Translation guide
A fume cupboard (or fume hood) is a ventilated enclosure in a laboratory used to safely handle hazardous or volatile chemicals. In Japanese, the most common term is ドラフト (draft), often combined with チャンバー (chamber).
The standard piece of lab equipment for containing and exhausting fumes.
The most common and widely understood term in Japanese laboratories. 'Draft chamber' from English.
実験はドラフトチャンバーの中で行ってください。
Please perform the experiment inside the fume cupboard.
Short for ドラフトチャンバー. Very common in spoken lab contexts.
Literally 'exhaust hood'. Less common than ドラフトチャンバー but understood in technical contexts.
排気フードのフィルターを交換する必要があります。
The fume cupboard filter needs to be replaced.
このドラフトは排気能力が高い。
This fume cupboard has high exhaust capacity.