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I don't think you understood what I wrote. I'm not talking about the actual ascent profile. Just the calculation of gas needed. The table is wildly inefficient for that calculation.Because, and again and again -it's easier to hold n-seconds every 0.3 ATA, and then move in n-seconds to the next 0.3 ATA ascent up. If you want an ascent rate of 9mpm or 30fpm for example, then you would hold 10 seconds, and then move up to the next depth in 10 seconds. If you're afraid of "Deep Stops", then do a continuous 1 foot every 2 seconds ascent rate (0.3 meters/2sec) -same as 10 feet every 20 seconds, same as 30 feet every 60 seconds for an overall ascent rate of 30fpm, to whatever safety stop depth you want.
So in the table above then for 9mpm/30fpm, replace the 1 minute time at each depth with 0.3 minutes, and total it -->of course you would expect less volume consumed in this case out of the AL40/5.5L Cylinder (30% of that 41.3 cuft/1156 litres).
Quick and easy to do in the field, and on-the-fly to get an estimate of gas volume needed: don’t need no app or spreadsheet. . . Simply tally the ATA’s.I don't think you understood what I wrote. I'm not talking about the actual ascent profile. Just the calculation of gas needed. The table is wildly inefficient for that calculation.
Did you not see that I did the same calculation in a single line? No app or spreadsheet. No table.Quick and easy to do in the field, and on-the-fly to get an estimate of gas volume needed: don’t need no app or spreadsheet. . . Simply tally the ATA’s.
You forgot the swimming over a volcanic vent through a column of boiling water which causes lack of concentration/situational awareness, the case of Montezuma's Revenge and crapping his drysuit. At least the hole he ripped will let some of it out.No. It was out of gas, attacked by kraken, in a downcurrent, in the dark, with a hole in your drysuit. And kelp.
It’s the GUE CAT formula - which is fine in this instance as well.Did you not see that I did the same calculation in a single line? No app or spreadsheet. No table.
Avg ATA * time * RMV = gas needed
No, it’s the evil Syrens capturing you and taking you down. . .You forgot the swimming over a volcanic vent through a column of boiling water which causes lack of concentration/situational awareness, the case of Montezuma's Revenge and crapping his drysuit. At least the hole he ripped will let some of it out.
Happened to me twice.You forgot the swimming over a volcanic vent through a column of boiling water which causes lack of concentration/situational awareness, the case of Montezuma's Revenge and crapping his drysuit. At least the hole he ripped will let some of it out.
You are good! Earlier in the thread, you tried to mock or denigrate a board member (who personally developed a very complex software for buoyancy and suit compression etc) by asking him if he can (not?) do the simplest of math.It’s the GUE CAT formula - which is fine in this instance as well.