SPDI II Flashcards
(113 cards)
1
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Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe
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Correct answer: ASTM D1785
2
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An alarming device that produces a buzzing sound which is caused by the rapid vibration of armature.
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Correct answer: Buzzer
Source: DepEd Information Sheet
3
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an alarm that produces an audible alarm tone when electrical energy is applied
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Bell
4
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applies current to an electromagnet pulled the bell’s clapper against the bell or gong and gave one chime
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Single-Stroke Bells
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a device that makes a loud prolonged sound as a signal or warning
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Siren
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It injects large quantities of fresh air into this compartment to mix the compartment’s entire contents and to provide oxygen for the aerobic digester process.
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Correct answer: Aerator
Source: Audel
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The part of the valve housing through which the stem extends.
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Correct answer: Bonnet
Source: ASPE
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What is the standard specification for seamless copper water tube?
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Correct answer: ASTM B88
9
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Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Strip for Use in Manufacture of Electrical Connectors or Spring Contacts
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ASTM B888
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Standard Specification for High-Test Gray-Iron Castings
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ASTM A88
11
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Which type of fire line installation has become obsolete and seldom installed?
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Correct answer: Dry Standpipe
Source: How to Design and Install Plumbing by A.J. Matthias, Jr.
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the fire department can attach its pumping equipment
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Wet Standpipe with Siamese Connection
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Water is immediately available, therefore the installation is a very practical one.
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Wet Standpipe
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Pipe material used for LPG
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Correct answer: PE
Source: NFPA 58
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How do you connect PPR?
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Correct answer: fusion welding
Source: pprsupply.com; ppr.almatherm; various websites
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slip over the outside of two pipes to connect them, usually permanently
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coupling
17
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How do you connect pvc, cpvc, abs
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solvent welding
18
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How do you connect PEX
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crimping
19
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Diameter of Class I System hose
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Correct answer: 64 mm
Source: RA 9514
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Diameter of Class II hose
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- 38 mm
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Consists of bacteria, algae, fungi, silt, protoza, and other colloidal matters making the water colored and acidic
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Correct answer: suspended and colloidal materials
Source: PDE by Max Fajardo
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Consists of carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, methance, oxygen, and nitroneous and organic compounds
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Entrained gases
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Consists of calcium, magnesium sodium, iron and manganese
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Dissolved Minerals
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Consists of entrainment of radioactive substances from mining or processing ores
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Radioactive materials
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An approved pressure reduction device shall be permanently installed where static pressure of a wet standpipe exceeds _____.
A.12 bar
B. 7.2 bar
C. 6.9 bar
D .9.8 bar
Correct answer: 6.9 bar
Source: RA 9514
Additional info:
- 1 kg/cm^2- 0.98 bar
- 1 psi- 0.069 bar
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The pipe connection in which a ball is held in a cup-like that allows movement in every direction.
Correct answer: Ball Joint
Source: RNPCP, Chapter 2
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What Fire Extinguisher is least compatible for Class B Fires?
Correct answer: Wet Chemical
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Can be used for Class A and B
Foam
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May be used for Class A, B, C, and D
Dry Powder
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May be used for Class B and Electrical
Carbon Dioxide
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Fire extinguisher used for Class D fires
Correct answer: Dry Powder Extinguisher (also for Class A, B, and C)
Source: umb.edu
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for Class A fires
Water Extinguisher
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for Class A and B
Foam Extinguisher
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Wet Chemical
for Class A and F
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A fitting that is used to close an open fitting
Correct answer: plug
Source: Audel
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used to close an open pipe
cap
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used to close an open fitting
plug
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used to reduce the size of an opening
bushing
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provide convenient connections that can be easily unmade
unions
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Diameter of dry standpipe if the highest outlet is 23 m or less
Correct answer: 102 mm
Source: RA 9514
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diameter of dry standpipe if the highest outlet is higher than 23 m
153 mm
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The device that operates automatically when refilling the water tank after each discharge and shutting off completely when the tank is already full.
Correct answer: Float Valve
Source: freedrinkingwater.com
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a form of check valve, installed at the bottom of Pump suction line, inside the wet well.
Foot Valve
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a valve that controls the pressure of a fluid or gas to a desired value, using negative feedback from the controlled pressure.
Pressure Regulating Valve
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also called a one-way valve, is a device that allows the flow of fluids to move only in one direction
Check Valve
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It spatters or scatters the effluent in drops or small blobs wherein they are mixed with the air
Correct answer: aerator
Source: PDE by Max Fajard
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designed to overcome tendency of the falling waste to stock up excessive back pressure at the bottom of the stack
Deaerator
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Minimum diameter of combination standpipe
Correct answer: 150 mm
Source: RA 9514
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If the bell has hammer, the buzzer has _____.
Correct answer: Metal strip
Source: DepEd Information Sheet
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a thin sheet of electromagnetic materials which vibrates
when electromagnet is energized and produces a buzzing sound.
Metal Strip
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part of an electric bell; This is a small ball attached to the armature which strikes the gong.
Hammer or beater (striker)
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part of an electric bell; A concave disc that produces loud sound when stuck by the hammer.
Gong bell
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A liquid drain cleaner has a pH Level categorized as _____.
Correct answer: Basic
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Which is typically not found on a pump curve?
A. net positive suction head
B. flow rate
C. pipe diameter
D. efficiency contour
Correct answer: C. pipe diameter
Additional info:
- another info that can be found on a pump curve is the impeller size
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All dry standpipes shall be equipped with a two-way 63 mm outlet above the roof. All outlets shall be equipped with _____.
Correct answer: gate valves
Source: NBC; PD 1096
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A small pump connected to a fire sprinkler system to maintain pressure in the sprinkler pipes
Correct answer: Jockey pump
Source: ASPE Volume 1
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used for increasing pressure in of a water source when that source is not adequate for the system (fire sprinkler system)
fire pump
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The minimum diameter of a dry standpipe requiring a 3-way Siamese connection
Correct answer: 125 mm
Source: National Building Code
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2-way siamese connection
100 mm dry standpipe
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4-way siamese connection
150 mm dry standpipe
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In an ordinary hazard, the coverage of 1 sprinkler head is _____.
Correct answer: 12 sqm
Source: NFPA Chapter 13
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Vents suitable for listed draft-hood equipped, gas-fired appliances, including most domestic heating and hot water systems
Correct answer: Type B vents
Source: nachi.org
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for venting listed gas-fired vented wall furnaces or gas-fired vented recessed heaters
Type BW
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Use Type BH gas vents only for positive or negative pressure venting gas appliances producing flue gasses at Class I (up to 245 °C) or Class II (up to 135 °C) temperatures
Type BH
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designed for venting approved oil-fired and natural-gas appliances that produce draft hood flue gasses that do not exceed a temperature of 570º F (299º C), or 926º F (299º C) for 10 minutes in an over-fire situation
Type L
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The design, construction, and operation of the deep wells for the abstraction of groundwater shall be subject to the provisions of _____.
Correct answer: Water Code of the Philippines
Source: NBC; PD 1096
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A type of Globe valve which has a wide bearing surface producing good resistance to the cutting effects of scale, dirt, and other kinds of foreign matter found inside the pipe
Correct answer: Plug
Source: ASPE
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has a pressure-tight bearing between the disc and the seat recommended for cold water and any temperature service
Conventional Disc
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does not fit into the seat opening, but over it, much as a bottlecap fits over the bottle opening
Composition Disc
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a single tapered disc, thin at the bottom and thicker at the top
Solid Wedge
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All interior wet standpipes shall be connected to a street main not less than ___ in diameter.
Correct answer: 4" or 100 mm
Source: NBC; PD 1096
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When installing _____, the authority having jurisdiction shall require evidence of the competency of the installers.
Correct answer: medical gas piping
Source: UPC
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The height of the tub should be between _____ from finished floor level.
Correct answer: 0.45 m - 0.50 m
Source: UN Standards
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Fire service connection in street front for Dry Standpipe shall be _____.
Correct answer: 46 to 122 cm
Source: RA 9514
Additional info:
- Mounting height is similar for combination standpipe
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Which of the following is not a quarter-turn valve?
Correct answer: Needle Valves (similar to globe valves; for finer control of flow on smaller lines)
Source: assuredautomation.com
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The minimum size of a fire hose outlet of an interior wet standpipe.
Correct answer: 1 1/2" or 38 mm
Source: RA 9514
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The minimum size of a fire house outlet of dry standpipe
2 1/2" or 63.5 mm
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All fire service connections shall be located on a street front not less than ______.
Correct answer: 46 cm
Source: RA 9514
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A nipple installed where fittings or valves are to be very close to each other
Correct answer: Close Nipple
Source: Audel
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A nipple installed where a large amount of unthreaded portion exists between the threads
Long Nipple
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A nipple installed where a a small amount of unthreaded portion exists between the threads
Short/Shoulder Nipple
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Standard for Installation of Sprinkler Systems
Correct answer: NFPA 13
Source: NFPA
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Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
NFPA 10
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Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems
NFPA 14
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National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
NFPA 72
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A Positive Displacement Pump wherein the high-pressure seal reciprocates with the piston
Correct answer: Piston Pump
Source: pumpsolutions.com.au
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have a stationary, high-pressure seal that is attached to the cylinder housing of the pump
Plunger Pump
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a simple kind of rotary pump that a pair of gears push the liquid
Gear Pump
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Two screws turning against each other for pumping the liquid.
Screw Pump
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A pipe installed in buildings not as part of the water supply or disposal system, but primarily for use as water conveyance in case of fire
Correct answer: Standpipe
Source: PDE by Max Fajardo
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always located near the stairs for use by firemen in case of fire.
Fire Hose
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An integrated network of hydraulically designed piping system installed in a building, structure or area with outlets arranged in a systematic pattern which automatically discharges water when activated by heat or combustion products from a fire.
Sprinkler
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Discharge pipes from pressure tanks shall extend _____ from and into the bottom of such tanks.
Correct answer: 5 cm
Source: RA 9514
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A Flow Meter that measures an induced voltage generated by the fluid as it flows through a pipe.
Correct answer: Electromagnetic Flow Meter
Source: emerson.com
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Most common water meters for residential and small commercial properties.
Positive Displacement
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Determines the flow through a meter of known internal capacity. The speed of the flow can then be converted into a volume of flow to determine the usage.
Velocity Meter
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sends the liquid through a rotor causing it to rotate at an angular velocity proportional to the fluid flow rate.
Turbine Flow Meter
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The sum of static head and velocity head at a pump discharge
Correct answer: Total Discharge Head
Source: ASPE
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Total head at the pump discharge minus suction head or plus suction lift.
Total Head
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The energy of a fluid at any particular point of a flow stream per weight of the fluid. Units of measurement are generally in feet (meters).
Head
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Static head near the inlet of a pump relative to the pump centerline.
Suction Head
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Maximum height of water closet according to BP 344
Correct answer: 0.45 m
Source: BP 344
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Maximum height of urinal lip according to BP 344
0.48 m
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common water closet height
0.38 m
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height of water closet for juvenile
0.33 m
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This new concept in plumbing has almost completely eliminated the vent stack and other forms of ventilation, but still attained the desired functions and effectiveness.
Correct answer: Sovent System
Source: PDE by Max Fajardo
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a term used to describe soil or waste system where all pipings are of threaded pipe, tubing or other such rigid construction using recessed drainage fittings to correspond to the types of piping
Durham System
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A pump has a 900 revolutions per minute. After the maintenance, the rate of revolution increased to 950. Calculate the new head pressure if the original head pressure is 100 ft.
Correct answer: 112 ft
Head pressure increases as RPM increases.
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Standard for the Fire Protection of Telecommunications Facilities
Correct answer: NFPA 76
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code
NFPA 58
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National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
NFPA 72
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Health Care Facilities Code
NFPA 99
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A full-way valve used to regulate a fluid flow in which a threaded stem raises & lowers a wedge-shaped disk
Correct answer: Gate Valve
Source: sciencedirect.com; various websites
