JoshuaHeard
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I didn't read all previous pages in this thread, so i don't know if the question has been answered, but here is my response:
First, the tissue compartments in the deco algorithms are theoretical, they do not correspond to actual tissues like fat or muscle.
Second, the on-gassing and off-gassing describe the rate of absorption and diffusion in the gradient of the partial pressures of gasses. The rate and the partial pressure are both percents of the amount of gas in the tissue, so the absolute amount makes no difference. A 200 lb man and a 300 lb man will have the same rate.
What does make a difference is the relative differences in metabolism between people. So, a person who is in good shape with a high metabolism will move gasses faster than someone out of shape. The out of shape person will take longer to move gasses and to recover from a dive.
First, the tissue compartments in the deco algorithms are theoretical, they do not correspond to actual tissues like fat or muscle.
Second, the on-gassing and off-gassing describe the rate of absorption and diffusion in the gradient of the partial pressures of gasses. The rate and the partial pressure are both percents of the amount of gas in the tissue, so the absolute amount makes no difference. A 200 lb man and a 300 lb man will have the same rate.
What does make a difference is the relative differences in metabolism between people. So, a person who is in good shape with a high metabolism will move gasses faster than someone out of shape. The out of shape person will take longer to move gasses and to recover from a dive.