Accession Number:

AD0653934

Title:

INDIRECT CALORIMETRY IN LOW PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS.

Descriptive Note:

Rept. for Jan-Jul 66,

Corporate Author:

SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TEX

Personal Author(s):

• Ryan,Michael J.
• Cain,Stephen M.

Report Date:

1967-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

Equipment to measure energy exchange in low pressure environments was evaluated. A volume-summing apparatus with a proportional gas sampler, the Muller-Franz gas meter, proved to be reliable at barometric pressures of 447 and 259 torr equivalent to 14,000 and 27,000 feet for the measurement of minute volume of ventilation, oxygen uptake, and CO2 production. Author

Descriptors:

• (*OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
• CALORIMETRY)
• AEROSPACE MEDICINE
• RESPIRATION
• CALIBRATION
• MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
• LOW PRESSURE
• VENTILATION
• CARBON DIOXIDE
• OXYGEN
• GAS ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Stress Physiology
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE