heat and moisture exchanger

a device placed within the patient's breathing circuit and the endotracheal tube, used to preserve moisture and heat. Fresh gas flow can evaporate moisture from mucous membranes in the respiratory tract.

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.

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.

Since Cr = 1 is the optimal capacity ratio for sensible exchangers coupled in a run-around system, this may indicate that the optimal capacity ratio for a run-around heat and moisture exchanger system composed of two heat and moisture exchangers (see section "Run-Around Exchange with Heat Transfer and Moisture Transfer") is Cr = 0.

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.

Modeling and Simulation of the Transient Behavior of Run-around Heat and Moisture Exchanger System, Part I: Model Formulation and Verification.

Experimental measurements of a run-around membrane energy exchanger (RAMEE) with comparison to a numerical model