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1. n. [Production]
A valve or system of valves that, when activated, initiates a blowdown of a pipeline, plant, process, or platform; similar to an emergency shutdown valve (ESDV) that shuts in a pipeline, the BDV opens a pipeline.
See: emergency shutdown valve (ESDV)
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