suction valve

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noun

a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in serviceAlso called: foot valve

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Words nearby suction valve

suction and curettage, suction cup, suction lipectomy, suction pump, suction stop, suction valve, suctorial, suctorian, SUD, Sudafed, Sudan

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How to use suction valve in a sentence

The obvious remedy consists in making the suction-valve tight by carefully grinding it.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot
On descent of piston suction valve closes, and water is forced up through outlet valve to any distance or elevation.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson
When piston is rising suction-valve is open, and water rushes into cylinder, outlet valve being closed.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson
A foot valve is virtually a second suction valve placed at the bottom or foot of the suction pipe.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

In practice the tube is known as the suction pipe, and its valve as the suction valve.
General Science|Bertha M. Clark