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Definition of Throttle valve
1. Noun. A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine.
Group relationships: Fuel System
Generic synonyms: Valve
Derivative terms: Accelerate, Throttle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throttle Valve
Literary usage of Throttle valve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"Vogt throttle valve.—A style of throttle valve used quite extensively on the
Pennsylvania ... The throttle valve is operated by means of a bell-crank lever, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The double poppet-valve or throttle-valve, placei in the throttle-pipe near the
top of the dome. This valve is operated by the engineer by means of a lever ..."
3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The butterfly throttle valve is the type of throttle used on almost all makes
... The sliding throttle valve is another type which presents no resistance to ..."
4. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"The butterfly throttle valve is the type of throttle used on almost all makes
... The sliding throttle valve is another type which presents no resistance to ..."
5. A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers by William John Macquorn Rankine (1906)
"When the throttle valve is controlled by a governor, it is usually a disc-and-pivot
... The last named form of throttle valve is now much used in locomotive ..."
6. A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers by William John Macquorn Rankine, Edward Fisher Bamber (1874)
"When the throttle valve is controlled by a governor, it is usually a ... A throttle
valve to be controlled by hand may be a disc-and- pivot valve, ..."
7. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"throttle valve The throttle valve is of the butterfly type and is located in the
mixing ... 3 Motor carburetor throttle valve adjusting 21 screw lock nut. ..."
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