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Abstract

The effects of prolonged exposures to high concentrations of CO2 were studied. Twenty-two seamen and a medical officer were sealed for 60 days in 5 compartments of the USS Haddock, a fleet-type submarine equipped with a caustic scrubber for removing excess CO2. The scrubber adequately removed CO2 at an average rate of 9.77 lb/hr at an average caustic utilization of 90.3%. The desired 1.5% CO2 atmosphere was maintained. As expected, the averages were higher than those for maintaining the 1% CO2 atmosphere for which the unit was designed. The absence of odors and cigarette smoke was attributed to the scrubber action.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1953
Accession Number
AD0019360

Entities

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Atmospheres
  • Biomedical Research
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Drops
  • Feed Pumps
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluids
  • Gases
  • Governments
  • Indicator Dyes
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Liquids
  • Plastic Explosives
  • United States
  • Water

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.