Burst pressure is a design safety limit which should not be exceeded. If this pressure is exceeded it may lead to mechanical breach and permanent loss of pressure containment.
Related Technical Terms
- Absolute Pressure
- Barometric Pressure
- Bidirectional
- Compound Pressure Ranges
- Differential Pressure
- FS – Full Scale
- Gauge Reference Pressure
- Hydrostatic Pressure
- Negative Gauge Pressure
- Overpressure Protection
- Rangeable
- Reference Pressure
- SG – Sealed Gauge
- Static Line Pressure
- Suction Pressure
- Vacuum
- Vented Gauge
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