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DiveBlendr

Gas blender

Gas blender

Partial-pressure fill procedure from the gases you actually have.

Target

The mix and pressure you want in the cylinder when the fill is done.

%
%
bar

AL80 is stamped 207 bar.

Target is EAN32 32.0/0.0/68.0

Cylinder now

What the analyser reads and what the gauge shows before you start.

Water volume 11.1 L.

%
%
bar

Zero for an evacuated cylinder.

Fill stationWhich banks are connected, and how the gas behaves while you fill.3 banks · ideal gas
  • Helium0.0/100.0/0.0
  • Oxygen100.0/0.0/0.0
  • Air21.0/0.0/79.0
°C

A fast fill runs hot; the cylinder loses pressure as it cools.

Equation of state

Real-gas corrections matter above roughly 200 bar. The planner falls back to the ideal gas law, and says so, where van der Waals is not meaningful.

Resulting mix
EAN32
32.0/0.0/68.0
Final pressure
200bar
Target 200 bar
Max depth
33m
at ppO₂ 1.40
Density at MOD
5.20g/L
limit 5.70 g/L

Blend procedure

Add each gas in order, stopping at the running total.

Blend procedure
Step numberActionPressure change in barRunning total in bar
1Add Oxygen+2828
2Add Air+172200

Solved with the ideal gas equation of state at 20°C. Analyse the cylinder before diving; a plan is not an analysis.