Bühlmann tables are decompression tables[1] developed by Dr. Albert A. Bühlmann, who did research into decompression theory at the Laboratory of Hyperbaric Physiology at the University Hospital in Zürich, Switzerland.[2][3] The results of Bühlmann's research that began in 1959, was published in a 1983 German book entitled Decompression-Decompression Sickness.[1] The book was regarded as the most complete public reference on decompression calculations and was used soon after in dive computer algorithms.
In 1987 the SAA Bühlmann System was developed. This system used the dive tables and a set of rules so that people could dive safely and stay below their no-decompression limit. The tables are still used today and are very popular, many dive computers still use the ZHL-8 algorithm and many tables are based on the ZHL-16 algorithm. These calculations also include considerations for repetitive[1][4] and altitude diving.[1][5][6][7][8]
Many articles on the Bühlmann tables are available on the web. An example of an overview of the history of Bühlmann tables may be found at Decompression Theory: Robert Workman and Prof A Bühlmann. For an in-depth treatment of the mathematics involved see An Explanation of Professor A.A. Buehlmann's ZH-L16 Algorithm while DIY DECOMPRESSION works through the steps involved in using the algorithm to write a decompression program.
References
- ^ a b c d Bühlmann, AA (1984). Decompression-Decompression Sickness. Berlin New York: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0387133089.
- ^ Bühlmann, AA (1982). "[Experimental principles of risk-free decompression following hyperbaric exposure. 20 years of applied decompression research in Zurich]". Schweizerische Medizinishe Wochenschrifft (in German). 112 (2): 48–59. PMID 7071573.
- ^ Wendling, J; Nussberger, P; Schenk, B (1999). "Milestones of the deep diving research laboratory Zurich". South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society journal. 29 (2). ISSN 0813-1988. OCLC 16986801. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bühlmann, AA (1987). "Decompression after repeated dives". Undersea Biomedical Research. 14 (1): 59–66. ISSN 0093-5387. OCLC 2068005. PMID 3810993. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ Böni, M; Schibli, R; Nussberger, P; Bühlmann, AA (1976). "Diving at diminished atmospheric pressure: air decompression tables for different altitudes". Undersea Biomedical Research. 3 (3): 189–204. ISSN 0093-5387. OCLC 2068005. PMID 969023. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bühlmann, AA; Schibli, R; Gehring, H (1973). "[Experimental studies on decompression following diving in mountain lakes at reduced air pressure]". Schweizerische Medizinishe Wochenschrifft (in German). 103 (10): 378–83. PMID 4144210.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bühlmann, AA (1989). "[Decompression problems in diving in mountain lakes]". Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Sportmedizin (in French). 37 (2): 80–3, discussion 99–102. PMID 2799365.
- ^ Bühlmann, AA (1984). "[Decompression during lowered air pressure]". Schweizerische Medizinishe Wochenschrifft (in German). 114 (26): 942–7. PMID 6087447.
Additional Reading
- Bühlmann, AA (1995). Tauchmedizin (in German). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3540555811.
- Bühlmann, AA (1992). Tauchmedizin: Barotrauma Gasembolie Dekompression Dekompressionskrankheit (in German). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3540555811.
- Keller, H; Bühlmann, AA (1965). "Deep diving and short decompression by breathing mixed gases". Journal of Applied Physiology. 20 (6): 1267–70. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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