pressurizers
Devices adding pressure
Pressurizers are devices that maintain or increase pressure in a system.
In nuclear power plants, a pressurizer keeps reactor coolant at high pressure to prevent boiling.
The term extends to any equipment that pressurizes containers, pipes, or chambers: The pressurizers failed, causing a drop in cabin pressure.
Someone who applies psychological pressure might humorously be called a pressurizer.
Controlled fission apparatus
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
- PWREnergy, abbreviated
- steam generatorDevice producing water vapor
- heat exchangeEnergy flow between temperatures
moderator · control rods · fuel rods · fission · uranium · criticality · containment · radioactivity
Device storing incremental charge
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- relief valveAutomatic pressure limiter
gauges · manometers · heaters · spray nozzles · safety valves · instrumentation · actuators · transducers
Automatic pressure limiter
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- fail-safeAutomatic harm prevention mechanism
- shutdownCessation of operations
backup systems · inspection · regulation · certification · monitoring · blowdown · interlock · alarm systems
Study of pressurized liquids
- pneumaticsPhysics of gas mechanics
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- flow controlRegulating movement or rate
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
fittings · hoses · seals · gaskets · valves · pumps · reservoirs · accumulators
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
- coolantTemperature-regulating fluid
- PWREnergy, abbreviated
- steam generatorDevice producing water vapor
heat exchange · moderator · control rods · fuel rods · fission · uranium · criticality · containment · radioactivity · thermodynamics
accumulator
Device storing incremental charge
- compressorPressure-increasing mechanical device
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
relief valve · gauges · manometers · heaters · spray nozzles · safety valves · instrumentation · actuators · transducers · controllers
relief valve
Automatic pressure limiter
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- fail-safeAutomatic harm prevention mechanism
shutdown · backup systems · inspection · regulation · certification · monitoring · blowdown · interlock · alarm systems · redundancy
hydraulics
Study of pressurized liquids
- pneumaticsPhysics of gas mechanics
- fluid dynamicsScience of flowing matter
- flow controlRegulating movement or rate
pipelines · fittings · hoses · seals · gaskets · valves · pumps · reservoirs · accumulators · cylinders
pressurizersdecompressors
Tools that expand compressed data
relief valves · vents · vacuum pumps · exhaust systems · bleeders
pressurizerssoothers
Things providing comfort
calmers · relievers · pacifiers · comforters · accommodators
- pressurized cabinAir-regulated aircraft enclosure
- pressurized airAtmosphere at elevated force