Explosive decompression failure

Explosive decompression due to pressure or temperature shifts can cause catastrophic material failure. 

An overview is presented of the design processes required to address industry s need to provide long-term integrity sealing in extremes of temperature, pressure and chemical environments. Examples drawn from the offshore oil and gas market are used to illustrate the consideration of explosive decompression and fluid attack to elastomers. Examples are also used to illustrate various modes of failure in conventional seal types. The way in which newly developed perfluoroelastomers has brought significant performance improvements in biomedical, pharmaceutical and semi-conductor industries is demonstrated. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY UK WESTERN EUROPE... 

Loss of an engine due to uncontained failure (e.g. loss of a propeller) at high altitude may cause explosive decompression if the fuselage is at a high pressure differential. In this system state, the end result of the hazard is likely to be hazardous. 

In relation to a diving project the failure or the endangering of diving equipment, the trapping of a diver, any explosion in the vicinity of a diver, any uncorrtrolled ascertt or any omitted decompression. 

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