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Bubble blood oxygenator — A a design analysis

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The behavior of a bubble blood oxygenator is simulated by a dispersion model. The model equations are solved by both a variable step size-finite difference algorithm and a backward marching technique. The computed results indicate that blood oxygen saturation increases with increases in column diameter and glas flow rate. The bubble column is found to behave like a continuously stirred tank reactor at large values of either the column diameter or the gas flow rate. The performance of Shiley and Harvey H-200 bubble oxygenators was compared with the dispersion model. The results were found to be in good agreement.

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Arunachalam, V.M., Shettigar, U.R. Bubble blood oxygenator — A a design analysis. Ann Biomed Eng 9, 75–87 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02584559

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