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...a tank fire that may eventually result in boilover is an initial confined explosion blowing off the tank roof.{{sfnp|Casal|2008|p=100}} ...n Handbook |publisher=[[National Fire Protection Association|National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-87765-758-3 |editor-last=Cote | ...

...plate method of operation of a symmetrical sandwich offers the best armor protection. Open-faced sandwich configurations are used in [[Explosive welding|Explosion welding]] and some other metalforming operations. ...

..., they easily pass through the body and thus pose a formidable [[radiation protection]] challenge, requiring shielding made from dense materials such as lead or ...oy substantial radiation shielding.<ref>{{cite conference |title=Radiation protection considerations in the design of the LHC, CERN's Large Hadron Collider |last ...

...accepted due to its ease of modification, such as gas-tight and explosion protection configurations. ...

...extreme cases of this are referred to as [[boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion]] (BLEVE). ...arch/health/health.htm |website=ca.gov |publisher=California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board |date=May 6, 2016}} ...

...t be designed to be pressure-resistant (approximately 4 bar) and explosion protection must be applied. Special auxiliary systems for, e.g., sealing oil and hydro for [[explosion protection|ex-protected areas]] separate standards are added: ...

...] steel developed by [[Carnegie Steel]] in 1910 and commonly used for deck protection, with modifications in carbon and nickel and the addition of [[molybdenum]] ...variety of destructive tests from [[Charpy impact test|Charpy V-notch]] to explosion bulge can be performed. Destructive testing is not practical for inspecting ...

...ies, and [[smart battery]] packs with state-of-charge monitors and battery protection circuits that prevent damage on over-discharge. [[Low self-discharge NiMH b ...voltage varies from 4.2 to 3.0 volts during discharge. Volatile: Chance of explosion if short-circuited, allowed to overheat, or not manufactured with rigorous ...

...and around 70% of light stabilizers produced world-wide are used in their protection, despite them representing only around 50% of global plastic production.<re ...monly used [[glass]] types are highly resistant to UV radiation. Explosion protection lamps for oil rigs for example can be made either from polymer or glass. He ...

...cal component in the "time, distance, shielding" maxim used in [[radiation protection]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.ornl.gov/info/reports/1962/3445605995483.p ...to 500 times the occupational standard for americium-241 as a result of an explosion in his lab. McCluskey died at age 75, not as a result of exposure, but of a ...

...4=Alert |first4=D. |last5=Sauermann |first5=G. |title=Consequences for sun protection factors when solar simulator spectra deviate from the spectrum of the sun | ...to power supply instabilities,<ref name=tawfik_solarsim /> a risk of bulb explosion due to their operation via high-pressure gas,<ref name=tawfik_solarsim /> a ...

The '''history of radiation protection''' begins at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries with the realization t ...implemented worldwide, monitoring devices have been created, and radiation protection laws and regulations have been enacted. ...

...direct contact of both foils the oxide layer on the anode surface gives no protection. A spacer or separator made of a special highly absorbent paper with high p ..., including parts of the electrolyte. This vent protects against bursting, explosion or fly away of the metal tub. ...

The explosion in executive pay has become controversial, criticized not only by those on ...] provisions may exist due to [[Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act|Dodd-Frank]] and the [[Sarbanes–Oxley Act|Sarbanes-Oxley Act]].<ref>{{C ...

...t inhalation or ingestion by humans, and it is placed within strict safety protection systems), it cannot be denied that it may be released and dispersed into th In April 1970, the Apollo 13 lunar mission was aborted due to an oxygen tank explosion in the spacecraft's service module. Upon reentering the atmosphere, the lun ...

...harge, [[overheating (electricity)|overheating]], and sometimes fires or [[explosion]]s due to [[thermal runaway]].<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Wang |fi == Innovation and IP protection == ...

...block of flats at [[Osney]] with one fatality.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford explosion|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38978667?intlink_from ...ns and on 26 December Oxfordshire goes up to tier 4 under the [[The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020|"all tie ...

...rk, flame, or flash), [[electricity]] (e.g. a battery), or [[sound]] (e.g. explosion heard when burning hydrogen). Its etymology stems from the Greek prefix ''έ ...idely used in applications such as radiation [[dosimetry]], [[radiological protection]], [[experimental physics]], and the [[nuclear industry]].}} ...