double valves

double valves

[¦dəb·əl ′valvz]
(petroleum engineering)
Two valves in series used as subsurface traveling or standing valves in wells, the dual arrangement being more reliable than a single valve.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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