Decompression theory

Abstract

By using dive tables or diving computers, divers are effectively using
decompression algorithms to manage the risk of developing decompression
sickness (DCS). They dictate the time allowed at each depth before the dive
converts from no-decompression dive into a decompression dive, as well as the
decompression stops needed for a decompression dive (time to spend at various
depths on the way up to the surface). These algorithms are calculations that follow
from the principles of a given decompression theory; of these, different ones exist
with wildly different approaches. It is clear that the principles of those algorithms
are very different in terms of what the mathematical modelling translates to in
reality. This highlights that we still do not know exactly how bubbles form and grow
in the body and when they trigger DCS.

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•264 Pages
•11 Chapters
•16 Tables
•63 Figures
•“Food for thought” interludes

The Editors and Co-editors :

Costantino
BALESTRA
Jean
-Eric BLATTEAU
Alain BOUSSUGES
Francois BURMAN
Peter BUZZACOTT
John CHATTERTON
Danilo
CIALONI
Zeljko
DUJIC
Robert J. ECKERSLEY
Murat S. EGI
Emmanuel GEMPP
Peter GERMONPRE
Francois GUERRERO
Walter HEMELRYCK
Jean
-Pierre IMBERT
Thodoris
D. KARAPANTSIOS
Jacek
KOT
Pierre LAFÈRE
Kate LAMBRECHTS
Cecile LAVOUTE
Dennis MADDEN
Alessandro MARRONI
Aleksandra MAZUR
Tamer OZYIGIT
Virginie
PAPADOPOULOU
Massimo PIERI
Georgi
POPOV
Miroslav
ROZLOZNIK
Adel TAHER
Meng
-Xing TANG
Guy THOMAS
Frauke
TILLMANS
Yurii
TKACHENKO
Qiong
WANG
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