Table 1 Performance capacities of nine climatic chambers at the Research Center for Human Environmental Adaptation (URL: http://www.id.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ninkou/english/homot.html)
From: How humans adapt to hot climates learned from the recent research on tropical indigenes
Air temperature | Relative humidity | Illumination | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. 1 Hyper and hypobaric chamber with lavatory and shower room | −10~50 ± 0.5 °C | 30~80 ± 5% | 0~2,000 lx | Air pressure 253~4052 ± 5 hPA O2 10~40 ± 0.1% |
No. 2 Illumination chamber | 0~50 ± 0.2 °C | 30~90 ± 2% | 0~20,000 lx Color temperature (3,000~10,000 k) | |
No. 3 Combined factor chamber | 0~50 ± 0.2 °C Wall and floor temperature (10~45 ± 1 °C) | 10~90 ± 2% | 0~17,000 lx | Air velocity 0~1.5 m/s for each of three layers |
No. 4 Thermal chamber | −40~50 ± 0.2 °C | 20~90 ± 3% | 0~1,500 lx | |
No. 5 Living environment chamber with bathroom, lavatory, and kitchen | 0~40 ± 0.2 °C | 30~80 ± 2% | 0~2,000 lx Color temperature of artificial window (3,000~10,000 K) | |
No. 6 Water immersion chamber | −10~50 ± 0.5 °C | 30~80 ± 3% | 1,200 lx | Depth 0~5 m Temp. 5~45 °C |
No. 7 Thermal radiation chamber with bathroom and lavatory | −10~50 ± 0.5 °C | 30~80 ± 3% | 1,500 lx | Thermal radiation 0~1.000 W/m2 |
No. 8 Noise reduction and radio shield chamber | 0~50 ± 0.2 °C | 30~80 ± 3% | 0~2,000 lx | Electric shield |
No. 9 Noise reduction and radio shield chamber | 0~50 ± 0.2 °C | 30~80 ± 3% | 0~2,000 lx | Electric shield |