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burst disk
(redirected from Rupture disc)

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burst disk [′bərst ‚disk]
(aerospace engineering)
A diaphragm designed to burst at a predetermined pressure differential; sometimes used as a valve, for example, in a liquid-propellant line in a rocket. Also known as rupture disk.


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5 hp drive package, quick-clamp, jacketed barrel, rupture disc and screw cord for cooling.
So you must have a safety system such as a rupture disc, shear pins, and/or an alarm connected to the pressure gauge.
Swagelok Company successfully completed evaluation of its stainless steel double-ended sample cylinders; rupture disc units; and D series, nonrotating-stem needle valves according to European Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (
 
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