Pressurization
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Application of pressure in a given situation or environment
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Pressurization or pressurisation is the application of pressure in a given situation or environment.
Examples
[edit ]Industrial
[edit ]Industrial equipment is often maintained at pressures above or below atmospheric.
Atmospheric
[edit ]This is the process by which atmospheric pressure is maintained in an isolated or semi-isolated atmospheric environment (for instance, in an aircraft,[1] or whilst scuba diving).
See also
[edit ]- Cabin pressurization
- Compressed air
- Decompression (diving)
- Decompression (physics)
- Gas compressor
- Category:Units of pressure
- Pressurisation ductwork
References
[edit ]- ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 215. ISBN 9780850451634.
External links
[edit ]The dictionary definition of pressurization at Wiktionary
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