title: Modeling dissolved and free phase gas dynamics under decompression.
abstract: Dissolved and free gases do not behave the same way in tissue under pressure, and their interaction is complex. Differences are highlighted, particularly with respect to time scales, gradients and transport. Impacts of free phases on diving are described, contrasting increased off-gassing pressures, slower ascent rates, safety stops and reduced repetitive exposures as consistent practical measures within Haldane models (limited supersaturation) which can be played off against buildup of dissolved gas. Simple computations illustrate the points.
authors.affiliation: Applied Theoretical Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, N.M. 87545.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Wienke
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001825:Body Fluid Compartments / Q000502:physiology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003664:Decompression; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000209:etiology; D004242:Diving; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D010539:Permeability; D012984:Software; D013500:Surface Tension
chemical_list: D005740:Gases