Estimated Carbon Dioxide Production and Physiological Adaptation Of Survivors in a Simulated Disabled Submarine

Abstract

Seven volunteer US Navy personnel were exposed for one week to conditions simulating those expected to develop within a disabled submarine (DISSUB) in the hypobaric facility at the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USAKIEM) The primary purpose of the study was to obtain a more reliable estimate of the rate at which DISSUB survivors consume oxygen (V02) and generate carbon dioxide (VC02) This information will be used to provide improved estimates of the amount of lithium hydroxide (LiOH) required aboard submarines for emergency C02 scrubbing, and to calculate likely survival times based on the quantity of LiOH available and the number of surviving crew.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407483

Entities

People

  • Aaron J. Young
  • D. A. Stulz
  • J. W. Castellani
  • S. R. Muza
  • T. J. Francis

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acid-Base Imbalance
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Temperature
  • Body Weight
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Hydroxides
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Musculoskeletal Physiology
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • United States

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.