Special Features:

Items are being coded as critical to insure source inspection will be performed at the point of manufacture, prior to material receipt by the us navy or other dod components. These items are piece parts or end items in support of vital military hardware necessary to sustain the successful mission of the ships, submarines, and shore stations of the us navy. Critical features including, but not limited to, dimensions, tolerances/clearances, electronic characteristics, and metallurgical properties will bespecified for government q ar (quality assurance representatives) to insure the highest possible degree of quality and reliability of these parts being delivered under navicp contracts

Properties:

A valve designed to automatically maintain within close limits a predetermined outlet pressure which may be adjustable within a specified range regardless of the higher fluctuating or constant inlet pressure. It is designed for use with compressed gas(es) and various liquids and may include gauges. It may be inline or cartridge (manifold) design. Excludes regulator, pressure, medical gas administration apparatus; regulator, oxygen, barometric continuous flow; regulator, oxygen demand; regulator, oxygen diluter demand; and valve(1), fluid pressure regulating, aircraft.