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Old 10-04-07, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Garf
the M value is a theoretical value, for a given tissue compartment, where the pressure differencial between tissue pressure and inert gas pressure becomes so great you end up with a bubble. This means if you ascend too quick, you get bent becuase the Nitrogen pressure in your tissues is so much lower than the inert pressure around you.
Isn't the M-Value more to do controlling the relationship between tissue pressure and ambient pressure rather than the inert gas pressure? Changing ambient pressure is going to have a corresponding effect on the inert gas pressure as well, but given that you can also change the inert gas pressure by changing the amount of N2 in the mix, my understanding was it was mainly about the ambient...
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