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Filling a cylinder from the panel Low pressure breathing air compressor intended for use with airline diving equipment. High pressure diving compressors are generally three- or four-stage-reciprocating air compressors that are lubricated with a high-grade mineral or synthetic compressor oil free of toxic additives (a few use ceramic-lined cylinders with O-rings, not piston rings, requiring no ...
Aqua-Lung [1] was the first open-circuit, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (or "scuba") to achieve worldwide popularity and commercial success. This class of equipment is now commonly referred to as a twin-hose diving regulator, [2] or demand valve.
The definitive equipment for surface-supplied diving is the breathing apparatus which is supplied with primary breathing gas from the surface via a hose, which is usually part of a diver's umbilical connecting the surface supply systems with the diver, sometimes directly, otherwise via a bell umbilical and bell panel.
Underwater breathing apparatus can be classified as open circuit, semi-closed circuit, (including gas extenders) or closed circuit (including reclaim systems), based on whether any of the exhaled gas is recycled, and as self-contained or remotely supplied (usually surface-supplied, but also possibly from a lock-out submersible or an underwater habitat), depending on where the source of the ...
Aeris brand covered a wide range of recreational scuba equipment, including regulators, dive computers, buoyancy compensators, harnesses, masks, fins, and snorkels. [2] Aerotec Industries Inc. Norseman scuba regulators. [3] Aer-Sub, also known as Spiro-Sub – Branding used by Cressi-Sub for scuba equipment Trademarks used by Cressi-sub. [4]
Pressure gauge on Siebe Gorman manual diver's pump, indicating delivered pressure in pounds per square inch (black) and feet sea water (red) The pump may be mounted in a cabinet for protection during transport and storage, and may be fitted with one or more pressure gauges.
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Scuba equipment: Primary cylinder(s), carried back-mounted or side mounted and open circuit regulator(s), or rebreather sets. Alternative air source such as bailout bottle or pony bottle, and decompression cylinders and their associated regulators. Secondary demand valve (Octopus). Sometimes a full-face diving mask is used.