inlet valve
Fluid admission port
An inlet valve controls the flow of fluid or gas into a chamber, engine, or system.
In internal combustion engines, the inlet valve opens to admit the air-fuel mixture into the cylinder during the intake stroke: The inlet valve was stuck open, causing poor compression.
Also called an intake valve.
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- intake strokePiston's downward draw of mixture
- exhaustUse up entirely
- poppetSmall magical figure
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
engine · internal combustion · piston · camshaft · overhead cam · combustion · four stroke · rocker arm · timing · manifold · air · fuel · compression · gasket · spring · lifter · port · carburetor
flow direction
inlet valveexhaust valve
Opens for combustion byproducts
drain valve · exhaust port · bleed valve · release valve · relief valve