Abstract
Nasal inspiration is important for maintaining the internal environment of the lung, since it equilibrates ambient air with alveolar conditions (body temperature and fully saturated with water vapor) on reaching the nasopharynx. We conducted a computational study of air flow and transport phenomena in a nose-like model to evaluate the dynamic capacity of a normal human nose and the importance of its internal architecture. The results showed that the main flux of air tends to flow along the cavity floor of the nose. In a normal human nose there is ample time for heat and water exchange in order to condition the ambient air to near alveolar conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 347 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0780356756 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (1st Joint BMES / EMBS) - Atlanta, GA, USA Duration: 13 Oct 1999 → 16 Oct 1999 |
Publication series
| Name | Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings |
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| Volume | 1 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0589-1019 |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (1st Joint BMES / EMBS) |
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| City | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Period | 13/10/99 → 16/10/99 |