Table 2 Estimated total energy expenditure (EE), oxygen (O2) consumed, and carbon dioxide (CO2), metabolic heat (Hprod) and sweat produced, during a single bout (30-min at 75% VO2max) of countermeasure exercise by a theoretical male crew member.

From: Body size and its implications upon resource utilization during human space exploration missions

Stature (m)

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

EE (MJ)

1.28

1.45

1.64

1.84

2.05

O2 (L)

61.7

70.2

79.3

88.9

99.0

CO2 (L)

55.4

63.1

71.2

79.8

88.9

Hprod (kJ)

1,200

1,366

1542

1729

1926

Sweat (mL)

303

350

401

455

513

  1. See main text for definition of assumptions.
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