Experimental Researches of Thermal Phenomenon During the Saturation Diving

Stanciu, Tamara; Diaconu, M.

doi:10.15660/auofmte.2013-1.2850

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“…The solution ( 7) was graphically represented in Fig. 1, considering a diver with the following features: body mass m = 84 kg, height h = 1.78 m, age a = 42 year; body surface S = 2.05 m 2 and a production of metabolic heat Q  = 88 W. The diver is one of the four divers that participated in simulated saturation diving series in the hyperbaric laboratory of the Diving Centre [7]. In Fig.…”

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Improvement of the Heat Balance Equation Accuracy, in the Case of Saturation Diving

Constantin

Stanciu

2021

Teh. glas. (Online)

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The body temperature of a diver is one of the most important aspects of the concept of underwater safety and comfort. The heat balance equation previously established, was improved in this paper by introducing a linear dependence of the absolute humidity on the body temperature, as the absolute humidity influences the latent heat flux needed for the humidification of the breathing gas. The solution of the new proposed heat balance equation is a step forward in assessing the body temperature in both cases of unitary and saturation diving. The paper presents the equation and its solutions in the case of breathing either air or Heliox and compares the theoretical results with the values measured in the frame of simulated saturation diving with Heliox 5/95, in the hyperbaic laboratory. The proposed equation predicts the body temperature of the diver, at the end of a 30 minutes immersion with a good accuracy. The relative error is up to 1%.

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“…The studies on heat loss mechanisms developed in the Diving Centre in Constanta refer to divers immersed in water, in controlled conditions which simulate the water pressure at different depths [7].…”

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