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Q Taylor & Francis � Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................xi Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................xv List of Main Symbols and Abbreviations ..............................................................xvii Introduction .............................................................................................................xix Part I Diving Apparatuses Chapter 1 Ventilation of the Construction with a Constant Dosage System .........3 Construction .........................................................................................3 Ventilation ............................................................................................9 Design of SCR with Constant Premix Dosage ...................................20 Summary ............................................................................................23 Notes ...................................................................................................27 References ..........................................................................................27 Chapter 2 Unmanned Research on SCR with Constant Premix Dosage .............29 Assumptions .......................................................................................29 Research on Chemical Reactions .......................................................29 Dimensionality Reduction of the Problematic Situation ....................39 Improvements and Validation .............................................................46 Summary ............................................................................................57 Notes ...................................................................................................57 References ..........................................................................................58 Chapter 3 Manned Research of SCR with Constant Premix Dosage ..................59 Preliminary Testing ............................................................................59 Distance Swimming at a Small Depth ................................................59 Pressure Tests without Immersion of the Diver ..................................59 Pressure Tests in Immersion ...............................................................61 Statistical Processing of the Results ...................................................62 Results of Experiments .......................................................................64 Summary ............................................................................................65 Notes ...................................................................................................65 References ..........................................................................................66 Chapter 4 Ventilation of a Construction with a Metering Bellows Dispenser ....67 Construction .......................................................................................67 Ventilation ..........................................................................................68 vii viii Contents Balance ...............................................................................................68 Speed of Stabilization .........................................................................73 Stable Content ....................................................................................75 Modeling ............................................................................................75 Parameters of the Model .....................................................................76 Breathing Module ...............................................................................76 Sensitivity Analysis ............................................................................78 Apparatus Design Process ..................................................................80 Premix ................................................................................................82 Summary ............................................................................................83 Notes ...................................................................................................83 References ..........................................................................................84 Chapter 5 Tests of Construction with a Metering Bellows Dispenser ................87 Metabolic Simulator ...........................................................................87 The Results of the Simulation-Based Investigations ..........................90 Summary ............................................................................................93 Notes ...................................................................................................93 References ..........................................................................................94 PART II Hyperbaric Chambers Chapter 6 Ventilation of Hyperbaric Chambers ..................................................97 The Ventilation Models ......................................................................98 Minimum Amount of Gas Necessary for Continuous Ventilation ....101 Continuous Ventilation .....................................................................102 Interrupted Ventilation ......................................................................102 Gas Mixture Metering ......................................................................105 The Design of a Carbon Dioxide Emission Simulator .....................108 Investigations on Hyperbaric Chamber Ventilation ..........................110 The Preliminary Investigations on Interrupted Ventilation...............116 Investigations on Continuous Ventilation .........................................119 Summary ..........................................................................................126 Notes .................................................................................................127 References ........................................................................................128 Part III Submarines Chapter 7 Submarine Atmosphere Monitoring System ....................................131 Implementation of New Gas Analyzers ............................................131 Laboratory Research.........................................................................133 The Preliminary Test ........................................................................137 Contents ix The Temperature Tests ......................................................................138 The Pressure Tests ............................................................................139 Summary ..........................................................................................141 Notes .................................................................................................141 References ........................................................................................142 Chapter 8 Ventilation of Submarines ................................................................143 Submarine Atmospheric Monitoring System ...................................143 Software and Data Transmission ......................................................143 Method .............................................................................................143 Simulation Test of DISSUB Ventilation ...........................................143 Homogenization and Ventilation ......................................................146 Summary ..........................................................................................148 Notes .................................................................................................148 References ........................................................................................148 Part IV Mining Excavations Chapter 9 Ventilation of the Sealed Mining Excavation ...................................151 Mining Excavation ...........................................................................151 Measuring Equipment ......................................................................154 Infrared Spectroscopy .......................................................................155 Research Investigations ....................................................................155 Results ..............................................................................................156 Discussion ........................................................................................157 Summary ..........................................................................................158 Notes .................................................................................................158 References ........................................................................................159 Chapter 10 Conclusions ......................................................................................161 Manned Experiments with the Use of SCRs ....................................161 Unmanned Experiments with the Use of SCRs................................163 Experiments on the Submarine and Sealed Mining Excavation ......167 Summary ..........................................................................................168 Consummation .................................................................................170 Notes .................................................................................................171 References ........................................................................................171 References .............................................................................................................173 Appendix ...............................................................................................................175 Index ......................................................................................................................179