<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper discusses the mathematical model of thermal comfort in the hyperbaric facility. Based on human thermal balance and thermal comfort conditions the comfort equation for the hyperbaric environment was derived. The comfort equation enables to calculate all those combinations of the diver's activity, clothing (thermal insulation, moisture permeation factor) and environmental variables (temperature, pressure, composition, relative humidity and velocity of the breathing gas and mean radiant temperature), which would create thermal comfort in the hyperbaric environment. The paper presents also the solution of thermal comfort equation for dives up to the depth of g = 590 m, with helium-oxygen and hydrogen-oxygen breathing mixture, as well as the comfort diagrams.</p></abstract>

The paper discusses the mathematical model of thermal comfort in the hyperbaric facility. Based on human thermal balance and thermal comfort conditions the comfort equation for the hyperbaric environment was derived. The comfort equation enables to calculate all those combinations of the diver's activity, clothing (thermal insulation, moisture permeation factor) and environmental variables (temperature, pressure, composition, relative humidity and velocity of the breathing gas and mean radiant temperature), which would create thermal comfort in the hyperbaric environment. The paper presents also the solution of thermal comfort equation for dives up to the depth of g = 590 m, with helium-oxygen and hydrogen-oxygen breathing mixture, as well as the comfort diagrams.

Model of thermal comfort in the hyperbaric facility

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin

Polish Maritime Research

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The paper discusses the mathematical model of thermal comfort in the hyperbaric facility. Based on human thermal balance and thermal comfort conditions the...

Model of thermal comfort in the hyperbaric facility

Published Online: Apr 21, 2011

Page range: 37 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10012-011-0006-y

Keywords
comfort temperature, human balance, hyperbaric environment

This content is open access.

Model of thermal comfort in the hyperbaric facility

Published Online: Apr 21, 2011

Page range: 37 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10012-011-0006-y

Keywordscomfort temperature, human balance, hyperbaric environment

This content is open access.

Keywords
comfort temperature, human balance, hyperbaric environment