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pressure vessel
noun
engineering a vessel designed for containing substances, reactions, etc, at pressures above atmospheric pressure
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"Additionally, OceanGate's analysis of Titan pressure vessel real-time monitoring data was flawed, so the company was unaware that the Titan was damaged and needed to be immediately removed from service" after a previous dive, it added.
"We found that OceanGate's engineering process for the Titan was inadequate and resulted in the construction of a carbon fiber composite pressure vessel that contained multiple anomalies and failed to meet necessary strength and durability requirements," NTSB's report said.
Because OceanGate did not adequately test the Titan, the company was unaware of the pressure vessel's actual strength and durability, which was likely much lower than their target.
Harvard University astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell in his online Space Report identified the debris found on Burucki’s property as a composite overwrapped pressure vessel from the second stage.
O’Keefe was killed when a pressure vessel exploded.
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