heat and moisture exchanger

heat and moisture exchanger

A device that retains some warmth and moisture from expired air and returns it to the intubated or laryngectomized patient during the following inspiration. The device prevents the patient from inhaling excessively cool, dry air that may damage the lower airways.
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Modeling a run-around heat and moisture exchanger using two counter/cross flow exchangers.
Experimental study of effects of phase-change energy and operating parameters on performances of two-fluid and three-fluid liquid-to-air membrane energy exchangers
Although the configuration of the heat and moisture exchanger investigated in this paper (i.e., a moving porous bed exchanging heat and moisture with air flowing in a cross-flow direction) is very different from heat-and-moisture transfer in a rotating energy wheel, there are many similarities in the basic governing equations.
Run-around energy recovery system for air-to-air applications using cross-flow exchangers coupled with a porous solid desiccant--part I: model development and verification
Transient behavior of run-around heat and moisture exchanger system.
Application of a run-around membrane energy exchanger in an office building HVAC system
Parameters and Properties of Each Heat and Moisture Exchanger Size of the Exchanger [X.sub.0] x [Y.sub.0] 0.3 x 0.3 x 0.3 m x [Z.sub.0] (1 x 1 x 1 ft) Fiberglass Volume Fraction [[epsilon].sub.f] 0.1% Silica Gel Volume Fraction [[epsilon].sub.si] 0.5% Table 2.
Run-around energy recovery system for air-to-air applications using cross-Flow exchangers coupled with a porous solid desiccant--part II: results and performance sensitivity
The Performance of Membranes in a Newly Proposed Run-Around Heat and Moisture Exchanger, University of Saskatchewan.
Experimental measurements of a run-around membrane energy exchanger (RAMEE) with comparison to a numerical model
These HMEs (heat and moisture exchangers) act as an artificial nose and regain some of the lost respiratory functions of the nose for persons breathing through a tracheostoma.
Heat and moisture exchangers
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