Valve
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valve-205-18911396
title:
Valve
text:
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category. In an open valve, fluid flows in a direction from higher pressure to lower pressure. The word is derived from the Latin valva, the moving part of a door, in turn from volvere, to turn, roll. The simplest, and very ancient, valve is simply a freely hinged f
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Flow control device
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve
date created:
2001-12-13T20:13:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:39:16Z
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image:
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13
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