Commercial Diving Hydration System

Lead Author Major

Loren C. Lazik

Lead Author Status

Senior

Second Author Major

Shanshan Li

Second Author Status

5th year Senior

Third Author Major

Gavin Jun Jie Tan

Third Author Status

Senior

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

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Commercial Diving Hydration System

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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.