valve spring
Britishnoun
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a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine
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any spring that closes a valve after it has been opened mechanically or by flow pressure
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The flow of air to the G-suit is regulated by a weighted valve spring.
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It might change pitches because a valve spring is breaking.
From Time Magazine Archive
Naval mechanics found a broken valve spring, had to send to Camden for a new one.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each spring is finished using our proprietary surface compaction procedure that helps to extend the service life of the valve spring.
From Time Magazine Archive
A large valve would weigh more than two smaller valves having an area slightly larger in the aggregate; it would require a stiffer valve spring on account of its greater weight.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
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