insane suit?

[FFMDiver]

Would it be too far fetched to fill a dry suit with a dense liquid such as vegetable oil?
The liquid would act as a thermal barrier, compress less than air and have no boyancy issues. Someone please tell me why this is "oil suit" is an insane idea? Thank you.

 

[gfisher4792]

I know others will chime in with more in depth analysis, but as far as buoyancy issues, I believe oil floats on water, therefore a buoyancy issue.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

Suits filled with warmed water already exist however.....commercial divers use them in cold water.

 

[hex92]

I know others will chime in with more in depth analysis, but as far as buoyancy issues, I believe oil floats on water, therefore a buoyancy issue.

What he said.....Oil floats

 

[Heffey]

Getting in and out of the suit would be interesting.
I think I saw something like that at a bachelor party once. :11:

 

[FFMDiver]

But oil in a container would sink wouldnt it??

 

[Henryville]

But oil in a container would sink wouldnt it??

Might want to check the physics on that one...

 

[Grajan]

Apart from the issues above I believe oil has better thermal conductivity than water....

Would it be too far fetched to fill a dry suit with a dense liquid such as vegetable oil?
The liquid would act as a thermal barrier, compress less than air and have no boyancy issues. Someone please tell me why this is "oil suit" is an insane idea? Thank you.

 

[renaissancemanjoshua]

I guess my biggest question would be;

Why?

Diving is great, but a mix of wet and oily would test the limits of the most die hard.

 

[Web Monkey]

Would it be too far fetched to fill a dry suit with a dense liquid such as vegetable oil?
The liquid would act as a thermal barrier, compress less than air and have no boyancy issues. Someone please tell me why this is "oil suit" is an insane idea? Thank you.

I don't have the tables handy, but oil (and almost any other liquid I'm aware of) conducts heat much better than air, and would be a bad choice for insulation.

Terry