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FIIG:  A046B0

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  1

Status:  A

Applicability:  AS

Type:  0

Definition:  A valve having two or more ports with valve stem or pilot needle in a normally open or closed position. It is specifically designed to stop or start or change the flow of fluid by means of the magnetic action of an electric coil on a moveable core or plunger. The valve may be equipped with a manual opening or closing device. For items with three or more ports that utilize a reciprocating slide with recess areas which mate with ports in an integral or replaceable ported sleeve, see VALVE (1), LINEAR, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. It may be inline or cartridge (manifold) design. Excludes: VALVE (1), BUTTERFLY.

Basic INC:  70646

Basic Name:  VALVE

Description:  1. A mechanism designed to control the flow of liquids or gases either within a closed system such as a pipeline or between the atmosphere and a closed system. It may be manually and/or power operated, actuated by predetermined pressure and/or temperature, or a pressure and/or temperature differential. Excludes: FAUCET (as modified); COCK (as modified); and THERMOSTAT (as modified).