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Sounds like an opportunity to develop simpler, cheaper, more reliable closed-circuit technology, no? Or is there something fundamental about the paradigm that
by zzalpha 11y ago
Sounds like an opportunity to develop simpler, cheaper, more reliable closed-circuit technology, no?
Or is there something fundamental about the paradigm that makes that impossible?
- nradov 11y agoClosed-circuit rebreather technology is already about as simple as it can get, but there is a fundamental minimum complexity that will always be higher than open-circuit. You will always need multiple O₂ sensors (for redundancy), probably a CO₂ sensor, control electronics, batteries, solenoids, scrubber, readouts, etc. Those items are usually quite reliable but they still introduce additional failure points and risk of operator error.