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Chapter 1: Barometric Pressure and Gas CompositionMany factors affecting artificial gas atmosphere, which is used to maintain life during space flight, are considered. The wide variability of barometric pressure in spacecraft, due in large measure to spacecraft design is discussed. Explosive decompression is described; this develops from instantaneous depressurization of the cabin. Decompression sickness is reviewed, including bubble growth and evolution of gas bubbles in organisms. Dysbarism, hypoxia, and hypercapnia are also discussed.
Document ID
19760019722
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Book Chapter
Authors
V B Malkin
(Ministry of Health of the USSR Moscow, Soviet Union)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: Foundations of Space Biology and Medicine - Volume 2, Book 1: Ecological and Physiological Bases of Space Biology and Medicine
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Volume: 2
Issue: Book 1
Subject Category
Man/System Technology and Life Support
Report/Patent Number
NASA-SP-374-VOL-2-BK-1
Accession Number
76N26810
Distribution Limits
Public
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