Canadian Self-Contained Diving Equipment Performance Tests.

Abstract

The experiment evaluates the performance of a modified Mine Recovery Suit under various working conditions to a depth of 99 feet. The outfit consisted of a hunchback canvas lightweight diving dress with an integrated facemask having a hinged faceplate. A Mine Recovery Suit (MRS) breathing apparatus supplied breathing medium to the facemask by means of a venturi jet which metered the supply and provided recirculation of the breathing medium through a carbon dioxide absorbent. A neck yoke breathing bag provided a reservoir for high breathing rate demands. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1953
Accession Number
AD0892055

Entities

People

  • C. T. Kincaid
  • E. D. Thompson
  • J. V. Dwyer

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Diving
  • Diving Equipment
  • Lightweight
  • Load Monitoring
  • Performance Tests
  • Recovery
  • Reservoirs
  • Respiration

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Materials Science