The Megalodon underwater breathing apparatus (UBA) was used in completing 99 man-dives. The primary test objective was to determine whether the UBA could control oxygen sufficiently to satisfy performance specifications published by Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC-PCD).The UBA failed in 4.9% of the 61 dives analyzed. One failure was due to PO2 overshoot duration greater than the allowed three minutes; two were due to regulation of post- overshoot PO2 >1.45. The UBA s performance adequately met the predetermined reject rule of.
Manned Certification Evaluation of the Innerspace Systems (registered trademark) Megalodon Underwater Breathing Apparatus
2010
47 pages
Report
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English
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