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Within the scope of this book, a review is presented regarding general characteristics of gases: constants, pressure and density, composition of air, and characteristics of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide as major components of air. Relevant information is given regarding the basic gas laws of Boyle and Amontons, the universal gas equation, the gas laws of Dalton and Henry and the laws of diffusion (Fick). In addition the principle of adiabatic processes (Joule-Thomson effect and adiabatic decompression) is described
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Welslau, W. (2006). Physics of Hyperbaric Pressure. In: Mathieu, D. (eds) Handbook on Hyperbaric Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4448-8_2
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