Valve
A valve is a mechanical device that regulates the flow of fluids (either gases, fluidised solids, slurries or liquids) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways.
Other uses of the term
- in electronics, a valve (British English) = vacuum tube (American English)
- in electrical engineering, a valve is a component of the static inverters of a high voltage direct current power transmission system
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