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PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

Specialty Definition: PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

Domain	Definition
Mechanical Engineering	A valve design in which hydraulic force is used to open a bypass to feed water from the discharge side of a pump back to the suction side when a predetermined pressure is exceeded. Source: European Union. (references)
	A valve which limits maximum pressure by exhausting fluid when the required pressure is reached. Source: European Union. (references)
Social Sciences	Aid in the form of money or necessities for the indigent, aged or handicapped. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

Domain	Title
Books	Safety Valve Stability & Capacity Test Results: Pressure Relief Valve Performance Study Final Report (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
pressure relief valve	110
air pressure relief valve	7
heater pressure relief valve water	4
high pressure relief valve	3
design pressure relief valve	3
pressure relief valve water	3
crosby pressure relief valve	3
pressure relief valve watt	2
temperature and pressure relief valve	2
lapping machine pressure relief valve	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

Language		Translations for "PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		soupape de surpression, soupape de sureté, clapet de surpression. (various references)

German		Überdruckventil (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve, relief valve, safety valve). (various references)

Pig Latin		essurepray eliefray alvevay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Bibliography

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