High pressure jet

<p>A high pressure jet is a stream of pressurized <a href="/facts/Fluid/wLnMhBC0">fluid</a> that is released from an environment at a significantly higher <a href="/facts/Pressure/eyc37GRG">pressure</a> than <a href="/facts/Ambient_pressure/mfHMbHMR">ambient pressure</a> from a <a href="/facts/Nozzle/9z8wqmEC">nozzle</a> or orifice, due to operational or <a href="/facts/Accidental_release_source_terms/qaq8afLb">accidental release</a>. In the field of <a href="/facts/Safety_engineering/ywUBoqda">safety engineering</a>, the release of <a href="/facts/Toxicity/qa96rs60">toxic</a> and <a href="/facts/Flammable/1QexTQ4T">flammable</a> gases has been the subject of many <a href="/facts/R%2526D/2h5UddUu">R&D</a> studies because of the major <a href="/facts/Risk/tbBEDA0V">risk</a> that they pose to the <a href="/facts/Health_and_safety/hpvFDuEW">health and safety</a> of workers, <a href="/facts/Industrial_equipment/8YfGHnJt">equipment</a> and <a href="/facts/Natural_environment/NzGY148M">environment</a>. Intentional or accidental release may occur in an industrial settings like <a href="/facts/Natural_gas/9MYQ7NAP">natural gas</a> processing plants, <a href="/facts/Oil_refineries/yeaW0UMv">oil refineries</a> and <a href="/facts/Hydrogen_storage/KPqx6qNG">hydrogen storage</a> facilities.
</p><p>A main focus during a <a href="/facts/Risk_assessment/vlG9Uf0h">risk assessment</a> process is the estimation of the gas cloud extension and <a href="/facts/Dissipation/C134STy1">dissipation</a>, important parameters that allow to evaluate and establish safety limits that must be respected in order to minimize the possible <a href="/facts/Damage/gEHz7JkD">damage</a> after a high pressure release.
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High pressure jet