Physiological and Human Engineering Aspects of Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

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Acknowledgments; Participants; Introduction - C.E.G. Lundgren; Physiological limits to breathing dense gas - J.N. Miller; Discussion; Limits for mouth pressure in underwater breathing apparatus (UBA) - J. R. Clarke, S. Survanshi, E. Thalmann, and E. T. Flynn; Discussion; Lung centroid pressure and its influence on respiratory and physical work during immersion - N.A.S. Taylor and J.B. Morrison; Discussion; Immersion effects and apparatus design: The view from Wisconsin - E.H. Lanphier; Discussion; Formal descriptions of elastic loads encountered in the use of underwater breathing systems - D.D. Joye, J.R. Clarke, N.A. Carlson, and E.T. Flynn; Discussion; Criteria for manned testing of underwater breathing apparatus - D.E. Warkander, G.K. Nagasawa, and C.E.G. Lundgren; Discussion; SC450 - A total concept approach aimed at divers individual equipment - A. Hagglin and C. Bengtsrom; Discussion; Continuation of the discussions papers presented earlier in the of the day; Psychological considerations in the use of breathing apparatus - W.P. Morgan, E.H. Lanphier, J.S. Raglin, and P.J. O'Connor; Discussion; An approach to the modelling of underwater breathing apparatus - D.G. Tilley, J. Livesey, S.P. Tomlinson, and I.A. Himmens; Discussion; Evaluation of alternative gas delivery systems for semi-closed circuit underwater breathing apparatus - J.B. Morrison; Discussion; Methods for testing of breathing equipment - K. Segadal, E. Thorsen, and E. Myrseth; Discussion; Advances in the evaluation of underwater breathing apparatus - J. Livesey, I.A. Himmens, S. Parvin, and P.J. Tanner; Discussion; Future developments in unmanned underwater breathing apparatus testing - D.J. Eaton; Discussion; Estimating the total respiratory effort from the RMS-value of the EMG-signal: A pilot study - G.O. Dahlback and B. Svensson (read by Mr. Warkander); Inspired oxygen pressure may have unexpected effects on inert gas exchange - C.E.G. Lundgren, D. Anderson, G. Nagasawa, A. Olszowka, and W. Norfleet; Discussion; General discussion; Appendix A: referenced Text and figures submitted by Mr.Reimers, in the general discussion; Appendix B: Computer modeling of underwater breathing systems - J. Mittleman