expansion valve

collocation in English

meaningsofexpansionandvalve

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expansion
noun[C or U]
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/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
the increase of something in size, number, ...
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valve
noun[C]
uk
/vælv/us
/vælv/
a device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases, or a similar structure in the heart and the veins that controls the flow ...
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(Definition ofexpansionandvalvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Namely, the concept is composed of a condenser, a compressor, anexpansionvalve, and an evaporator.
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It then goes through theexpansionvalveand expands into the mixture of saturated gas and liquid.
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They include the same property parameters for the four key components of the system: the compressor, condenser,expansionvalve, and evaporator.
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Between points 4 and 5, the saturated liquid refrigerant passes through theexpansionvalveand undergoes an abrupt decrease of pressure.
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First, theexpansionvalveusually does nt work properly if injecting a gas-liquid mixture such as refrigerant with flash-gas presence.
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This required the coupling of their governor to theexpansionvalvegear.
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A thermalexpansionvalveis a key element to a heat pump; the cycle that makes air conditioning, or air cooling, possible.
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Besides, theexpansionvalvederegulates its operation if the fluid arriving to it is boiling.
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As it passes through anexpansionvalve, it is cooled and then vaporises into a gaseous state.
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There are three main parts of theexpansionvalvethat regulate the position of the needle.
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In modern frozen carbonated beverage devices, there is a conventional refrigeration circuit with a capillary tube or thermostaticexpansionvalveand, usually, an air condenser.
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Anexpansionvalveis a secondary valve within a steam engine.
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The condensed and pressurized liquid refrigerant is next routed through anexpansionvalvewhere it undergoes an abrupt reduction in pressure.
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As less steam is supplied in the shorter time for which the valve is open, use of theexpansionvalve reduces the steam consumed and thus the fuel required.
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Large commercial or industrial refrigeration systems may have multiple expansion valves and multiple evaporators in order to refrigerate multiple enclosed spaces or rooms.
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The same company oversaw the re-siting of the engine in 1903, and they took the opportunity then of adding their latest patent steam expansion valves to maximize the engine's efficiency.
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