pressure buildup

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• pressure buildup — As a tire heats up as it travels on the road, the air inside the tire expands and thus increases the air pressure. Any increase exceeding 15% above starting cold pressure should be investigated. The practice of bleeding the excess or hot pressure …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• buildup — /bild up /, n. 1. a building up, as of military forces; increase in amount or number. 2. a process of growth; strengthening; development: the buildup of heavy industry. 3. an accumulation, as of a particular type of material: a buildup of salt… …   Universalium

• buildup —    The vertical distance the water table or potentiometric surface is raised, or the increase of the pressure head due to the addition of water [22] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Tire-pressure monitoring system — A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is an electronic system designed to monitor the air pressure inside the pneumatic tires on various types of vehicles. The system is also sometimes referred to as a tire pressure indication system (TPIS).… …   Wikipedia

• Oncotic pressure — Oncotic pressure, or colloid osmotic pressure, is a form of osmotic pressure exerted by proteins in blood plasma that usually tends to pull water into the circulatory system. Throughout the body, dissolved compounds have an osmotic pressure.… …   Wikipedia

• Reduced pressure zone device — A Reduced Pressure Zone Device (RPZD, RPZ or RPZ valve) is a type of backflow prevention device used to protect water supplies from contamination. An RPZD is considered suitable for high hazard applications, that is, where the consequence of… …   Wikipedia

• Hydrocephalus, normal pressure (NPH) — Hydrocephalus is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. The fluid (the CSF) is often under increased pressure which can compress and damage the brain. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a specific form of hydrocephalus …   Medical dictionary

• Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) — Hydrocephalus is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. The fluid (the CSF) is often under increased pressure which can compress and damage the brain. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a specific form of hydrocephalus …   Medical dictionary

• NPH (normal pressure hydrocephalus) — Hydrocephalus is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. The fluid (the CSF) is often under increased pressure which can compress and damage the brain. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a specific form of hydrocephalus …   Medical dictionary

• Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… …   Wikipedia

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