Suction valve — Suction Suc tion, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See {Suck}, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suction — Suc tion, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See {Suck}, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suction chamber — Suction Suc tion, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See {Suck}, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suction pipe — Suction Suc tion, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See {Suck}, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suction pump — Suction Suc tion, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See {Suck}, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [1913 Webster] {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valve — A device used to either open or close an opening to allow or prevent the flow of a liquid or gas from one place to another. There are many different types. See ABS relay valve accumultor valve air valve carburetor air control valve air gulp valve … Dictionary of automotive terms
Valve — This article is about the flow control device. For the game developer, see Valve Corporation. For the electronic component, see Vacuum tube. For other uses, see Valve (disambiguation). These water valves are operated by handles. A valve is a… … Wikipedia
suction relief valve — A control valve that provides constant negative pressure by opening the system to the outside air when the vacuum rises above the preset value. Some gyro instruments (air driven direction indicator, or DI, artificial horizons, etc.) are operated… … Aviation dictionary
suction throttling valve — (STV) A backpressure regualted valve on some Ford and GM systems placed between the air conditioning evaporator and compressor which controls evaporator pressure to provide maximum cooling without icing evaporator core. See POA suction throttling … Dictionary of automotive terms
suction side — [1] The side of a pumping system or pump at which the liquid to be pumped enters the suction line or pump casing [2] The low pressure part of the air conditioning system between the orifice/expansion tube, or expansion valve outlet, and the… … Dictionary of automotive terms