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RE: Did submarines suffer from bends?
Posted by:
Peter Nall
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Date: February 01, 2001 12:54PM
For the record, the bends is a condition brought about by the blood\'s ability to dissolve higher quantities of atmospheric glasses when under pressure, such as in deep water. The bends is caused when nitrogen forms bubbles in places like the major joints because natural loss through the lungs is too slow to \"vent\" high gas concentrations.
The submarine is a rigid pressure vessel, maintaining an internal pressure close to one atmosphere. No bends, but plenty of other physical and mechanical hazards for the crew.
The submarine is a rigid pressure vessel, maintaining an internal pressure close to one atmosphere. No bends, but plenty of other physical and mechanical hazards for the crew.
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 |