A steam rupture occurs within a pressurized system of super critical water when the pressure exceeds the design plus
safety margin specification. A steam rupture can occur in any high temperature pressurized system, including, but not limited to: automobile
cooling systems, stationary power plants, mobile power plants, steam driven tools (such as some
trip hammer
Trip may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Books
Fictional characters
* Trip (Pokémon), Trip (''Pokémon''), a ''Pokémon'' character
* Trip (Power Rangers), in the American television series ''Time Force Power Rangers''
* Trip, in the 2013 film ...
s), and even the delivery systems for application processes such as cleaning and fabric fullering.
References
Mechanical engineering
Engineering failures
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