What is a ‘Buoyancy Compensator’ ?

Buoyancy compensator (or buoyancy control device, BC or BCD) is a piece of diving equipment worn by divers to provide:

Life saving emergency buoyancy both underwater and on the surface.
The ability to adjust and control the overall buoyancy of the diver and the diver's heavy equipment allowing the diver to remain at constant depth or to descend or ascend in a controlled way.
Some types of buoyancy compensator also provide a platform for or are built around the diver's SCUBA equipment.

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Differences between MC/MC-C and ME/ME-C engines

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Main engine interlocks

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Why is a man hole door elliptical in shape?

Any opening in a pressure vessel is kept to a minimum and for a man entry an elliptical hole is lesser in size than the corresponding circular hole. More over it is prime concern to have a smoothed generous radius at the corners to eliminate stress concentration. Hence other geometrical shapes like rectangle and square are ruled out. To compensate for the loss of material in the shell due to opening, a doubler ring has to be provided around the opening. The thickness of the ring depends on the axis length along the dirrection in which the stresses are maximum and the thickness of the shell. It is important to align the minor axis along the length of the vessel, as the stress in this direction is maximum. Longitudinal stress: Pd/2t where P= pressure inside the vessel, d= diameter of the arc, t= thickness of the shell plating Circumferential stress: Pd/4t More over a considerable material and weight saving is achieved as...

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