PORTABLE RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM STUDY

Abstract

A feasibility study was made of a reliable, portable, lightweight environmental control system for use with a recompression chamber. The report presents the results of the study and recommendations for system development. A tank-supplied open-circuit system for breathing-gas supply to the portable recompression chamber is the simplest, easiest to operate, and most reliable system. However, except for instances where a large supply of compressed air is available, it is impractical. Semiclosed-circuit and compressor-supplied open-circuit systems appear to offer excellent alternatives to the tank-supplied system without an unreasonable increase in complexity. A closed-circuit system does not appear to offer any major advantages for this application which would offset its deceased reliability and increased cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709995

Entities

People

  • Don W. Caudy
  • James S. Glasgow

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Supplies
  • Breathing Gases
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Compressors
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Exhaust Valves
  • Heavy Duty
  • High Pressure
  • Hyperbaric Chambers
  • Life Support Systems
  • Pressure Regulators
  • Regulators
  • Reliability
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Materials Science