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Russia starts experimental development of liquid breathing technology for submarine crews.
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are conducting full-scale tests. We started with tests on mice and other
small animals. Now, we are executing the experimental development with
the use of large animals, dogs," Davydov said. The liquid breathing technology implies filling the lungs with liquid rich in oxygen that penetrates the blood stream. ARF’s scientific and technical board approved the program this spring. The work is being done by the Labor Medicine Research Institute. Plans provide for a special pressure suit that will come in handy to not only submariners, but pilots and cosmonauts as well. According to Davydov, a special capsule was developed for the tests. It would be submerged in a high-pressure hydraulic chamber. Now, dogs can breathe at a depth of 500 m for over 30 min. without any health problems, the deputy director general said. The development of the liquid breathing technology is intended to save the crews of submarines in distress from deep sea. Davydov noted that all countries with submarine fleets are faced with the problem. Filling the lungs with oxygen-rich liquid was proposed as a solution several decades ago but was not put into practice, Davydov said. © Copyright 2016 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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