pressure control
Managing applied force
Pressure control is the regulation of force exerted by gases or liquids in a system.
In industrial and mechanical contexts, pressure control valves maintain safe operating conditions in pipelines, tanks, and hydraulic systems: The pressure control failed and the boiler exploded.
In medicine, pressure control refers to a ventilator mode that delivers breaths at a set pressure rather than volume.
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- valveFluid flow controller
- relief valveAutomatic pressure limiter
- baroreceptorNerve detecting blood pressure
flow · safety valve · compressor · pipe · ventilator · hyperbaric chamber · vacuum systems · throttle · dial · seal · actuator · sphygmomanometer · maintain · force · hydraulic · restrict · release · tension
pressure controlpressure release
Reducing internal force
venting · pressure relief · blowoff · depressurization · exhaust
pressure controlpressure buildup
Gradual increase of force
overpressure · blowout · rupture · system failure · explosive decompression