Title :
Environmental control for hyperbaric applications
Author :
Reimers, L. T J G S D ; Hansen, O.R.
Author_Institution :
Office of U.S. Navy Supervisor of Diving
Abstract :
Careful control of the environment in a hyperbaric facility is necessary to protect the health and well-being of the occupants. In this paper total environmental control in the hyperbaric chamber is broken down into eight categories of control: total pressure, O2partial pressure, CO2partial pressure, temperature and humidity, trace contaminants, fire detection, bacteria and noise. For each category an assessment is given of the difficulty and degree of control required and its importance to the occupants´ well-being. For a diver in the water the special problems encountered in O2partial pressure control, CO2partial pressure control, and temperature control are also discussed briefly, each in its respective category. For each category the state of the art is discussed and the requisites for technological advancement are identified.
Keywords :
Control systems; Fires; Microorganisms; Monitoring; Ocean temperature; Pollution measurement; Pressure control; Sea surface; Surface contamination; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, IEEE 1971 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1971.1161060