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What does SV stand for?

Steam Valve


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Special Volunteer (various organizations)
Speech Voltmeter
Speed Value
Spiritus Vini (Latin: alcoholic Spirit)
Sport Veloce (Lamborghini model)
Staff Vacancy (on overtime forms)
Star Vipers (gaming club)
Starting Vector
State Vector (physics)
Static Vessels (band)
Steam Vat (drafting and design)
Steve Vai (musician)
Stochastic Volatility
Stop Valve
Stroke Volume
Structural Variation (genomics)
Student Venture
Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan (Sweden)
Sub Verbo (Latin: Under the Word, Under the Heading of)
Subclavian Vein



Samples in periodicals archive:
Item number two in the old order book was for a dozen safety valve float rods for a J Hopkinson, of Fitzwilliam Street, who later built his huge factory at Birkby and, as Hopkinsons, became one of the world's leading makers of steam valves and boiler mountings.
The cases were the first to find for plaintiffs in cases involving coated cable and steam valves - 2006 - Alfred D''Ulisse, et al.
Just place them over the meat, put on the lid and close the steam valve.
The temperature increase apparent in AHU6 is relatively constant over a period of months (January through April), indicating that the steam valve is likely stuck open or leaking at a constant rate.
For cross steaming, the stationary side steam valve was opened with the stationary drain valve closed.
And how wind power reduces the amount of fossil fuel our power stations burn, when to provide the 100 per cent backup wind requires, even when their steam valves are throttled back to allow wind to take a little of the load, they still have to produce the same amount of steam so they can instantly restore any deficits?
Water temperatures are easily controlled at the outlet of the mixer by using the water and steam valves fitted to the inlets.
And, in between the two, the heat and smells of whiskey rise and hit you in the still room, while the wailing banshees of the steam valves echo in the background.

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