Commercial Diving Hydration System
Format
SOECS Senior Project Demonstration
Faculty Mentor Name
Abel Fernandez
Faculty Mentor Department
Engineering Management
Abstract/Artist Statement
The scuba diving industry consists of approximately six million scuba divers. Due to environmental factors such as exposure to the sun, saltwater, and dry air within scuba diving tanks, scuba divers are uniquely susceptible to dehydration and can become dehydrated without recognizing the warning signs. This is particularly troubling for scuba divers as dehydration can increase susceptibility to decompression sickness, a condition where excessive amounts of nitrogen build up in the body that results in loss of motor function, loss of consciousness, and even death.
Our team has developed a solution where scuba divers have access to drinking water while scuba diving, such that divers do not have to choose between putting themselves at risk by continuing with the dive in a dehydrated state or ending the dive early so as to stay properly hydrated.
The target market will be short-duration technical and commercial divers. Short-duration commercial divers often use open diving bells as a place to rest during a standard six-hour working shift. Our hydration system will be compatible with standard commercial diving equipment and attached to the diving bell and be available to divers when they return to the diving bell for breaks.
Location
Virtual
Start Date
25-4-2020 2:00 PM
End Date
25-4-2020 4:00 PM
Commercial Diving Hydration System
Virtual
The scuba diving industry consists of approximately six million scuba divers. Due to environmental factors such as exposure to the sun, saltwater, and dry air within scuba diving tanks, scuba divers are uniquely susceptible to dehydration and can become dehydrated without recognizing the warning signs. This is particularly troubling for scuba divers as dehydration can increase susceptibility to decompression sickness, a condition where excessive amounts of nitrogen build up in the body that results in loss of motor function, loss of consciousness, and even death.
Our team has developed a solution where scuba divers have access to drinking water while scuba diving, such that divers do not have to choose between putting themselves at risk by continuing with the dive in a dehydrated state or ending the dive early so as to stay properly hydrated.
The target market will be short-duration technical and commercial divers. Short-duration commercial divers often use open diving bells as a place to rest during a standard six-hour working shift. Our hydration system will be compatible with standard commercial diving equipment and attached to the diving bell and be available to divers when they return to the diving bell for breaks.