release valve

collocation in English

meaningsofreleaseandvalve

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release
noun
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/rɪˈliːs/us
/rɪˈliːs/
an occasion when someone is allowed to leave ...
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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 ofreleaseandvalvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The hoses are called pipes and the airreleasevalveis known as a clutch.
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Containment buildings are designed for the orderly release of pressure without releasing radionuclides, through a pressurereleasevalveand filters.
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A pressurereleasevalvemay have a spring that can be pushed back when the pressure gets too high.
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Once this interval is reached, the vacuum pump is shut off and the vacuum chamberreleasevalveis opened to equalize air pressure.
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Later designs implemented a steamreleasevalveto keep the machine from exploding.
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According to a less plausible theory of the cause of the crash, thereleasevalvegot stuck in the open position, thus releasing the hydrogen.
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He opens areleasevalve, which does not solve the falling rate of feed to the receiver stations.
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A hostage informs them that the dam will buckle unless they open an emergencyreleasevalve.
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Actuation usually involves either a pressurised fluid and areleasevalve, or in some cases an electric pump.
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Each bucket has areleasevalveon the bottom which is controlled by the helicopter crew.
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Later designs implemented a steamreleasevalvethat kept the machine from exploding.
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The sound of the iron lung is an accordion's airreleasevalve.
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The envelope was fitted with a hydrogenreleasevalveand was covered with a net from which the basket was suspended.
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After the desired chamber pressure is reached, the pressurereleasevalveis opened, allowing the gas to expand down the barrel, propelling the projectile forwards.
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Some older models may actually lack a safetyreleasevalve.
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It was necessary to pull a hanging chain connected to areleasevalvelocated inside the cistern in order to flush the toilet.
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Most commonly fast drops in pressure were achieved by using a quickreleasevalveor a fast burst membrane.
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However, emigration was also used as a sort ofreleasevalveto hasten the departure of limited prominent vocal dissenters.
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Originally the overflow drained to a gully during the winter months, but in 2003, the state spent almost $400,000 building a spillway andreleasevalveto reduce downstream erosion.
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