pressure vent

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• Pressure cooking — is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because the boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in… …   Wikipedia

• vent — vent1 ventless, adj. /vent/, n. 1. an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like. 2. an opening at the earth s surface from which volcanic material, as lava, steam, or gas, is emitted. 3. Zool. the anal or… …   Universalium

• vent — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, in part from 2vent, in part short for aventen to release (air), from Anglo French aventer, alteration of Old French esventer to air, from es ex (from Latin ex ) + vent wind, from Latin ventus more at wind Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Vent (submarine) — A vent is a valve fitted to the top of a submarine s ballast tanks for the purposes of allowing the escape of air.The vent allows air contained in the tank to escape from the top of the ballast tank and be replaced by water entering through the… …   Wikipedia

• vent — i. An opening to the atmosphere to spill excess pressure to the atmosphere, as in fuel tanks. ii. The holes in aircraft skin for static pressure pickup. Also called static ports. See velocity pressure. iii. An opening in the center of a parachute …   Aviation dictionary

• vent — I [[t]vɛnt[/t]] n. 1) bui an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, fumes, or the like 2) gel an opening at the earth s surface from which volcanic material, as lava or gas, is emitted 3) a means of exit or escape; an outlet, as… …   From formal English to slang

• vent — An opening into a cavity or canal, especially one through which the contents of such a cavity are discharged, as the anus. [O. Fr. fente, a chink, cleft] * * * ventilation; ventral; ventricle, ventricular * * * vent vent …   Medical dictionary

• Hydrothermal vent — Marine habitats White smokers emitting liquid carbon dioxide at the Champagne vent, Northwest Eifuku volcano, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Littoral zone …   Wikipedia

• Drain-waste-vent system — DWV redirects here. For other uses, see Deformed wing virus. Detail of soil stack, which is connected to the sewer and vented at the top. In modern plumbing, a drain waste vent (or DWV) is part of a system that removes sewage and greywater from a …   Wikipedia

• Explosion vent — An explosion vent is a device used for protection against excessive internal, explosion incurred pressures, by means of pressure relief.An Explosion vent will relieve pressure from the instant its opening (or activation) pressure p has been… …   Wikipedia

• Radiator Vent —   A device that releases pressure within a radiator when the pressure inside exceeds the operating limits of the vent …   Energy terms