foot valve
Britishnoun
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another name for suction valve
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a nonreturn valve at the inlet end of a pipe
Example Sentences
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A foot valve is virtually a second suction valve placed at the bottom or foot of the suction pipe.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The suction or foot valve is at the foot of the pump, and the delivery valve at the head.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
At a is the foot valve of the condenser.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
The upper or delivery valve plate and the lower or foot valve plate should have similar feet.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne, C.E.
From the bottom of the condenser a short pipe leads to the air pump J, and in this pipe there is a flap valve, called the foot valve, opening towards the air pump.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne, C.E.
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