Editing Pressurization

{{Short description|Application of pressure in a given situation or environment}}
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'''Pressurization''' or '''pressurisation''' is the application of [[pressure]] in a given situation or environment.

==Examples==
===Industrial===
[[Industrial equipment]] is often maintained at pressures above or below atmospheric.

===Atmospheric===
This is the process by which [[atmospheric pressure]] is maintained in an isolated or semi-isolated atmospheric environment (for instance, in an [[aircraft]],<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |date=1973 |page=215 }}</ref> or whilst [[scuba diving]]).

==See also==
* [[Cabin pressurization]]
* [[Compressed air]]
* [[Decompression (diving)]]
* [[Decompression (physics)]]
* [[Gas compressor]]
* [[:Category:Units of pressure]]
* [[Pressurisation ductwork]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wiktionary inline}}

[[Category:Pressure]]

[[it:Pressurizzazione (aeronautica)]]


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