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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 18:18:53 -0500 (EST)
From: "William M. Smithers" <will@tr*.co*>
Subject: RE: THE FACTS: TDI Training Death, 16 April 1997
To: Jon Breazile <breazile@ne*.co*>
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com

On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Jon Breazile wrote:
> William M. Smithers Wrote:
> >No thank you - I like my Buhlmann served straight up, water on
> >the side.
> 
> Don't you think you should throw in some deep stops, or do you
> consider it ongassing? 

Of course it's a good idea to throw in deep stops, but that's
irrelevant - Pyle-style deep stops are applied post-model - meaning 
the model is run, deep stops are added, then the model is re-run.

> Tell us what you would do for a 300 ft.
> dive for 25 min for 14/50.

Glad you asked, but it's moot, because since I went closed-circuit, I only
dive Heliox below 150ft, then switch to N2 diluent for deco.

But here's what you get for 300 for 25 on 14/50, with, 
then without deep stops, using unadulterated Buhlmann ZHL16c.
This assumes 32%, 50%, and 100% for deco, a 100fpm descent 
rate, with an on-the fly switch from 50% to mix at 60ft, and
an ascent rate of 60fpm up to 100, then 30fpm slowing to 10fpm
as you get shallow.  In real life, I'd probably skip the 32%, 
and calculate the intermediate stops for mix.

                DIVE PLAN                      

Waypoint  at  60ft for   0 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.408, END 26
Waypoint  at  300ft for  25 min on Trimix 14.0/50.0, PPO2 1.411, END 119
Norm Stop at  120ft for   1 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.482, END 90
Norm Stop at  110ft for   1 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.385, END 90
Norm Stop at  100ft for   1 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.288, END 81
Norm Stop at  90ft for   2 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.191, END 73
Norm Stop at  80ft for   2 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.095, END 64
Norm Stop at  70ft for   3 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.559, END 32
Norm Stop at  60ft for   3 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.408, END 26
Norm Stop at  50ft for   6 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.256, END 20
Norm Stop at  40ft for   7 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.105, END 13
Norm Stop at  30ft for  12 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 0.954, END 7
Norm Stop at  20ft for  14 min on 100% Oxygen, PPO2 1.605, END 0
Norm Stop at  10ft for  27 min on 100% Oxygen, PPO2 1.303, END 0

TOTAL DECO TIME: 79 minutes.
DIVE RUN TIME: 115 minutes.
CNS Total: 85.3%
OTU's: 168

42.1Cu ft of 50.0% consumed.
155.7Cu ft of 14.0/50.0 consumed.
14.7Cu ft of 32.0% consumed.
33.0Cu ft of 100.0% consumed.
245.5Cu ft total open circuit gas consumed.


And with 2 minute Pyle-style deep stops:


Waypoint  at  60ft for   0 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.408, END 26
Waypoint  at  300ft for  25 min on Trimix 14.0/50.0, PPO2 1.411, END 119
Deep Stop at  200ft for   2 min on Trimix 14.0/50.0, PPO2 0.987, END 73
Deep Stop at  160ft for   2 min on Trimix 14.0/50.0, PPO2 0.818, END 55
Deep Stop at  130ft for   2 min on Trimix 14.0/50.0, PPO2 0.691, END 41
Norm Stop at  100ft for   1 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.288, END 81
Norm Stop at  90ft for   2 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.191, END 73
Norm Stop at  80ft for   3 min on Nitrox 32.0, PPO2 1.095, END 64
Norm Stop at  70ft for   3 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.559, END 32
Norm Stop at  60ft for   4 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.408, END 26
Norm Stop at  50ft for   6 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.256, END 20
Norm Stop at  40ft for   9 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 1.105, END 13
Norm Stop at  30ft for  13 min on Nitrox 50.0, PPO2 0.954, END 7
Norm Stop at  20ft for  16 min on 100% Oxygen, PPO2 1.605, END 0
Norm Stop at  10ft for  31 min on 100% Oxygen, PPO2 1.303, END 0

TOTAL DECO TIME: 94 minutes.
DIVE RUN TIME: 129 minutes.
CNS Total: 94.5%
OTU's: 184
47.0Cu ft of 50.0% consumed.
174.5Cu ft of 14.0/50.0 consumed.
12.2Cu ft of 32.0% consumed.
37.0Cu ft of 100.0% consumed.
270.8Cu ft total open circuit gas consumed.

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