Relief Valve

Definition: Relief Valve

Relief Valve

Noun

1. A valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level.

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Synonyms: Relief Valve

Crosswords: Relief Valve

Books

• Safety Valve Stability & Capacity Test Results: Pressure Relief Valve Performance Study Final Report (reference)

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Expressions using "relief valve": inward relief valve ♦ pressure relief valve. Additional references.

Danish

trykreguleringsventil (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), sikkerhedsventil (blow out preventer, blowout preventer, Blow-out preventer, blowout preventer stack, emergency valve, failsafe valve, pressure release valve, pressure-relief vent, safety valve, swab valve), overtryksventil (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve, pressure release valve, pressure-relief vent, safety valve), overløbsventil (overflow valve, waste gate), kontraventil (backwater flap, clack valve, disk of a swing check valve, non-return valve, stop valve, swing-type check mechanism, valve clack of a check valve, valve flap of a check valve), klapkontraventil (dart valve, non-return valve, stop valve), bagsluse (release valve), bagskydeventil (release valve), aflastningsventil (emergency valve, safety valve, unloading valve). (various references)

Dutch

ventiel (air-valve, tube, valve), veiligheidsklep (ball valve, pressure release valve, pressure-relief vent, safety valve), overloopklep (overflow valve, waste gate), overdrukklep (pressure release valve, pressure-relief vent, safety valve), ontluchtingsklep (unloader valve), ontlastingsklep (emergency valve, safety valve), losschuif (release valve), kogelklep (ball valve, globe valve, spherical valve), keerklep (non-return valve, ship's clack valve, shutoff valve, stop valve, stop-and-check valve, stopcock), drukventiel (safety valve), drukontlastklep (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve, unloading valve), afblaasklep (blast gate, discharge valve, emergency valve, pass valve, pressure control valve, safety valve, waste gate). (various references)

Finnish

ylipaineventtiili (safety valve), varoventtiili (safety valve), kevennysventtiili (unloading valve). (various references)

French

relais � billes, robinet de sûreté, soupape de sécurité, clapet de retenue, clapet de surpression (pressure relief valve), limiteur de pression, soupape de décharge, clapet de décharge, soupape de sûreté, vanne de sécurité, soupape de surpression (pressure relief valve), soupape de trop-plein, soupape régulatrice de pression, valve d'échappement, vanne de décharge (release valve), vanne de détente, soupape de décompression. (various references)

German

Entlastungsventil (unloading valve). (various references)

Greek 

βαλβίδα με σφαιρίδιο (ball valve), βαλβίδα υπερπίεσης, βαλβίδα υπερχείλισης (overflow valve, waste gate), βαλβίδα ελέγχου πίεσης (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), βαλβίδα άνευ επιστροφής (non-return valve, stop valve), βαλβίδα ανακουφιστική (release valve), ασφαλιστικό επιστόμιο (safety valve), ανακουφιστική βάνα (emergency valve, safety valve), ανακουφιστική βαλβίδα (ball valve, bleeder, bleeder valve, breather valve, discharge valve, emergency valve, non-return valve, overflow valve, pass valve, pressure control valve, safety valve, snifter valve, snifting valve, stop valve, vacuum relief valve, waste gate), αποτονωτική βαλβίδα (unloading valve), ατμοφράκτης (non-return valve, stop valve). (various references)

Italian

valvola regolatrice di pressione (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), valvola di sovrappressione (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), valvola di sicurezza (safety valve), valvola di sfiato della pressione, valvola di scarico (blast gate, bleeder, bleeder valve, discharge valve, overflow valve, pass valve, pressure control valve, waste gate), valvola di ritenuta (backwater flap, clack valve, non-return valve, stop valve), valvola di ritegno (non-return valve, stop valve), valvola di regolazione (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), valvola di arresto (non-return valve, stop valve), valvola a sfera (ball valve), saracinesca di scarico (release valve), limitatore di pressione (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve). (various references)

Pig Latin

eliefray alvevay.(various references)

Portuguese

válvula reguladora de pressão (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), válvula de sobrepressão, válvula de segurança (safety valve), válvula de retenção (check valve), válvula de esferas (ball valve), válvula de escape (atmospheric valve, discharge valve, escape valve, exhaust valve), válvula de descompressão, válvula de descarga (drain cock, drainage cock, draining tap, emptying tap, overflow valve, unloader valve, unloading valve, waste gate). (various references)

Spanish

valvula de retencion (non-return valve, stop valve), válvula reguladora de presión (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), válvula de sobrepresión, válvula de seguridad (safety valve), válvula de escape (blowoff valve), válvula de descarga (discharge valve), válvula de bolas (ball valve), válvula de alivio, limitador de presión (discharge valve, pass valve, pressure control valve), compuerta de descarga (release valve). (various references)

Swedish

avlastningsventil (unloading valve), överströmningsventil (emergency valve, safety valve). (various references)

Misspellings

"Relief Valve" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: relife valve. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: reveille.

-4 letters: eviller, filaree, flivver, leafier, leavier, leveler, relieve, revival, vealier.

-5 letters: eelier, eviler, faerie, faille, faller, feeler, feller, feriae, ferial, ferlie, filler, laveer, leaver, levier, liefer, liever, refall, refeel, refell, refile, refill, releve, relief, relive, reveal, revile, revive, vealer, veiler, villae.