<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Determining the efficiency of breathing air purification for hyperbaric purposes with the use of filtration systems is of a crucial importance. However, when the Polish Navy took samples of breathing air from their own filtration plant for quality purposes, these were found to not meet the required standard. The identification of this problem imposed the need to undertake actions aimed at the elimination of the identified disruptions in the process of breathing air production, with the objective of assuring its proper quality. This study presents the results of the initial tests on the air supply sources utilised by the Polish Navy, which were carried out for the purpose of setting a proper direction of future works and implementing corrective measures in order to optimise the breathing air production process. The obtained test results will be used in a subsequent publication devoted to the assessment of the level of efficiency of air purification with the use of a multifaceted approach consisting in the utilisation of various types of air supply sources and different configurations of purification systems.</p></abstract>

Determining the efficiency of breathing air purification for hyperbaric purposes with the use of filtration systems is of a crucial importance. However, when the Polish Navy took samples of breathing air from their own filtration plant for quality purposes, these were found to not meet the required standard. The identification of this problem imposed the need to undertake actions aimed at the elimination of the identified disruptions in the process of breathing air production, with the objective of assuring its proper quality. This study presents the results of the initial tests on the air supply sources utilised by the Polish Navy, which were carried out for the purpose of setting a proper direction of future works and implementing corrective measures in order to optimise the breathing air production process. The obtained test results will be used in a subsequent publication devoted to the assessment of the level of efficiency of air purification with the use of a multifaceted approach consisting in the utilisation of various types of air supply sources and different configurations of purification systems.

Breathing Air Purification for Hyperbaric Purposes, Part II

Department of Underwater Works Technology, Polish Naval Academy, Gdynia, Poland

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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Determining the efficiency of breathing air purification for hyperbaric purposes with the use of filtration systems is of a crucial importance. However, when...

Breathing Air Purification for Hyperbaric Purposes, Part II

Publié en ligne: 20 oct. 2015

Pages: 20 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2015-0003

Mots clés
underwater works technology, marine engineering, diving gases

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Breathing Air Purification for Hyperbaric Purposes, Part II

Publié en ligne: 20 oct. 2015

Pages: 20 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2015-0003

Mots clésunderwater works technology, marine engineering, diving gases

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
underwater works technology, marine engineering, diving gases