Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Unlimited air supply?

[Paul Kreemer <paulkreemer@gmail.com>]

Interesting idea.  To be used in scuba it would have to be much more efficient than plain old electrolysis which consumes a fair amount of electricity.

But the centrifuge method isn't showing up on Wikipedia's list of techniques yet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_splitting


Paul

On 2/10/06, Rob Ossian < rob_neptune@yahoo.com> wrote:

A friend of mine passed me some info on this guy a few
days ago and I have to admit I'm very intrigued by it:

http://www.likeafish.biz/

In a nutshell, a guy named Alan Bodner has figured out
a way to use a high velocity centrifuge to force the
existing oxygen out of seawater to allow sustained
underwater breathing.  Apparently a prototype of his
design is being installed in an underwater habitat in
Australia for further 'real world' testing.

I personally have my doubts as to whether this tool
will ever be compact or safe enough (if it even works)
to replace SCUBA tanks like the inventor hopes, but I
could easily see an application for submersibles and
submarines.

If nothing else, very interesting concept.

/Rob

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