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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 05:55:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Esat Atikkan <atikkan@ya*.co*>
Subject: Re: CO2 for dry suit inflation
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com

Simple:
CO2+H20 ----> H2CO3 (carbonic acid)

Safe bubbles
Esat Atikkan



--- "Gliviak, Jozef" <Jozef.Gliviak@co*.co*> wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I've seen interesting discussion about using CO2 for
> dry suit inflation on
> our local tech-diving conference. I'd like to ask
> you if you have any
> experience or knowledge why this gas is not used
> widelly as Argon is.
> It's isolation characteristic is better than Argon
> and price is extremly
> low.
> 
> I know that there is one issue - CO2 in pressure
> higher than 50Bar changes
> in to liquid and during expansion consumes lot of
> heat - it is necessary to
> find a solution to prevent regulator freezing.(which
> as far as I know exist
> - ask any paintball player :-)
> 
> Regards
> 
>   Jozef Gliviak
>   Slovakia
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