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Hot-thermistor spirometry for the artificial ventilation of infants
Bibliography: leaves 230-245.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9974 Hot-thermistor spirometry for the artificial ventilation of infants Hughes, Timothy John Electrical engineering Bibliography: leaves 230-245. This thesis describes equipment and techniques which were developed for use in monitoring mechanical aspects of artificial ventilation and optimising ventilation procedures. A strong emphasis is placed on the clinical applicability of the techniques and clinical applications are discussed. A new temperature-compensated hot-thermistor anemometer/spirometer was developed because the wide variety of spirometers described previously for-measuring respiratory volumes •and volume flow rates were unsatisfactory for routine use in monitoring infant ventilation. The principles of hot-thermistor spirometry were investigated both theoretically and experimental.ly to develop new temperature-compensation techniques and to predict the effect of gas composition changes on spirometer celebration. New electronic circuits were developed which greatly simplify the construction of temperature-compensated hot- thermistor anemometers and extend the dynamic range off low rates that can be measured. 2014-12-13T06:10:53Z 2014-12-13T06:10:53Z 1982 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9974 eng application/pdf Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Electrical engineering Hughes, Timothy John Hot-thermistor spirometry for the artificial ventilation of infants |
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| title | Hot-thermistor spirometry for the artificial ventilation of infants |
| title_full | Hot-thermistor spirometry for the artificial ventilation of infants |
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| title_short | Hot-thermistor spirometry for the artificial ventilation of infants |
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