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Threshold values of human injury when exposed to excess explosion pressure

UDC 616.-001:662.215.23
Authors Ivanitskiy Aleksandr Grigor'evich, PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
Petriko Elena Aleksandrovna
Abstract Purpose. To study the mechanism of the effect of excessive pressure on fuel in order to determine the possible consequences.
Methods. The analysis of literature sources and conduction of experimental studies.
Findings. It was found that the most sensitive to excessive pressure are the organs of hearing, respiration, gastrointestinal tract and brain, the main traumatic effect depending on the excess pressure. The threshold values of human injury risk at the onset of excessive explosion pressure are determined. Conclusion. It is established that the initial stage is conduction of experimental studies to determine the consequences of the effect of excessive pressure on human body taking into account its anthropometric data.
Keywords explosion, excessive explosion pressure, human body, the mechanism of injury
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