# Pressurization

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{{Short description|Application of pressure in a given situation or environment}}
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'''Pressurization''' or '''pressurisation''' is the application of [pressure](/source/pressure) in a given situation or environment.

==Examples==
===Industrial===
[Industrial equipment](/source/Industrial_equipment) is often maintained at pressures above or below atmospheric.

===Atmospheric===
This is the process by which [atmospheric pressure](/source/atmospheric_pressure) is maintained in an isolated or semi-isolated atmospheric environment (for instance, in an [aircraft](/source/aircraft),<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |date=1973 |page=215 }}</ref> or whilst [scuba diving](/source/scuba_diving)).

==See also==
* [Cabin pressurization](/source/Cabin_pressurization)
* [Compressed air](/source/Compressed_air)
* [Decompression (diving)](/source/Decompression_(diving))
* [Decompression (physics)](/source/Decompression_(physics))
* [Gas compressor](/source/Gas_compressor)
* [:Category:Units of pressure](/source/%3ACategory%3AUnits_of_pressure)
* [Pressurisation ductwork](/source/Pressurisation_ductwork)

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Pressure

[it:Pressurizzazione (aeronautica)](/source/it%3APressurizzazione_(aeronautica))

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