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.
Glossary of Pressure Range 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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