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AS we know to separate hydrogen and oxygen, from water we need to go for some process but it's more complicate as compair to fish, they can do it more easyly then our process.Is there any equipemt exit on the basis of the fish's process to get oxygen from water?

2007-06-11 03:35:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Other - Science

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an Israeli inventor, Alon Bodner, turned to fish for his inspiration to invent an underwater breathing equipment. This system works on the principle that reducing pressure releases dissolved gas..

there are limitations to existing compressed air tank underwater breathing method; first is the time a diver can stay underwater, which is dependent on the capacity of the tank; another limitation is the dependence on compressed air refuelling facilities near the dive site which are costly to operate and are used to compress air into the tanks which might be dangerous if not handled properly.

Fish do not perform chemical separation of oxygen from water, instead they use dissolved air that exists in the water in order to breathe. Inthe ocean, the wind waves and underwater currents help spread small amounts of air inside the water.

the system developed by Bodner uses Henry's law.. which describes gas absorption in liquids.
The law states that the amount of gas that can be dissolved in a liquid body is proportional to pressure on liquid body.

so, lowering pressure will release gas out of the water. in bodner's invention, this is done by a centrifuge which rotates rapidly creating low pressure in a chamber containing sea water,

This has been tested and approved.. the project was funded by the israeli ministry of industry and commerce since 2002.

2007-06-13 18:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by Toxicologist of tomoro... 4 · 0 0

Labyrinth fish, who acquire extra oxygen from the air, can drown in the event that they are no longer able to attain the exterior of the water. as nicely, water that's no longer suited aerated can kill a fish. Its like us being sealed in a container, at last, we can dissipate all of the obtainable oxygen.

2017-01-06 06:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Fish do not break down water. The water has some oxygen dissolved in the water.

2007-06-11 05:43:20 · answer #3 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0 0

Hope the following web pages will shed some light on the subject that may cause you to explore it further:

http://clean-water.uwex.edu/wav/dissolvedoxygen.pdf
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/data/COBWQ/info/DO.html

2007-06-11 17:09:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I totally want gills implanted on the side of my neck if science cracks that mystery.

2007-06-11 03:43:32 · answer #5 · answered by methodos 2 · 0 0

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