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WÄRTSILÄ
Encyclopedia of Marine and Energy Technology

Diaphragm

marine

1. A circular plate made up of two halves. It fits between the rotor wheels of a steam turbine and has nozzles in its upper half.

2. A flat or corrugated thin metal plate used in pressure measuring instruments.

3. A piece of flexible synthetic rubber material which forms part of a pressure-tight chamber for a pneumatically operated valve actuator.