Operational Monitoring of Oxygen Consumption in Semi-Closed Circuit Underwater Breathing Apparatus

Abstract

An equation is developed which permits calculation of a diver's oxygen consumption in a semi-closed circuit UBA if the inspired partial pressure of oxygen, the depth, the mixed gas injection rate and the supply gas oxygen percentage are known. The approximate nature of this calculation and its limitations are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA007517

Entities

People

  • E. T. Flynn

Organizations

  • United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Classification
  • Divers
  • Diving
  • Equations
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Oxygen Electrodes
  • Partial Pressure
  • Respiration
  • Security
  • Steady State
  • Underwater Breathing Apparatus
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Water Vapor

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science