start-to-leak pressure
start-to-leak pressure
[′stärt tə ′lēk ‚presh·ər] (mechanical engineering)
The amount of inlet pressure at which the first bubble occurs at the outlet of a safety relief valve with a resilient disk when the valve is subjected to an air test under a water seal.
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