check valve

noun

Definition of check valve

: a valve that permits flow in one direction only

Examples of check valve in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The fuel tank inlet check valve may not be fully welded to the fuel tank shell. — USA TODAY, "Car recalls for December 3-10," 11 Dec. 2020 The fuel tank inlet check valve may not be fully welded to the fuel tank shell. — Detroit Free Press, "Car recalls for Dec. 3-10: More than 400K vehicles from Kia, Hyundai recalled," 11 Dec. 2020 Check the manual to see if the positive crankcase ventilation system (or PCV) valve is a check valve or some other method for metering manifold vacuum into the crankcase. — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, "How to Find a Vacuum Leak," 2 Oct. 2020 Lockney points to the microbial check valve as a solid example of how NASA can assuage this issue. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, "Can Spaceflight Save the Planet?," 6 Sep. 2019 Known as a check valve, it was made of titanium and designed to let material through in only one direction. — Samantha Masunagastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "SpaceX capsule explosion means it probably won’t fly astronauts until 2020," 15 July 2019 There is a vacuum check valve in the hose designed to maintain vacuum in the booster for brake application if the engine stalls. — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Driver regrets not listening to his wife about brake failure," 7 Jan. 2018 First, the source of moisture should be investigated and eliminated and then the check valve and hose assembly may need to be replaced. — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Driver regrets not listening to his wife about brake failure," 7 Jan. 2018 The company installed a new check valve to make sure the water flowed in the right direction and designed a new control system to prevent the problem from happening again. — Jessica Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Top mechanical contract company Butters-Fetting is hiring," 4 May 2018

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“Check valve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20valve. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.

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