blowout
31blowout preventer — noun a device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well, that prevents a blowout from occurring, by closing the orifice allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft. Syn: BOP See Also: blowout …
32blowout plug — Plugs located on aircraft skin near the installation of fire extinguishers or high pressure gaseous oxygen. The blowout plugs release the system pressure if it rises for any reason beyond acceptable values. Colored discs in the blowout plugs,… …
33Blowout (geology) — Blowouts are sandy depressions in a sand dune ecosystem (psammosere) caused by the removal of sediments by wind. Blowouts occur in partially vegetated dunefields or sandhills. A blowout forms when a patch of protective vegetation is lost,… …
34Blowout (tire) — A blowout is a sudden decompression of a pneumatic tire (tyre). Blowouts can be caused by a number of factors, but all of them have a central problem a build up of heat (and therefore pressure) caused by deflation of the tire. The reason for the… …
35Blowout (Methanfreisetzung) — Als Blowout bezeichnet man die Ausgasung von Methanhydrat (Methaneis) aus den Ozeanen. An den Schelfkanten der Kontinentalplatten sind große Mengen des Treibhausgases Methan gebunden. Mit der Klimaerwärmung befürchten Forscher, dass sich dieses… …
36blowout grass — lanksčioji graibštva statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Redfieldia flexuosa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Redfieldia flexuosa angl. blowout grass šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …
37blowout valve — prapūtimo vožtuvas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. blowing valve; blowoff valve; blowout valve; blowthrough valve; purge valve vok. Abblaseventil, n; Ausblaseventil, n; Schnüffelventil, n rus. продувочный вентиль, m; продувочный… …
38blowout pipe — išleidimo vamzdis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. bleeder pipe; blowout pipe; discharge pipe; outlet pipe vok. Auslaßrohr, n; Ausströmrohr, n rus. выпускная труба, f pranc. tuyau de décharge, m; tuyau de sortie, m …
39blowout — noun Date: 1822 1. a festive social affair 2. a bursting of a container (as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot 3. an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well 4. an easy or one sided victory 5. a valley or depression created by… …
40blowout — /bloh owt /, n. 1. a sudden bursting or rupture of an automobile tire. 2. a sudden or violent escape of air, steam, or the like. 3. a hollow formed in a region of shifting sands or light soil by the action of the wind. 4. an uncontrollable escape …
