Use of a heat transfer analogy for a mathematical model of respiratory tract deposition |
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Authors: | Hsu-Chi Yeh |
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Institution: | (1) Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 5200 Gibson Boulevard, S.E., 87108 Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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Abstract: | Mathematical models predicting the aerosol deposition in the respiratory tract are reviewed. Data in the literature indicated
not only that the air flow in the trachea and major bronchi may not be laminar, but also that the entrance effect of the tube
or airway has not been considered. A new approach to a mathematical model of respiratory tract deposition, based on the analogy
of the heat and mass transfer, is discussed. |
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