Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"positive overpressure"
English answer:
positive pressure
Added to glossary by
Witold Palka
Jun 17, 2015 09:11
8 yrs ago
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English term
"positive overpressure"
English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Even at –25° C there shall be a small positive overpressure, and in a warm climate the pressure still stays within, say, 30 kPa.
To my mind:
either
positive pressure
or
overpressure
Still, there is a considerable number of google hits for both "positive overpressure" and "negative overpressure".
I'm confused, but should I?
To my mind:
either
positive pressure
or
overpressure
Still, there is a considerable number of google hits for both "positive overpressure" and "negative overpressure".
I'm confused, but should I?
Responses
4 | positive pressure | Witold Palka |
4 | overpressure | B D Finch |
Change log
Jun 17, 2015 13:41: Krzysztof Kożurno changed "Language pair" from "English to Polish" to "English"
Jul 8, 2015 13:45: Witold Palka Created KOG entry
Responses
11 days
English term (edited):
\"positive overpressure\"
Selected
positive pressure
See context.
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5 hrs
overpressure
Overpressure must be positive and underpressure negative, so the redundancy in your text is simply confusing.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1930056087
Raymond M. Fish, Leslie Alexander Geddes, Charles F. Babbs - 2003 - Health & Fitness
Both the positive (overpressure) and negative (underpressure) portions of pressure variations can contribute to injury.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2015-06-17 21:31:08 GMT)
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Yes, that is interesting. Not my field, so I don't know whether that's how it would normally be expressed.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1930056087
Raymond M. Fish, Leslie Alexander Geddes, Charles F. Babbs - 2003 - Health & Fitness
Both the positive (overpressure) and negative (underpressure) portions of pressure variations can contribute to injury.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2015-06-17 21:31:08 GMT)
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Yes, that is interesting. Not my field, so I don't know whether that's how it would normally be expressed.
Note from asker:
This was my first reaction. However, please see the discussion entry. Witold has a valid point. |
Discussion
The original filling in the factory is made to a pressure of 20 kPa (0.2 at, 3 psi) at a temperature of about 20° C (65-70° F). This pressure will change with the ambient temperature. Even at -25° C there shall be a small positive overpressure, and in a warm climate the pressure still stays within, say, 30 kPa.
The thing is these documents are far from word-perfect. Still, I believe this is not some minor mistake and to write "positive overpressure" rather than just "overpressure". So in spite of minor mistakes, you can assume that this is valid and correct. And logical to expect pressure to rise as temperature rises.