Piston valve

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A piston valve is a device used to control the motion of a fluid or gas along a tube or pipe by means of the linear motion of a piston within a chamber or cylinder.^[1]

Examples of piston valves are:

• The valves used in many brass instruments
• The valves used in pneumatic cannons
• The valves used in many stationary steam engines and steam locomotives