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I think the puddle would take a long time to evaporate because the air is basically saturated with water vapor (100% relative humidity). Saturation at the high
by steve_g 12y ago
I think the puddle would take a long time to evaporate because the air is basically saturated with water vapor (100% relative humidity). Saturation at the higher pressures in Aquarius occurs at a much lower water vapor concentration than up here.
In other words, the water has nowhere to go.
- FatalLogic 12y agoBut they do have air conditioning, so they are able to condense water vapor out of the air. It seems like it's not very effective in that environment, so I'm curious to know why and if it could be improved. I assume the poor performance of the a/c is simply a result of the very high air pressure, but I don't know exactly why.
- danelectro 12y agoBreathing compressed air tastes so funky sometimes, I hope it's just nitrogen causing the narcosis. Looks to me like the living chamber is pressurized to match the ambient water pressure, so realistically a free diver could enter but would still have the same limited "bottom-time" as when they are using scuba at that depth, otherwise the same decompression regime would be required upon ascent. The conditioning of air for a relatively closed system should not be expected to resemble or contain the same elements as an ordinary residential application where cooling is the main consideration and moisture removal is a side-effect of the most common apparatus in humid environments. A regenerative industrial air-drying unit could be adapted, at least I know I could do it, but may not be within their energy budget.