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diverter

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diverter [də′vərd·ər]
(electricity)
A low resistance which is connected in parallel with the series or commutating pole winding of a direct-current machine and diverts current from it, causing the magnetomotive force produced by the winding to vary.
(petroleum engineering)
Equipment installed in a well for controlling a well blowout occurring at a relatively shallow depth.
A system designed to protect a floating rig during a blowout by conducting the flow away from the rig.
diverter
A valve (sometimes motorized) at a junction of a pipe tee; used to change the flow from one branch to another.
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