Dear Ken,

Perhaps we are "mailing" about something different.

The heat is not generated by a biological reaction.
It is a chemical reaction that produces the heat.

This heat is brought into the suit by means off a "central heating =
system"  by hot water tubes that run treu the special undergarment.
This is NOT a hot water suit like is used in the off shore industry bud =
a bud a closed system (just like at home). Off cource your body will =
stay dry with the exeption off body moisture.

Kind regards,

Roger Willems

viking@ds*.nl*



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Van:  Ken Sallot[SMTP:KEN@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*]
Verzonden:  dinsdag 15 oktober 1996 23:26
Aan:  GASDIVER@ao*.co*; gmiiii@in*.co*; 'USDCT@ao*.co*'; Willems
CC:  cavers@ge*.co*; techdiver@terra.net
Onderwerp:  Re: AW: Drysuit heating

> Here are our two cents,
>=20
> TRELLEBORG Industri AB manufacturors off the VIKING dry diving suits =
cooperated with the Swedisch NAVY in a project to develop a "portable =
chemical heater"  for divers.
> The system is based on a biological safe  chemical reaction. And it =
performed very well.
> It only requires a special undersuit, reactor and the special adapted =
suit.
>=20
> Futher we also make nylon (trilaminate) and polyurethane dry diving =
suits.  The last one has HF welded seems and can be custom made. We also =
custom make dry bags off any kind from this material.
>=20
> The Viking dry glove ring system offers a standard double protection =
during the dive and you can replace parts during the dive if nececary.
>=20
> Kind regards,
>=20
> Roger Willems
> viking@ds*.nl*

Sorry, biological dry suit heating was perfected by a chemical=20
engineer from Dupont awhile ago. He scarfed down some onion rings=20
then went for a cave dive in Manatee last december, rumour has it=20
that his drysuit is still not the same. You should have seen the look=20
on his buddies face when he unzipped the suit. One word - phew.

Ken
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