt may be designed to prevent this siphon action so that negative pressure on the drain of the shunt does not result in excess drainage. Only excess positive pressure from within the brain should result in drainage. [54] [55] [56] The anti-siphon valve in medical shunts is preventing excess forward flow of liquid.

  7. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  8. Glossary of boiler terms - Wikipedia

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    A pressure vessel for the creation of hot water or steam, for residential or commercial use. Boilersmith A craftsman skilled in the techniques required for the construction and repair of boilers - not to be confused with at boilermaker (common misconception). A boilermaker is a skilled metalworker, usually the member of a union of the same name ...

  9. Relief valve - Wikipedia

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    A relief valve DN25 on cooling water pipe from heat exchanger Schematic diagram of a conventional spring-loaded pressure relief valve. A relief valve or pressure relief valve (PRV) is a type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system; excessive pressure might otherwise build up and create a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, explosion, or fire.