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Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
ASA
ASA stands for American Standards Association (now ANSI)
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A
AC
Air Compressor
Air Dryer
Air Filter
Air Flow
Air Fuse
Air Lubrication
Air Lubricator
Air Pig
Air Receiver
Air Regulator
Air Reservoir
Air Tank
Alternating Current
Ambient Air
ANSI
API
Application Dryer
ASA
ASME
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B
Bar
Bonded Seal
Bonded Washer
Boyle's Law
Branch Leg
BSF
BSPP
BSPT
BSW
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C
CF8M
CFM
Charle's Law
Check Valve
Chicago Coupling
Clevis
Coalescing Filter
Compressed Air Cylinder
Compressed Air Dryer
Compressed Air Filter
Compressed Air Filtration
Compressed Air Flow
Compressed Air Fuse
Compressed Air Lubrication
Compressed Air Lubricator
Compressed Air Receiver
Compressed Air Regulator
Compressed Air Tank
Compressed Air Valve
Compressor
Condensate
Contaminant
Coupling
Cylinder
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D
DC
Desiccant
Dew Point
Direct Current
Displacement
Dowty Bonded Seal
Dowty Washer
Drain Valve
Drop Leg
Dryer
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E
Eliminizer
Ethylene Glycol
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F
FAD
FAIR
Filter
Filter Bowl
Filter Element
Filter Head
Filter Housing
Filter Regulator Lubricator
Filtration
Flange
Free Air Delivery
Fridge Dryer
FRL
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G
Gauge
Glycol
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H
Hertz
High Volume Low Pressure
Horse Power
HP
HVLP
Hz
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I
ID
IEC
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J
JIC
JIS Threads
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K
Kelvin
Kilowatt
kW
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L
Liquid Petoleum Gas
LPG
Lubrication
Lubricator
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M
Membrane Dryer
Metric Heavy
Metric Light
Metric Threads
Micron
MSDS
Munsen Ring
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N
Non Return Valve
NPSM
NPT
Nylon
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O
O Ring Face Seal
OD
OEM
Oil Free
Oil Water Separator
ORFS
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P
Pipe Ring
Pneumatic
Pneumatic Cylinder
Pneumatic Ram
Pneumatic Valve
Point Of Use
Polyamid
Pounds Per Square Inch
Pressure
Pressure Dew Point
Pressure Drop
Pressure Gauge
Pressure Relief Valve
PSI
PTF
PTFE
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Q
Quick Release Coupling
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R
Refrigeration Dryer
Regulator
Relief Valve
RILSAN
Ring Main
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S
SCFM
SDS
Separator
SI
Street Elbow
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T
Teflon
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U
UNI-EN 10226/1
UNI-ISO 228/1
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V
Valve
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W
Weld nipple
Working Pressure
WP
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