steam valve
Boiler safety mechanism
A steam valve is a device that controls the flow of steam through pipes or machinery, typically by opening, closing, or partially obstructing a passage.
Steam valves regulate pressure in boilers, engines, and industrial systems.
Figuratively, a steam valve (or more commonly safety valve) is any outlet for releasing pent-up emotion or tension: Exercise is my steam valve after a stressful day.
- bonnetHat secured under chin
- locomotive engineRail vehicle providing traction
- industrial revolutionRapid economic mechanization period
- pressureForce upon contact
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
actuator · blowdown · spindle · venting system · temperature · handwheel · poppet · throttle · spring · heat exchanger · flange · pipe fitting · vaporization · condensation · fitting · pipe · piston · control
- steamsteamboat, steamship, steamer, paddle steamer, locomotive
- steam enginesboiler, piston, cylinder, firebox, condenser
- steam powerboiler, boilers, locomotive, locomotives, James Watt
- valvescheck valves, control valves, relief valves, safety valves, drain cock
- power plantspower plant, power station, generating station, nuclear plant, coal plant
- boilersboiler, boilers, gas boiler, feedwater, boiler rooms
steam valveseal
Authentication stamp or mark
plug · stopper · cap · pressure vessel · blockage
steam valvebottling up
Containing emotions internally
suppression · repression · pressure cooker · stifling · internalizing