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compressor valve

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compressor valve [kəm′presĀ·ər ‚valv]
(mechanical engineering)
A valve in a compressor, usually automatic, which operates by pressure difference (less than 5 pounds per square inch or 35 kilopascals) on the two sides of a movable, single-loaded member and which has no mechanical linkage with the moving parts of the compressor mechanism.


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