GB1116504A - Improvements in or relating to underwater breathing equipment - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to underwater breathing equipmentInfo
- Publication number
- GB1116504A GB1116504A GB4813865A GB4813865A GB1116504A GB 1116504 A GB1116504 A GB 1116504A GB 4813865 A GB4813865 A GB 4813865A GB 4813865 A GB4813865 A GB 4813865A GB 1116504 A GB1116504 A GB 1116504A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- water
- air
- oxygen
- breathing
- diver
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
- B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
- B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
- B63C11/18—Air supply
- B63C11/184—Artificial gills
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Pulmonology (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
- Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
- Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
Abstract
Exhaled air from a diver, or in a submarine, or from other under-water enclosure, is enriched with oxygen from the surrounding sea water either by bubbling the air through sea water or by bringing the air into contact with means for extracting oxygen from the sea water, the enriched air then being conducted back to the diver &c., for breathing. Breathing apparatus for a diver (see Figs. 1-5, not shown) comprises a device (34) which allows carbon dioxide to pass from the exhaled air into the water, oxygen to pass from the water into the air, and which prevents water from entering the breathing system, and consists of a number of parallel units (20) through which the air passes, the walls of the units comprising a thin membrane (23) of silicone rubber or microporous polyethylene which allows the permeation of the oxygen and carbon dioxide and resists water. Each unit (20) also includes frame members (25), an inner core (21) of perforated corrugated sheet material, and reinforcing elements (22). The atmosphere in a submarine may be enriched with oxygen obtained by pumping the surrounding sea water through a similar gas exchange device. In an underwater construction (Figure 9, not shown) having living space maintained with an atmosphere at a pressure equal to that of the outside water, the air brought into contact with the gas exchange device 65 is first reduced in pressure at a valve (69) so that the partial pressures of the nitrogen in the air and that dissolved in the water are about the same to ensure that nitrogen is not lost from the breathing circuit.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB4813865A GB1116504A (en) | 1965-11-12 | 1965-11-12 | Improvements in or relating to underwater breathing equipment |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB4813865A GB1116504A (en) | 1965-11-12 | 1965-11-12 | Improvements in or relating to underwater breathing equipment |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1116504A true GB1116504A (en) | 1968-06-06 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB4813865A Expired GB1116504A (en) | 1965-11-12 | 1965-11-12 | Improvements in or relating to underwater breathing equipment |
Country Status (1)
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GB (1) | GB1116504A (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2720050A1 (en) * | 1994-05-17 | 1995-11-24 | Serguei Mintchev | Underwater mask and snorkel |
GB2576098A (en) * | 2018-06-20 | 2020-02-05 | Amphibio Ltd | Wearable artificial gill |
CN114771784A (en) * | 2022-06-20 | 2022-07-22 | 中国海洋大学 | Underwater operation equipment with ocean monitor |
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1965
- 1965-11-12 GB GB4813865A patent/GB1116504A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2720050A1 (en) * | 1994-05-17 | 1995-11-24 | Serguei Mintchev | Underwater mask and snorkel |
GB2576098A (en) * | 2018-06-20 | 2020-02-05 | Amphibio Ltd | Wearable artificial gill |
CN112584720A (en) * | 2018-06-20 | 2021-03-30 | 两栖生物有限公司 | Wearable artificial gill |
JP2021531422A (en) * | 2018-06-20 | 2021-11-18 | アンフィバイオ リミテッド | Wearable artificial gills |
GB2576098B (en) * | 2018-06-20 | 2022-05-04 | Amphibio Ltd | Wearable artificial gill |
CN114771784A (en) * | 2022-06-20 | 2022-07-22 | 中国海洋大学 | Underwater operation equipment with ocean monitor |
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