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  2. POL valve - Wikipedia

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    POL valve on a 45 kg LPG cylinder Male fitting to match POL valve A POL valve (originally for Prest-O-Lite) is a gas connection fitting used on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. The oldest standard for such connections, it was developed by the Prest-O-Lite company, hence the name. [ 1 ]

  3. Propane, butane, and LPG container valve connections

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    Several types of valve connections for propane, butane, and LPG containers exist for transport and storage, sometimes with overlapping usage and applications, and there are major differences in usage between different countries. Even within a single country more than one type can be in use for a specific application.

  4. List of valves - Wikipedia

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    Diaphragm valve or membrane valve, controls flow by movement of a diaphragm. Used in pharmaceutical applications; Gate valve, mainly for on–off control, with low pressure drop; Globe valve, good for regulating flow. Uses a cylinder movement over a seat; Knife valve, similar to a gate valve, but usually more compact. Often used for slurries or ...

  5. Cylinder valve - Wikipedia

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    an inlet or exhaust valve in a piston engine or compressor; a direct coupled valve to control the flow of gas into or out of a gas storage cylinder. a scuba cylinder valve to control the flow of gas into or out of the diving cylinders of a scuba set; a valve to control flow of the actuating fluid into or out of a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder

  6. Schrader valve - Wikipedia

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    Schrader valve components (from left to right) the valve core closed (top) and open (bottom), the order of assembly, end view of stem without core and with core (top) and stem with the dust cap on (bottom). The core has a short outer thread which is screwed into the inner thread of the stem. The visible outer thread of the stem holds the dust cap.

  7. Tappet - Wikipedia

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    A tappet or valve lifter is a valve train component which converts rotational motion into linear motion in activating a valve. It is most commonly found in internal combustion engines , where it converts the rotational motion of the camshaft into linear motion of intake and exhaust valves, either directly or indirectly.

  8. Valve guide - Wikipedia

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    Valve guides are cylindrical metal bushes, pressed or integrally cast into the cylinder head of most types of reciprocating engines, to support the inlet valve and exhaust valve stems. [1] So that they may make proper contact with its valve seat. Along with a corresponding valve spring, they are one component of an engine’s valve train.

  9. Engine configuration - Wikipedia

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    1919 Napier Lion II aircraft engine with three cylinder banks. Any design of motor/engine,be it a V or a boxer can be called an "in-line" if it's mounted in-line with the frame/chassis and in-line with the direction of travel of the vehicle.When the motor/engine is across the frame/chassis this is called a TRANSVERSE motor.Cylinder arrangement is not in the description of how the motor/engine ...