DAUNCEY, M; MURGATROYD, P; COLE, T; (1978) HUMAN CALORIMETER FOR DIRECT AND INDIRECT MEASUREMENT OF 24H ENERGY-EXPENDITURE. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION , 39 (3) 557 - 566. 10.1079/BJN19780071.

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1. A calorimeter for the continuous measurement of heat production and heat loss in the human subject, for at least 24 h, is described. The calorimeter operated on the heat-sink principle for direct calorimetry and an open-circuit system for indirect calorimetry. 2. Sensible heat loss was measured using a water-cooled heat exchanger, and the temperature of water entering the heat exchanger was controlled to maintain a mean temperature gradient of zero across the chamber walls. 3. Evaporative heat loss was determined from ingoing and outgoing wet-and-dry bulb temperatures and air flow-rates. 4. Problems associated with the calculation of evaporative heat loss and the estimation of the volume of incoming air in open-circuit systems are considered. 5. The calibration, limits of accuracy, sources of error and experiments with subjects are discussed.

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