buoyancy control

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• buoyancy control device — an expandable bladder in the form of an expandable vest used with scuba apparatus. It can be inflated with air from the scuba tank to increase buoyancy while diving and is used for resting, swimming or lending assistance to others under water. It …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• buoyancy compensator — buoyancy control device. Abbreviated as BC …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Buoyancy compensator (diving) — Stab jacket redirects here. For a type of body armor, see stab vest. A buoyancy compensator (or buoyancy control device, BC or BCD) is a piece of diving equipment worn by divers to provide: * life saving emergency buoyancy both underwater and on… …   Wikipedia

• Buoyancy — The forces at work in buoyancy In physics, buoyancy (  / …   Wikipedia

• buoyancy compensator — Scuba Diving. an inflatable vest used to control one s buoyancy underwater or to rest at the surface, usually having a connecting hose for inflation or deflation by mouth and a CO2 cartridge for rapid, emergency inflation. Also called BC,… …   Universalium

• buoyancy compensator — Scuba Diving. an inflatable vest used to control one s buoyancy underwater or to rest at the surface, usually having a connecting hose for inflation or deflation by mouth and a CO2 cartridge for rapid, emergency inflation. Also called BC,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …   Wikipedia

• Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory — NBL Logo An astronaut training in the NBL …   Wikipedia

• Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center — For other places with the same name, see Mission control center. The White Flight Control Room prior to STS 114 in 2005 NASA s Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. Mission Control Center (MCC H), also known by its radio callsign, Houston, at the Lyndon B.… …   Wikipedia

• Temperature control — is a process in which the temperature of an object is measured and the passage of heat energy into or out of the object is adjusted to achieve a desired temperature.A thermostat is a simple example for a closed control loop: It constantly… …   Wikipedia

• Dry suit — A dry suit or drysuit provides thermal insulation or passive thermal protection to the wearer while immersed in water,[1][2][3][4] and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others who work or play in or near cold water. A dry… …   Wikipedia