... and the projectile motion. A discussion of the test events and associated physics is provided. high pressure blast loads personnel safety test enclosure submerged underwater SUBMERGED PRESSURE VESSEL TESTING HAZARDS John Montoya Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants 3330 Oakwell Court, Suite 100 San...

.... The second model indicates the level of conservatism of predicted blast loads when assuming an instantaneous vessel failure. A properly designed pressure testing enclosure can provide a high level of safety in the event of a failure; several types of enclosure designs have proven to be successful, which...

... protection, pressure vessels are often placed inside test enclosures. However, sometimes these enclosures are built with the intent to create an exclusion zone but are not designed to contain these hazards. On some occasions, local shields are used to provide protection from potential projectiles that may...

... pressure vessel failure. In order to provide personnel protection, pressure vessels may be placed inside hardened test enclosures designed to contain these hazards. Some of the key response mechanisms that should be considered when designing such enclosures include applied blast loads for pneumatic testing...