effective compression

English

Noun

effective compression (uncountable)

1. (engineering) A phenomenon where high pressure inside a pipe causes it to buckle.
   • 2014 June 5, “Explosion and Fire at the Macondo Well”, in Investigation Report‎^[1], US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board:

     Effective compression has been well understood as a potential hazard in other oil and gas industry applications, including the design and operation of pipelines, well casing and well tubing, and of marine risers in deepwater drilling service such as those on the Deepwater Horizon.