Human Physiological Studies at 43 Bar, by H V Hempleman

Human Physiological Studies at 43 Bar
H V Hempleman

In 1960 Val Hempleman started work on decompression for compressed air workers and in 1966 published the Blackpool Decompression Tables, which became an internationally accepted industry standard. He was appointed superintendent of the RNPL in 1968 and soon thereafter was awarded his PhD for research into prevention of  decompression sickness. Experimental work in the use of helium based breathing gases resulted in a record breaking chamber dive in 1970 by associated researchers to 1,535 feet (468 m), followed in 1980 by a simulated depth of 2,165 feet (660 m) at the same facility.

This book is Hempleman’s personal copy of this study on human physiology at 43 bar and is annotated on pages 6 and 7.

Comb-bound. A4 book with faded blue card covers.

388 pages + 2 fold-out graphs
Black and white
225 mm x 298 mm (8.75 in x 11.75 in)
1980, AMTE Physiological Laboratory