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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 14:34:23 -0500
To: <tgunther@co*.co*>
From: Mike Rodriguez <mikey@ma*.co*>
Subject: Re: DEPTH GUIDELINES
Cc: kirvine@sa*.ne*, techdiver@aquanaut.com
At 08:46 AM 12/2/99 -0800, tgunther@co*.co* wrote:

>Thanks for your advice.   If I could rephrase it to make sure I understand,
your
>advice is that for any bottom gas choice, it should me the following criteria:
>
>     1.  O2 partial pressure of 1.4 max
>     2.  N2 partial pressure of 1.4 max
>     3.  EAD of 100' max

The PN2 of air reaches 1.4 at 25fsw.

I think the WKPP preference is for a PN2 of 0 (zero) where possible,
but never more than 100fsw air equivalent.  That means you mix for
a max PN2 of no more than 3.2 (equivalent to 100fsw on air), not 1.4.

-Mike Rodriguez
<mikey@ma*.co*>
Pn(x) = (1/(2^n)n!)[d/dx]^n(x^2 - 1)^n

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