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A dual brake valve is an air-operated valve typically used in air brake systems to remotely control the brakes at the rear and front wheels of a heavy truck or semi-trailer in a tractor-trailer combination. Dual brake valve is necessary in heavy trucks in order to speed-up rear and front brake release, since air takes longer to travel to the rear of the vehicle than the front of the vehicle, where the front service brakes, dual brake valve, parking-control valve, and trailer-supply valve are located.
Without relay valves, it would take too long for sufficient air to travel from the brake pedal dual circuit valve to the rear of the truck or trailer in order to apply the rear service brakes concurrently with the front service brakes, resulting in a condition known as brake lag. To correct this condition on a long-wheel-base vehicle, a relay valve is installed near the rear service brake chambers and dual brake valve is located near steering gear box just down of Driver. In tractors as well as straight-trucks, a remote air-supply is provided in the form of a large diameter pipe connected between the primary reservoir and the relay valve for remote service brake application.
In a truck’s air brake system, relay valves get a signal when a driver presses the treadle, which then opens the valve and allows air to enter the brake chamber via air inlet. The diaphragm gets pushed, then the rod, then the slack adjuster which twists to turn the brake camshaft. Next, it moves the disc, wedge or s-cam, which pushes the brake shoes and lining, creating friction. This friction slows and eventually stops the brake drum’s turning, which stops the wheel.