Mainsail
Morning All
My field of expertise is Hazardous Cargo in the shipping industry not the airline industry, so this may seem a stupid question, and I hope somebody will clarify.
Goods packed in sealed containers on the ground have a pressure of 15psi
8000ft pressure is 11psi, effective internal pressure in sealed container 4psi
25000ft pressure is 5psi, effective internal pressure in sealed container 10psi
35000ft pressure is 3psi, effective internal pressure in sealed container 12psi.
My question is how good are the seals on bottles, drums, jerrycans etc. obviously if they are certified for air transport they are good for 4psi. plus a safety margin.
I am reasonably confident that most containers would not burst at these pressures , but I have some doubts about the caps on drums etc.
Anybody have any figures for pressure testing?
Regards
Mike