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>(2) Neon seems a viable alternative (except the cost), concern
>seems to be the treatment of a DCI hit in a diver that has been
>using neon. Outside my knowledge here, but surely a bubble is
>a bubble regardless of the gas it contains.Raising the ambient
>pressure high enough should, in theory 'crush' the bubble back
>into solution.The problem then would be one of a suitable
>decompression protocol. Comments on solubility etc were
>thrown into the arena. Anybody any hard facts?
>
One of the interesting possibilities for the use of Argon and Neon is in the
role of an intermeadiary OR transitional deco gas.
If you run a deep profile with a rich trimix, then use a NeOx or ArgOx in
addition to rich Nitroxes for Deco, you may see a decrease in deco obligations.
Christopher M. Parrett, President, Abysmal Diving Inc.
Makers of ABYSS, Advanced Dive Planning Software.
Ph, 303-530-7248, Fx, 303-530-2808
ftp://abysmal.com/users/abysmal http://www.emi.net/boynton/abyss/abyss.html
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