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iron body, bronze mounted (IBBM)
Energy; Natural gas
Common term for valves with cast iron body and bonnet and bronze trim (seating surfaces, stem, bushings).
iron body, bronze-mounted
Energy; Natural gas
A phraze used to describe a cast iron valve with bronze trim.
jame seat
Energy; Natural gas
A ball valve seat design in which the non-metallic seat rings are compressed (jammed) by the ball when the valve is assembled.
knife gate valve
Energy; Natural gas
A get valve design that is distinguished from the standard design by the use of a simple metal plate for the gate and the absence of a bonnet; also called a slide valve.
laminar flow
Energy; Natural gas
Fluid flow where fluid "particles" move in definite paths parallel to the overall direction of flow; also called viscous flow and streamline flow.
lantern ring
Energy; Natural gas
A metal spacer ring placed in a stem packing set so that it lines up with a leakoff connection in the bonnet; it divides the packing into an upper set and a lower set.
leakoff connection
Energy; Natural gas
A threaded hole through a valve bonnet wall in the area of the stuffing box; it is used to collect leakage past a lower packing set or to inject lubricant into the stuffing box.
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