explosion overpressure
1Overpressure — The term Overpressure (Δp) is applied to a pressure difference, relative to a normal or ambient pressure, in various circumstances: In engineering: the pressure difference over the wall thickness of a pressure vessel. It is the overpressure, not… …
2overpressure — noun a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion • Hypernyms: ↑atmospheric pressure, ↑air pressure, ↑pressure * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : excessive… …
3overpressure — overpressurization, n. /oh veuhr presh euhr/, n., v., overpressured, overpressuring. n. 1. pressure in excess of normal atmospheric pressure, as that caused by an explosion s shock wave or created in an accelerating airplane. v.t. 2. to cause or… …
4overpressure — The pressure resulting from the blast wave of an explosion. It is referred to as “positive” when it exceeds atmospheric pressure and “negative” during the passage of the wave when resulting pressures are less than atmospheric pressure …
5Formosa Plastics propylene explosion — The Formosa Plastics Propylene Explosion was a propylene release and explosion that occurred on October 6 2005, in the Olefins II Unit at the Formosa Plastics plant in Point Comfort, Texas, USA. The subsequent fire burned for five days.Formosa… …
6free air overpressure — The unreflected pressure, in excess of the ambient atmospheric pressure, created in the air by the blast wave from an explosion. See also overpressure …
7free air overpressure — noun the pressure, in excess of the ambient atmospheric pressure, created in the air by the blast wave from an explosion …
8Effects of nuclear explosions — An American nuclear test. Nuclear weapons …
9Blast injury — Infobox Disease Name = Blast injury Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 63 MeshID = A blast injury is the result of physical trauma sustained in an explosion. Blast injuries are …
10TWA Flight 800 — For the 1964 crash of a TWA Boeing 707 in Rome, Italy, see TWA Flight 800 (1964). TWA Flight 800 Recovered TWA 800 wreckage Accident summary Date …
