shock 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… …
2Shock wave — Bombshock redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Micromasters#Bombshock. For other uses, see shockwave. Schlieren photograph of an attached shock on a sharp nosed supersonic body. A shock wave (also called shock front or simply shock …
3overpressure — 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… …
4overpressure — 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… …
5overpressure — 1. noun excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave ... or whether the bronchiectatic cavity is due principally to a yielding of the bronchial walls to the inspiratory and expiratory pressure, to …
6Hydrostatic shock — The term hydrostatic shock describes the theory that a penetrating projectile produces remote wounding and incapacitating effects in living targets, in addition to local effects in tissue caused by direct impact, through a hydraulic effect in… …
7peak overpressure — The maximum value of overpressure at a given location which is generally experienced at the instant the shock (or blast) wave reaches that location …
8hardened — i. Any structures protected against blast, shock, overpressure, radiation, and, in some cases, nuclear explosion. They may also be protected against biological and chemical warfare. Aircraft pens with a concrete embankment and a top covering are… …
9Pratt & Whitney J58 — [ shock diamonds] The Pratt Whitney J58 (also known as the JT11D) was the jet engine used on the Lockheed A 12 OXCART, and subsequently on the YF 12 and SR 71 Blackbird aircraft. It was essentially a turbojet engine [ [http://www.pw.utc.com/vgn… …
10Water Resistant mark — Water Resistant is a common mark stamped on the back of wrist watches to indicate how well a watch is sealed against ingress of water. It is usually accompanied by an indication of the static test pressure that a sample of newly manufactured… …
