Definition of Relief valve

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Escape, Escape Cock, Escape Valve, Safety Valve
Generic synonyms: Regulator, Valve

Definition of Relief valve

1. Noun. A safety valve that relieves pressure when it becomes high but before it becomes dangerous. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Relief Valve

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relievable

Literary usage of Relief valve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"But, if it be contended that the device covered by the second claim of the appellant's patent is infringed, simply by the use of an automatic relief valve ..."

2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1887)
"The escaping carbonic acid gas is conducted from the relief valve to the open air, and does not settle in the brewing cellars, to endanger life. ..."

3. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1914)
"Two forms of pressure relief valve are shown in Figs. 4 and 5. RICHARDSON RELIEF VALVE. In order to obtain the best results from valves (especially balanced ..."

4. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1904)
"Two forms of pressure relief valve are shown in Figs. 4 and 5. RICHARDSON RELIEF VALVE. In order to obtain the best results from valves (especially balanced ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1908)
"atmosphere, will be seen the relief valve which permits the escape of steam to the air during the periods when there is more than the demands on the turbine ..."

6. Water Power Engineering: The Theory, Investigation and Development of Water by Daniel Webster Mead (1908)
"Lombard Hydraulic relief valve.—The Lombard Gov- Fig. 303. -relief valve on end of Penstock. Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power ..."

7. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"The relief valve inlet is connected with the pump discharge passage and any ... 9 pump body to base screw, long, Motor oil pump relief valve adjusting screw ..."

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