Bühlmann tables

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Bühlmann tables are decompression tables[1] developed by Dr. Albert Bühlmann, who did research into decompression theory at the Laboratory of Hyperbaric Physiology at the University Hospital in Zürich, Switzerland.[2] The results of Bühlmann's research that began in 1959, was published in a 1983 German book entitled Decompression-Decompression Sickness.[1] The book was regarded as the most complete public reference on decompression calculations and was used soon after in dive computer algorithms.

In 1987 the SAA Bühlmann System was developed. This system used the dive tables and a set of rules so that people could dive safely and stay below their no-decompression limit. The tables are still used today and are very popular, many dive computers still use the ZHL-8 algorithm and many tables are based on the ZHL-16 algorithm. These calculations also include considerations for repetitive[1][3] and altitude diving.[1][4][5][6][7]

Many articles on the Bühlmann tables are available on the web. An example of an overview of the history of Bühlmann tables may be found at Decompression Theory: Robert Workman and Prof A Bühlmann. For an in-depth treatment of the mathematics involved see An Explanation of Professor A.A. Buehlmann's ZH-L16 Algorithm while DIY DECOMPRESSION works through the steps involved in using the algorithm to write a decompression program.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Bühlmann, A. A. (1984). Decompression-Decompression Sickness. Berlin New York: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0387133089. 
  2. ^ Bühlmann AA (1982). "[Experimental principles of risk-free decompression following hyperbaric exposure. 20 years of applied decompression research in Zurich]" (in German). Schweiz Med Wochenschr 112 (2): 48–59. PMID 7071573. 
  3. ^ Bühlmann A. A. (1987). "Decompression after repeated dives". Undersea Biomed Res 14 (1): 59–66. ISSN 0093-5387. PMID 3810993. OCLC 2068005. 
  4. ^ Böni M., Schibli R., Nussberger P., Bühlmann A. A. (1976). "Diving at diminished atmospheric pressure: air decompression tables for different altitudes". Undersea Biomed Res 3 (3): 189–204. ISSN 0093-5387. PMID 969023. OCLC 2068005. 
  5. ^ Bühlmann AA, Schibli R, Gehring H (March 1973). "[Experimental studies on decompression following diving in mountain lakes at reduced air pressure]" (in German). Schweiz Med Wochenschr 103 (10): 378–83. PMID 4144210. 
  6. ^ Bühlmann AA (1989). "[Decompression problems in diving in mountain lakes]" (in French). Schweiz Z Sportmed 37 (2): 80–3; discussion 99–102. PMID 2799365. 
  7. ^ Bühlmann AA (1984). "[Decompression during lowered air pressure]" (in German). Schweiz Med Wochenschr 114 (26): 942–7. PMID 6087447. 

[edit] Additional Reading

  • Bühlmann, A. A. (1995). Tauchmedizin (in German). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3540555811. 
  • Bühlmann, A. A. (1992). Tauchmedizin: Barotrauma Gasembolie Dekompression Dekompressionskrankheit (in German). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3540555811. 


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