This instrument can reproduce pressure conditions of the deep sea down to a 15,000-m depth. It is used for fatigue tests, pressure-tolerance tests, and operation tests for various deep-sea instruments and materials, to increase the reliability of deep-sea instruments and materials.
Effective dimension:0.6m (inner radius) ×1.6m (height) (0.509 in total volume)




Compression device

Maximum pressure in operation:
        1580Kg/
Rate of pressure application
        28〜280Kg//min

Repeated compression device

Maximum repeated pressure:
        1160Kg/
Rate of repeated application:
        0.02〜0.125cpm
Waveform:   Pyramidal wave,
        trapezoidal wave
Pressure medium:
        Fresh water



The hyperbaric chamber is monitored during the experiment, and the gauges record pressure data automatically.







1) Pressure tolerance tests and operation tests of deep-sea instruments
2) Pressure tolerance and fatigue tests of various materials







(1) Contact the Research Facilities Group of the Research Support Department at MARITEC, JAMSTEC.
(2) Requests for facilities use must be submitted at least one week before use. Please follow the directions in the "Request Form for Facilities use and Equipment."
(3) Please ask the person in charge for costs related to facilities use.
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