Vakuumbrechventil

English translation: Vacuum breaker valve

08:46 May 22, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
German term or phrase: Vakuumbrechventil
The document is an instruction manual for the different valves and how to operate them. My question revolves specifically around "brechventil". Is it a break-open valve?
avogeljohnsson
Sweden
English translation:Vacuum breaker valve
Explanation:
Looks like it acts as a sort of circuit breaker.
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Matthew Spofforth
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:35
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thank you. Very helpful.
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4 +3Vacuum breaker valve
Matthew Spofforth
3vacuum limiter valve
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth


  

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Vacuum breaker valve


Explanation:
Looks like it acts as a sort of circuit breaker.

Example sentence(s):
  • Designed to protect pipelines and vertical turbine pump applications from air lock and vacuum collapse, the Cla-Val Model 33A High Performance Air Release & Vacuum Breaker Valve eliminates air and prevents vacuum formations in in waterworks piping systems

    Reference: http://www.cla-val.com/release-vacuum-breaker-valve-p-313-l-...
Matthew Spofforth
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you. Very helpful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  thefastshow: or simply vacuum breaker http://www.spiraxsarco.com/Resources/Pages/Steam-Engineering...
53 mins

agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> Cheers Phil, much appreciated!

agree  Jacek Konopka
3 hrs
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vacuum limiter valve


Explanation:
There is a nice explanation here:

"Vacuum Limiting Valve.
Before describing how I fitted the new Brake Valve to my Stafford there is one other essential part of the vacuum braking system to discuss, the Vacuum Limiting Valve. At the time of writing this webpage this valve is not supplied by Station Road Steam, so if you want one you will have to source it yourself and then fit it. The photo below shows a vacuum limiting valve installed in my driving truck, but when I fitted the new style vacuum brake valve it had to be relocated to the Stafford's footplate for reasons explained later on this page."


    Reference: http://www.gentoosjournals.co.uk/Modifications/Functional/Va...
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Think you may be getting mixed up between break (brechen) and brake (bremsen).
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