Uncontrolled decompression
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uncontrolled-decompression-169-16001881
title:
Uncontrolled decompression
text:
An uncontrolled decompression is an undesired drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as a pressurised aircraft cabin or hyperbaric chamber, that typically results from human error, structural failure, or impact, causing the pressurised vessel to vent into its surroundings or fail to pressurize at all. Such decompression may be classed as explosive, rapid, or slow:
- Explosive decompression (ED) is violent and too fast for air to escape safely from the lungs and other air-filled cavities
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description:
Unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontrolled_decompression
date created:
2004-11-21T13:51:58Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:07:30Z
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