by Jan Willem Bech | Monitor
de Alexey Konovalov sent me the article on the construction of the Euronaut. An incredible achievement by a group of volunteers. The initiator Carsten Stanfuss built this submarine for over 24 years. Read the story of a remarkable achievement! Euronaut” research...
by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders
de Homebuild X-ray MCCR by Alexey Konovalov “X-Ray” Rebreather Project“ With the development of the diving devices “Atlantis”, “Dolphin” and “Ray”, the Dräger company produced a series of legendary semi-closed...
by Jan Willem Bech | Homebuilders Manual operated Closed Circuit Systems MCCR, Homebuilders
de Homebuild redundant submarine in-and exit Kiss style rebreather After the oxydrant built for the Euronaut submarine, Stefan Tietze built the Exive rebreather. This article explores the considerations, design choices and testing. The article was previously published...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de Part of the History of the Auer Gesellschaft Berlinby therebreathersite Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858–1929) was an Austrian scientist and inventor whose contributions revolutionized several fields, particularly in chemistry and technology. He is best known for his...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de Development of mine escape apparatus 1938 Dräger Selbstretter Modell 180, 200 and 200A The history of the development of self-contained breathing apparatus goes quite far back in time, though in the early days most of the attention was given to designing a unit to...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de Liquid Oxygen Rebreather Dräger Model Simbal When oxygen production facilities increased in numbers during the 1914 – 1920 period in Germany, it became likely these techniques would be used for developing new models of Breathing apparatus. Based on this...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de Mine Escape set Oxy 30 Self contained oxygen escape rebreather Recently I obtained a new rebreather for my collection. This German Dräger Oxy D 30 M is a half hour self rescue rebreather built in 1986. The rebreather is delivered in a stainless steel container with...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de Dräger firefighter breathing system Travox 120 A very compact and lightly designed system The Travox 120 oxygen breathing valve was produced by the German company Drägerwerk AG between 1961 and 1989. It is designed for use in non-breathing environments, for example...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de The Hilfsatmer 186 and 220 (Neurode) The Hilfsatmer model 186 (1942) and model 220(B) (1945)are back-worn oxygen rebreather of the pendulum principle.The Dräger Hilfsatmer (Supporting breathing device) was approved for underground operation in the Ruben mine by the...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de Dräger Misch Gas Gerät DM20 und DM40 In 1909, Dräger developed a series of hoseless helmet diving systems known as the Gurtel Taucher Apparat the DM20 and the DM40 diving apparatus. The Gürtel Taucher Apparat is described here. The DM20 is a system intended for...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX GER
de Gürtel-Taucher-Apparat or Pionier tauchgerät The Draeger Gurtel Taucher Apparat is made for dives up to a depth of 20 metres. The standard model TG-1 was made for dives up to 1 hour while model TG-2 was made for the same depth but for 2-hour dives. Besides these...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Submarine escape breathing apparatus This relatively unknown oxygen rebreather is in the collection of teh Royal Navy Submarine Museum. The device can be seen here thanks to Åke who provided these photos. The device was used aboard HMS Umpire by PO A. Bland who...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb A special variant of the Salvus The photos below show two unusual configurations of the Salvus oxygen rebreather. No1. Special ‘Salvus’ with oxygen cylinder, reducing valve, carried at the side in a pocket attached to the waist-belt; CO2 absorbent chamber and...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Very early 1914 oxygen multi-role rebreather The Salvus ANS The Salvus oxygen rebreather is a multi-purpose device. It was used for firefighting, breathing in toxic atmospheres and for shallow diving up to 33 ft. The device also had application as an Amphibian...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Early 1942 the Sladen Suit development The Sladen Suit is named after an English officer named Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen. Sladen was born in Reigate, Surrey, England, on 3 Aug 1904 baptized and on 31 Aug 1904 married Anna Maria Rolt in Amersham in 1931.Sladen...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb After 1878, Henry Fleuss and Robert Davis Henry Albert Fleuss and Robert H. Davis In the period between 1878 and 1933, Henry Albert Fleuss and Robert H. Davis worked together at Siebe Gorman & Co. Development began with the well-known Fleuss device, which...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Siebe Gorman Stelox oxygen rebreather Aircrew (?) Oxygen rebreather Very little information remains about this breathing apparatus produced in the late 1960s. The device appears to have been used for aviation. The apparatus is an oxygen system with a scrubber and a...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Siebe Gorman Vitox oxygen rebreather Constant feed Oxygen rebreather This apparatus is on the same regenerative principle as that of the “Proto”, but instead of being disposed equally back and front of the wearer, it is designed to be carried wholly on the back,...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Submarine escape 1906 Captain Hall, Doctor Rees and Robert Davis submarine escape system 1906 using oxylithe Early submarines had a tendency to sink, and a number of accidents before the First World War made the Admiralty look into the possibility of developing an...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Amphibian MK2 with neck pattern breathing bag This apparatus is on the same principle as the Amphibian Mark 1, the main difference being in the breathing bag which is formed to fit round the neck and shoulders, as in the “Salvus” A.N.S., instead of on...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb The original Amphibian MK1 for underwater use and in poison gas Figures 1 and 2, the original “Amphibian” dual-purpose apparatus, i.e., for use in poison gas or under water, consists of a steel cylinder, charged with pure oxygen for depths not exceeding...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb First practicable Oxygen breathing apparatus 1878 Henry Albert Fleuss, born in 1851 and passing away in 1933, was an esteemed figure in the field of diving engineering, notably serving as the Master Diver for Siebe, Gorman & Co. of London. In the early hours of...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb The W.E.Garforth breathing apparatus In 1906, William Edward Garforth, managing director and later director of Pope and Pearson presented his on-demand breathing apparatus for use in mines. The device with a 3-hour usage time and weighting 14,5 kg was distinguished...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Dunlop underwater swim breathing apparatus UWSBA Over the past 20 years, I have been asked fairly frequently about the Dunlop diving suit. Dunlop was active for the Admiralty in WWII and produced a diving suit and underwater swimming and breathing apparatus. After...
