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Why is a scuba diver's air tank placed in a tub of water when being refilled?
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∙ 16y ago
Because compressing a gas increases its temperature. The increase in temperature increases the pressure further. By cooling the tank in water the tank can be filled with more air, it's also safer than having a very hot super high pressure tank at the end of the fill.
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What other animals have flippers?
scuba divers
Scuba tanks have wh at noble gas in them?
Some advanced divers dive using gas mixtures including Helium.
Without this noble lightweight the goodyear company would never have gotten off the ground and scuba divers would really be hurting and doctors might be unable to heal them?
helium
How do scuba divers sink if they have tanks of compressed air on their backs?
The average aluminum SCUBA cylinder holds 80 cubic feet of air at pressure. That means you are taking the equivalent of a closet's worth of air and smashing it into a cylinder much smaller than that. When full, the cylinder is at 3,000 pounds per square inch of pressure.When the valve is opened, it sends air into the (assumed) first stage regulator which is connected by hoses to gear such as two second stage regulators, instruments and your vest.So the SCUBA tanks don't so much USE the air so much as STORE the air at high pressures.
Is lightning and thunder harmful to scuba divers?
Think about the question for a minute.... Lots of water, millions of volts of electricity and a large metal tank on your back which is a fine conductor of said electricity. Do the math.
What is the collective noun of scuba divers?
The collective noun is a bubble of scuba divers.
Who uses a scuba-suit?
Many people use a SCUBA suit for diving. Sport divers, police divers and some Navy recovery divers.
Who can get bends?
scuba divers
Before a diver dives will he will take a deep breath or hyperventilate?
Free divers do but scuba divers do not need to. Scuba divers take their air with them and would have no need to hyperventilate.
How do scuba divers move?
They swim
Who hires scuba divers?
seebees
Where are most scuba divers located?
In the Water....
What other animals have flippers?
scuba divers
What do scuba divers use to breathe?
Scuba - self contained underwater breathing apparatus
What are the release dates for Scuba Bob's Ocean Quest - 2006 Fearless Divers Scuba Rangers 2-7?
Scuba Bob's Ocean Quest - 2006 Fearless Divers Scuba Rangers 2-7 was released on: USA: 2007
Where can one purchase a scuba regulator online?
Scuba regulators, also called 'diving regulators', are vital for scuba divers to properly obtain oxygen from a tank. Regulators are available for purchase through diving specialty stores such as Prime Scuba, House of Scuba, and Divers Direct.
What are skin divers?
Skin divers are people who dive into the ocean without using special equipment, unlike Scuba divers.
