throttle valve

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throttle valve

[′thräd·əl ′valv]

(mechanical engineering)

A choking device to regulate flow of a liquid, for example, in a pipeline, to an engine or turbine, from a pump or compressor. Also known as throttle.

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The simulation research of the air flow through the throttle valve is intended to elaborated the flow character.

Simplified numerical simulation as the base for throttle flow characteristics designation

The air intake throttle valve and EGR valve are connected through a highly flexible coupling (cam-link mechanism), allowing the new unit to be applied to various engine parameters, including displacement and output, merely by changing the shape of the connection between the two valves (cam profile).

DENSO Develops EGR Valve Unit

For throttle valve 5 (TV5): [h.sub.32] = [h.sub.33] (32)

Energy and exergy analyses of a new waste heat driven cogeneration cycle for simultaneous cooling and heating applications

In contrast to the company's previous valves using solenoid control, this newest EDR-Di throttle valve employs a d.c.

Electronic throttle valve from Pierburg

Isuzu said the buses' engines may stall as the mechanism may become unable to supply air to the engines with carbon soot accumulating to hinder the movements of their throttle valves, called butterfly valves.

Isuzu Motors to recall 3 bus models, BMW to fix motorcycles

It is to be equipped with an all-new engine with an 11.3:1 compression ratio, an electronic throttle with a throttle valve made of resin, a start-stop system and a near-hybrid system that converts brake energy into electric energy in order to recharge the car's battery.

-Daihatsu Motor Company to launch non-hybrid car in US

Because the mixture is homogenous, the compression ratio can be increased without fear of detonation, and there is no need for a throttle valve in the intake air stream.