Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Spring loaded safety valve
Explanation:
Concept
Locomotive and marine boilers experience motion, vibration, and attitude changes, making gravity-based valves unsuitable. Spring-loaded safety valves maintain set pressure independent of orientation and are compact and responsive.
Why others are wrong
Lever and dead-weight types rely on gravity and are more suited to stationary land boilers. A high-steam/low-water valve is a different protective device, not the standard main safety valve.
Final Answer
Spring loaded safety valve
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