English Dictionary

blowout preventer

名詞

(oil industry) A device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.

日本語の意味

油井の地表面に配置され、井戸からの過剰な噴出（ブローアウト）を防止するため、開口部を閉じることで油やガスの流出を制御する装置。

When sensors detected an abnormal pressure surge, the blowout preventer was engaged to seal the well and avert a catastrophic spill.

センサーが異常な圧力上昇を検知したとき、ブローアウト防止装置が作動して井戸を封じ、壊滅的な流出を防いだ。

意味（1）

(oil industry) A device that sits at the surface interface of an oil well and prevents a blowout from occurring by closing the orifice, allowing material to flow from the oil reservoir out through the shaft.

blowout preventers （ plural ）