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A pressure-control valve includes a housing (110) and a valve assembly (115) at least partially disposed within the housing. The housing has a sidewall (112) defining a conduit connecting an inlet opening (116) and an outlet opening (118), wherein the housing has a pressure vent (119) extending through the sidewall. The valve assembly includes: a valve seat (140), a valve support (120), a slidable member (130), and a biasing member (150). The slidable member is reversibly slidable between an open position and a closed position. The closed position interrupts fluid communication through the conduit between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. The slidable member has an upstream effective cross-sectional area greater than its downstream effective cross-sectional area. Sealing members (137,139) forming seals between the slidable member and the sidewall, and a pressure vent is disposed between the seals. A biasing member (150) biases the valve assembly (155) toward the open position.
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