Theoretical gas phase mass transfer coefficients for endogenous gases in the lungs

被引:14
作者
Condorelli, P [1 ]
George, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Chem & Biochem Engn & Mat Sci, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
bifurcation; tubes; airways; diffusion; Sherwood number; pulmonary;
D O I
10.1114/1.145
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
Gas phase mass transfer coefficients for nitric oxide (NO), ethanol (EtOH), and water vapor (H2O) were determined for typical conducting airway geometry and tracheal hows (5 X 10(-5) and 5 X 10(-4) m(3) s(-1)), by solving the steady-state two-dimensional diffusion equation. A constant absolute production rate with first order consumption reactions in pulmonary tissue was assumed for NO. Far EtOH and H2O, constant concentrations were assumed in the blood and tissue, respectively. Results, expressed in terms of the average Sherwood number (<(Sh)over bar>), were correlated with the Peclet (Pe(r)) number, and the length-to-diameter (L/D) ratio for each airway branch in terms of a lumped variable, Pe(r)(L/D)(n). (<(Sh)over bar>) increases as the solubility of the gas in tissue and blood increases. In addition, <(Sh)over bar> passes through a minimum value at Pe(r)(D/L)(n) equal to approximately one when axial convection and diffusion have equal but opposite magnitudes. We conclude that <(Sh)over bar> is not a monotonic function of Pe(r)(L/D)(n) within the entire airway tree and that it depends on the physical properties of the gas in the tissue. This conclusion contrasts with previous experimental and theoretical correlations. (C) 1999 Biomedical Engineering Society. [S0090-6964(99)01403-4].
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页码:326 / 339
页数:14
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