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Well, that the fact that he's a Navy nuke explains a lot. Anyone familiar with the U.S. Navy's nuclear program will understand Mr. David E. Smith's desire to challenge every once of information put before him...unless it is in the Steam Plant Manual or the Reactor Plant Manual...;-) Chris Brown --- "David E. Smith" <dsmith218@ho*.co*> wrote: > Funny. > I operate Nuclear Power Reactors for the US Navy. > We actually submerge > ours plants in > Sea Water. It seems a little more related to this > topic. I do understand > valve construction. > It would appear that I understand them better than > you. A valve is NEVER > considered shut > unless it is FULLY SHUT (and in some cases torqued > shut). In some cases, we > take credit for > a valve being fully opened even when we know it is > partially open. So take > your > argument to someone who doesn't know any better. > dsmith218@ho*.co* > ICQ# 25409809 > > Moderation is for the poor, and the healthy...of > which I am neither. - > Polver > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Trav H. [mailto:neoreborn@ho*.co*] > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 8:40 PM > To: dsmith218@ho*.co*; JoelSilverstein@sn*.ne*; > RDecker388@ao*.co*; > rikard.lundgren@sw*.se* > Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: RE: Isolating Manifold Question > > > sorry, but it is not a good argument. I am new to > DIR but I have been in > the nuclear power industry for over ten years now. > And if you understood > valve characteristics you would leave this subject > alone and realize that > the people here are trying to keep you alive by not > making mistakes that > they have worked out or seen others make. The > nuclear industry treats > valves the same way...if it is not fully open then > it considered shut. The > only time we throttle valves it to restrict flow in > a system. Not to > mention that the more you leave a valve throttled > the more likely valve > damage is to occur. > > Travis H. > > > > > > >I say again, louder... > > > >If it is not shut, it is open. > > > >(This is a good argument, don't you think?) > > > >dsmith218@ho*.co* > >ICQ# 25409809 > > > >Moderation is for the poor, and the healthy...of > which I am neither. - > >Polver > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Joel Silverstein > [mailto:JoelSilverstein@sn*.ne*] > >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 12:48 AM > >To: David E. Smith; RDecker388@ao*.co*; > rikard.lundgren@sw*.se* > >Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com > >Subject: RE: Isolating Manifold Question > > > > > >If it's not open it's closed. > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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