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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Altitude Chamber - Floyd Landis Homemade Chamber

How Does A Hypobaric Chamber Work? from heatlhstatus.com

The hypobaric chamber simulates high altitude conditions by using a vacuum pump to evacuate the air out of the airtight chamber at a constant rate. You can also adjust the amount of airflow into the chamber manually using the hand valve provided. The pressure inside the chamber is controlled by the regulated rate of airflow in the altitude chamber. The lower pressure inside the chamber is similar to the conditions experienced during ascent in altitude. This is how a hypobaric chamber simulates the conditions of high altitude.