- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
A valve or set of valves that separates a high-pressure primary coolant system from a low-pressure system.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve or plate for controlling draft or the flow of gases, including air.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve or device designed for the purpose of reducing the downstream water pressure under flowing (residual) conditions only.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve or device designed for the purpose of reducing the downstream water pressure under flowing (residual) conditions only.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve member that cannot be moved from its seat by a force applied to the handle or to any exterior portion of the valve.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve located in the piping system used to shut off individual equipment.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve inserted into a compressed gas cylinder, portable tank, or stationary tank that is designed to positively shut off the flow of gas in the event that its predetermined flow is exceeded.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve equipped with a restricted flow orifice that is designed to reduce the maximum flow from the valve under full flow conditions.
Industry:Fire safety
A valve designed to close when the liquid or vapor passing through it exceeds a prescribed flow rate.
Industry:Fire safety
