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    A scuba cylinder valve or pillar valve is a high pressure manually operated screw-down shut off valve fitted to the neck of a scuba cylinder to control...
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    may be breathing gas used with a scuba set, in which case the cylinder may also be referred to as a scuba cylinder, scuba tank or diving tank. When used...
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    open-circuit scuba sets have a diving regulator consisting of a first-stage pressure-reducing valve connected to the diving cylinder's output valve or manifold...
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  • of a gas storage cylinder a scuba cylinder valve to control the flow of gas into or out of the diving cylinders of a scuba set a valve to control flow...
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    scuba cylinder carried by the diver, in which case it is called a scuba regulator, or via a hose from a compressor or high-pressure storage cylinders...
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    Manual cylinder valve US DOT CFR Title 49, part 178, Subpart C — Specification for Cylinders US DOT Aluminum Tank Alloy 6351-T6 amendment for SCUBA, SCBA...
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    A bailout bottle (BoB) or, more formally, bailout cylinder is a scuba cylinder carried by an underwater diver for use as an emergency supply of breathing...
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    descriptions as a fallback Scuba cylinder valve – Valve controlling flow of breathing gas into and out of a scuba cylinder Valve exerciser – Device for maintaining...
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    high-pressure diving cylinder through a scuba regulator. By always providing the appropriate breathing gas at ambient pressure, demand valve regulators ensure...
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    must not put lives at risk. The first-stage of the scuba regulator may be connected to the cylinder valve by one of two standard types of fittings. The CGA...
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    CF CGA CGA 850 Compressed Gas Association valve standard CGA 850 is the standard for the scuba cylinder valve outlet for yoke connectors. chain chaser...
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    scuba in the absence of reliable, portable, and economical high pressure gas storage vessels. By the mid-twentieth century, high pressure cylinders were...
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    The bailout gas from the back mounted cylinder passes through a conventional scuba first stage at the cylinder valve, to the bailout block, where it is normally...
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    A scuba manifold is a device incorporating one or more valves and one or more gas outlets with scuba regulator connections, used to connect two or more...
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    scuba regulator system, a jacket style BC using a pneumatic control valve on the left side of the harness to operate inflation and deflation valves....
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    cylinder valve behind the diver's neck. High pressure gas flows into the regulator from the cylinder valve outlet, and is blocked by the demand valve...
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    supply in any way, but a second regulator on a double cylinder valve or a secondary demand valve (octopus) is not redundant to the diver carrying it, as...
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    mechanical reserve cylinder valves which were in general use before the submersible pressure gauge became a standard component of the scuba set. It may occasionally...
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    K-cylinder Bulk high pressure gas storage cylinder size designation (approximately 50 litres internal volume) Kelly Kelly tube K-valve Scuba cylinder valve...
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    fill scuba cylinders have a high delivery pressure and may have a low delivery volume. They are used to fill diving cylinders and storage cylinders or banks...
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    oxygen cylinder has two oxygen supply mechanisms in parallel. One is constant flow, and the other is a manual on-off valve called a bypass valve. Both...
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    Ro, Ru rams head Frame attached to the top of back-mounted scuba cylinders to protect valves, manifold, and regulator first stages from impact with the...
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  • Avelo diving system is a single cylinder, back-mounted scuba set with variable density buoyancy control. The gas cylinder is a carbon fibre over aluminium...
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    Dry suit (redirect from P-valve (diving))
    for connection to a scuba regulator first stage low-pressure port.: Ch5  The exhaust valve (or dump valve, often an auto-dump valve) allows the diver to...
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  • system, scuba cylinder valves and liquefied natural gas for home use. The standards include: CGA V-1 Standard for Compressed Gas Cylinder Valve Outlet...
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    and a hydrostatic test. The inspection and testing requirements for scuba cylinders may be very different from the requirements for other compressed gas...
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    Underwater breathing apparatus Atmospheric diving suit Diving cylinder Burst disc Scuba cylinder valve Diving helmet Reclaim helmet Diving regulator Mechanism...
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    sidemount configuration is the use of bungee cords hooked over the cylinder valve to keep it tucked in close to the armpit. These bungees are normally...
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    their own sets. Scuba assembly generally entails mounting the cylinder(s) on the harness, connecting the regulator(s) to the cylinder valves, ensuring an...
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    clamp. The trunk door had a centre hinge design, similar to a butterfly valve disc, and the door was rotated too far to the left, causing the rim of the...
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