Met

Japanese: Met
Met

… Work intensity is expressed in terms of the amount of heat generated by the human body. The amount of heat generated by an adult male while sitting quietly is about 58 W/m2 per unit of skin surface area, which is the unit of work intensity called 1 Met. Since the body surface area of ​​an adult male is about 1.8 m2, the total amount of heat generated per person is about 105 W. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Met" is listed below.

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Japanese:

… 作業強度は人体の発熱量で表す。成人男子1人の静座時の発熱量は,人体の単位皮膚表面積当り58W/m2程度で,これが1メット(Met)という作業強度の単位になっている。成人男子の人体表面積は1.8m2程度であるから,全発熱量は1人当り105W程度となる。…

※「Met」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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