Examples of check valve in a Sentence
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However, this moving water causes check valve A to close, which stops the water from exiting.
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WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
Since then, engineers have replaced and tested a check valve on the upper stage and fixed a small leak within the tail service mast umbilical used during fueling, said Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager at NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 May 2022
But since the water is moving into a closed valve, it is redirected up past the other check valve, B, and causes the air space to be compressed.
—WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
The craft was meant to enter orbit around five years ago, but a clogged check valve prevented it from performing a braking maneuver, sending it on a years-long trip around the sun.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2016
The leak let nitrogen tetroxide, a combustible component in rocket propellant, seep out enough to ignite a check valve and trigger the explosion.
—Hailey Rose McLaughlin, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2019
The largely similar front strut and rear multilink suspension has been massaged with handling in mind, featuring KYB dampers with an internal check valve that closes when subjected to lateral forces to firm up damping in corners.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2022
Engineers identified a helium check valve that wasn't functioning.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
So far, the team has been working on replacing a faulty check valve on the rocket's upper stage that created a helium leak and repairing the source of a tail service mast hydrogen leak.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 May 2022
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WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
Since then, engineers have replaced and tested a check valve on the upper stage and fixed a small leak within the tail service mast umbilical used during fueling, said Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager at NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 May 2022
But since the water is moving into a closed valve, it is redirected up past the other check valve, B, and causes the air space to be compressed.
—WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
The craft was meant to enter orbit around five years ago, but a clogged check valve prevented it from performing a braking maneuver, sending it on a years-long trip around the sun.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2016
The leak let nitrogen tetroxide, a combustible component in rocket propellant, seep out enough to ignite a check valve and trigger the explosion.
—Hailey Rose McLaughlin, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2019
The largely similar front strut and rear multilink suspension has been massaged with handling in mind, featuring KYB dampers with an internal check valve that closes when subjected to lateral forces to firm up damping in corners.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2022
Engineers identified a helium check valve that wasn't functioning.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
So far, the team has been working on replacing a faulty check valve on the rocket's upper stage that created a helium leak and repairing the source of a tail service mast hydrogen leak.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 May 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Check valve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20valve. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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