Pressurization or pressurisation is the application of pressure in a given situation or environment. Industrial equipment is often maintained at pressures...
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and aircraft skin stresses caused from pressurization. Improved testing involved multiple full-scale pressurization cycle tests of the entire fuselage in...
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Autogenous pressurization has been operationally used on the Titan 34D, Space Shuttle, Space Launch System, and Starship. Autogenous pressurization is planned...
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A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of light-water nuclear reactor. PWRs constitute the large majority of the world's nuclear power plants (with...
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then performed a pressurization leak check. In order to carry out this check without requiring the aircraft's engines, the pressurization system was set...
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A pressurizer is a component of a pressurized water reactor. The basic design of the pressurized water reactor includes a requirement that the coolant...
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Pressurized walls are a type of wall that is installed without the use of nails or screws. The term is frequently used interchangeably with "temporary...
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A pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) is a nuclear reactor that uses heavy water (deuterium oxide D2O) as its coolant and neutron moderator. PHWRs...
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A Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA) is a component used on the International Space Station (ISS) to convert the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) interface...
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Compressed fluid (redirect from Pressurize gas)
A compressed fluid (also called a compressed or unsaturated liquid, subcooled fluid or liquid) is a fluid under mechanical or thermodynamic conditions...
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the maintenance service left the pressurization system in manual mode and the pilots did not check the pressurization system. As a result, they suffered...
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Superheated water (redirect from Pressurized hot water)
(705 °F).[citation needed] It is also known as "subcritical water" or "pressurized hot water". Superheated water is stable because of overpressure that...
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remain pressurized, as any appreciable drop in pressurization will result in failure. However, the airframes could be handled without tank pressurization through...
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress (section Pressurization)
fuselage design with circular cross-section for strength. The need for pressurization in the cockpit area also led to the B-29 being one of very few American...
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Aircraft cabin (section Cabin pressurization)
passengers. Without pressurization, one could suffer from altitude sickness including hypoxia. If a pressurized aircraft suffers a pressurization failure above...
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Compressed air (redirect from Pressurized air)
turbulence at pipe fittings. Air compressor – Machine to pressurize air Cabin pressurization – Process to maintain internal air pressure in aircraft Compressed...
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Fluidized bed combustion (redirect from Pressurized fluidized bed combustion)
fit into essentially two major groups, atmospheric systems (FBC) and pressurized systems (PFBC), and two minor subgroups, bubbling (BFB) and circulating...
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Pressure tank (redirect from Pressurizer)
A pressure tank or pressurizer is used in a piping system to maintain a desired pressure. Applications include buffering water pressure in homes. Referring...
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Smokeproof enclosure (redirect from Stairwell pressurization)
These 'pressurization' problems are, of course, non-existent with naturally ventilated smokeproof enclosures. The fans and air ducts used to pressurize the...
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Compressor (redirect from Pressurize)
and containers. Some aircraft require compressors to maintain cabin pressurization at altitude. Some types of jet engines—such as turbojets and turbofans—compress...
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Building airtightness (section Fan pressurization test)
given pressure difference, the less airtight the building. The fan pressurization technique is also described in many standard test methods, such as ASTM...
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primary system, which allowed large amounts of water to escape from the pressurized isolated coolant loop. The mechanical failures were compounded by the...
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Van Nuys, California, to Las Vegas, New Mexico. His plane developed a pressurization problem, causing Swayze to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road...
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Metered-dose inhaler (redirect from Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler)
A metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is a device that delivers a specific amount of medication to the lungs in the form of a short burst of aerosolized medicine...
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volcanic activity, with sulfur spring fields and mud lakes, has indeed no geysers but rather holes that emit pressurized steam up to 50 meters high....
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Pressure suit (redirect from Pressurized suit)
unable to provide that contact directly. Partial pressure suits only pressurize certain parts of the body. They can only provide protection up to a certain...
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Mitsubishi APWR (redirect from Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor)
advanced pressurized water reactor (APWR) is a generation III nuclear reactor design developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) based on pressurized water...
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Boundary layer energizers and a stall fence improve stall characteristics. Pressurization is digitally controlled and brake modulation is improved. Redesigned...
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Environmental control system (section Pressurization)
essential component which provides air supply, thermal control and cabin pressurization for the crew and passengers. Additional functions include the cooling...
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Apple butter (section Pressurization)
Apple butter (Dutch: appelstroop) is a highly concentrated form of apple sauce produced by long, slow cooking of apples with apple juice or water to a...
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