FORMULAE Flashcards
C = (F - 32)
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1.8
F = (1.8 x C) + 32
CALCULATING GAS VOLUMES BY PROPORTION
PR AVAILABLE
————————X VOL WHEN FULL PR WHEN FULL
Absolute Temp (K) = Temp in C + 273
Absolute Temp (R) = Temp in F + 460
Diving Time Available (How Long Has He Got?)
GAS AVAILABLE
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GAS CONSUMPTION
GAS AVAILABLE
FGV = FV X PRESSURE
GAS CONSUMPTION
BR X AP
Charles Law of Final Pressure / Final Temperature
Final Pressure=Initial Pressure x Final Temperature (Abs)
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Initial Temperature (Abs)
Final Initial Final Initial
DAILY GAS USE IN A CHAMBER
FGV = Lock Volume x Depth Added (msw or fsw)
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10 or 33 As Req’d
VOLUME OF LOCK
PIE x RADIUS2 x LENGTH
DIVER 02 CONSUMPTION
No Of Divers x No Of Days x 0.72m3 or 25ft3
TRUE PERCENTAGE OR SURFACE EQUIVALENT PERCENTAGE (SEP)
True or SEP = Scale Reading
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Absolute Pressure
FINAL PRESSURE LEFT / PRESSURE DROP IN QUAD OR KELLY
FINAL PRESSURE =
GAS USED (FGV) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
FV of QUAD OR KELLY
EQUALISING CHAMBERS AT A NEW DEPTH
GP (Depth) = TOTAL FGV
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Total FV
HOW TO FIND THE FV OF A DDC FROM GAS USED IN BLOWDOWN
FV = GAS USED
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GP
What PPO2 will the Merging Chambers Equalise At?
PPO2 = Total Oxygen Volume
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Total FV