clack valve
clack valve noun: a valve; especially one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound.
Noun
clack valve (plural clack valves)
- A valve; especially one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound.
- The connecting pipe between a locomotive injector and the boiler, through which the water is forced into the boiler against the steam pressure within, is provided with a "clack-valve," which allows the water to pass in the inward direction only and not the outward; this is housed in a "clack-box"....1946 March and April, “The Why and The Wherefore: Clack-Boxes”, in Railway Magazine, page 129
- The feed water enters the back and cool end of the preheater and passes forward to the front and hot end, after which it enters the boiler through a clack valve.1959 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The British Railways Class "9" 2-10-0s”, in Trains Illustrated, page 420
clack valve meaning in Tamil
clack valve in Tamil
- ஓசைவாயில்
Forms of clack valve
| plural | clack valves |
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Questions about clack valve
- What does clack valve mean?
- Clack valve means a valve; especially one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound.
- What is clack valve in Tamil?
- Clack valve in Tamil is ஓசைவாயில். See Clack valve meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is clack valve?
- Clack valve is a noun.
- What is the plural of clack valve?
- The plural of clack valve is clack valves.
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