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  2. Butterfly valve - Wikipedia

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    Butterfly valve with actuator electric valve - An electrically actuated butterfly valve is a quarter-turn valve controlled by an electric motor. It offers fast and precise flow regulation, remote operation, and versatility for various applications.

  3. Template:Convert/list of units/torque/short list - Wikipedia

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    Torque ; system unit unit-code symbol or abbrev. notes sample default conversion combination output units Industrial: SI: newton-metre: Nm N⋅m Triple combinations are also possible. See the full list. 1.0 N⋅m (0.74 lbf⋅ft) Nm kg.m; Nm lb.ft; Non-SI metric: kilogram metre: kg.m kg⋅m 1.0 kg⋅m (9.8 N⋅m; 7.2 lb⋅ft) kg.m Nm; kg.m lb.ft ...

  4. Tornado diagram - Wikipedia

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    Completed Tornado Diagram. Tornado diagrams, also called tornado plots, tornado charts or butterfly charts, are a special type of Bar chart, where the data categories are listed vertically instead of the standard horizontal presentation, and the categories are ordered so that the largest bar appears at the top of the chart, the second largest appears second from the top, and so on.

  5. Flow control valve - Wikipedia

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    Control valves are normally fitted with actuators and positioners. Pneumatically-actuated globe valves and diaphragm valves are widely used for control purposes in many industries, although quarter-turn types such as (modified) ball and butterfly valves are also used. Control valves can also work with hydraulic actuators (also known as ...

  6. Throttle - Wikipedia

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    A cross-section view of a butterfly valve. In an internal combustion engine, the throttle is a means of controlling an engine's power by regulating the amount of fuel or air entering the engine. In a motor vehicle the control used by the driver to regulate power is sometimes called the throttle, accelerator, or gas pedal. For a gasoline engine ...

  7. Keystone (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The keystone (shown in red) of an arch Dropped keystone at Colditz Castle. A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault. In both cases it is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch or vault to ...

  8. Wide open throttle - Wikipedia

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    The term also, by extension, usually refers to the maximum-speed state of running the engine, as the normal result of a fully opened throttle plate/butterfly valve. In an internal combustion engine, this state entails the maximum intake of air and fuel that occurs when the throttle plates inside the carburetor or throttle body are "wide open ...

  9. Keystone module - Wikipedia

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    A keystone module is a standardized snap-in package for mounting a variety of low-voltage electrical jacks or optical connectors into a keystone wall plate, face plate, surface-mount box, or a patch panel. Keystone modules have a rectangular face of 14.5 mm wide by 16.0 mm high and are held in place with flexible tabs.