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RE: Did submarines suffer from bends?
Posted by:
kurt
()
Date: January 27, 2001 02:35PM
No, the bends was not a common problem in submariners.
A sub, unlike a skin diver, has a rigid, steel hull holding back the sea pressure. Even when submerged deep in the ocean, the interior of the sub, where the crew are, is at normal sea level pressure (or close to it).
A sub, unlike a skin diver, has a rigid, steel hull holding back the sea pressure. Even when submerged deep in the ocean, the interior of the sub, where the crew are, is at normal sea level pressure (or close to it).
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Did submarines suffer from bends? | BernardZ | 01/27/2001 12:25PM |
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? | bernardz | 01/27/2001 12:27PM |
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? | kurt | 01/27/2001 02:35PM |
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? | Fin Bonset | 01/29/2001 07:39PM |
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? | Peter Nall | 02/01/2001 12:54PM |
RE: Higher air pressure when submerged | kurt | 01/29/2001 10:11PM |
RE: Higher air pressure when submerged | Rick Mann | 02/01/2001 04:39PM |
RE: Did submarines suffer from bends? | Steve Cooper | 02/02/2001 03:07AM |