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Title: Lox breathing system with gas permeable-liquid impermeable heat exchange and delivery hose

Abstract

Life support apparatus composed of: a garment (2): for completely enclosing a wearer and constructed for preventing passage of gas from the environment surrounding the garment (2); a portable receptacle (6) holding a quantity of an oxygen-containing fluid in liquid state, the fluid being in a breathable gaseous; state when at standard temperature and pressure; a fluid flow member (16) secured within the garment (2) and coupled to the receptacle (6) for conducting the fluid in liquid state from the receptacle (6) to the interior of the garment (2); and a fluid flow control device (14) connected for causing fluid to flow from the receptacle (6) to the fluid flow member (16) at a rate determined by the breathable air requirement of the wearer, wherein fluid in liquid state is conducted into the interior of the garment (2) at a rate to be vaporized and heated to a breathable temperature by body heat produced by the wearer.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Richland, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Hanford Co
OSTI Identifier:
870391
Patent Number(s):
5511542
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62B - DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-87RL10930
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
lox; breathing; gas; permeable-liquid; impermeable; heat; exchange; delivery; life; support; apparatus; composed; garment; completely; enclosing; wearer; constructed; preventing; passage; environment; surrounding; portable; receptacle; holding; quantity; oxygen-containing; fluid; liquid; breathable; gaseous; standard; temperature; pressure; flow; 16; secured; coupled; conducting; interior; control; device; 14; connected; causing; rate; determined; air; requirement; conducted; vaporized; heated; produced; standard temperature; heat produced; flow control; control device; heat exchange; fluid flow; gas permeable; support apparatus; containing fluid; environment surrounding; breathable gas; /128/62/

Citation Formats

Hall, Mark N. Lox breathing system with gas permeable-liquid impermeable heat exchange and delivery hose. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Hall, Mark N. Lox breathing system with gas permeable-liquid impermeable heat exchange and delivery hose. United States.
Hall, Mark N. Mon . "Lox breathing system with gas permeable-liquid impermeable heat exchange and delivery hose". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870391.
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