rebreather

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re·breath·er

 (rē-brē′thər)
n.
A usually portable, lightweight, vestlike breathing apparatus that recycles oxygen from exhaled air, absorbs exhaled carbon dioxide, and has a small container providing fresh air, used by scuba divers and astronauts, as well as rescue workers in environments where the air is thought to be toxic.
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Major criteria for this life critical system included quality, reliability, dependability of supply for OEM and in-service maintenance, corrosion resistance, high performance, lightweight, ease of installation in order to operate advanced valving in backpack and helmet to match the high developed designs and manage the gas technology of the life-dependent rebreather system with complete reliability - supporting the easy to use ergonomic and haptic controls.
I also traveled on a NOAA cruise from Pearl Harbor to Midway Island, studying deep rebreather diver physiology.
* A unique closed-loop rebreather system, in which the only oxygen used is what the crew metabolizes.
He has learned to drive a twin-engine speedboat and venture underwater with a rebreather to complete his scenes.
Mark said: " Rebreather technology, which is ex-US military diving tech, has enabled us to reveal so much more.
Suited up in his snorkel, goggles, flippers and MKVI rebreather, Zaki routinely sets off on his photography excursions with a fully-loaded Canon 5D Mark-III, couched in a high-end Nauticam housing to protect it, and a couple of big bright lights that he plays around with.
Despite hundred percent oxygen via a rebreather mask and Bi level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) trials his respiratory rate increased and serial ABG reports revealed worsening hypoxaemia and metabolic acidosis.
(30.) A rebreather is a technologically sophisticated form of diving equipment: it processes most or all of the exhaled breath of a diver, removes the carbon dioxide and returns a purified air supply (with additional oxygen) to the diver.
The crew will breathe pure oxygen provided by a rebreather system, similar to what astronauts use in space.
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