Publication detail

Investigation of the Airflow inside Realistic and Semi-Realistic Replicas of Human Airways

LÍZAL, F. JEDELSKÝ, J. BĚLKA, M. ZAREMBA, M. MALÝ, M. JÍCHA, M.

Original Title

Investigation of the Airflow inside Realistic and Semi-Realistic Replicas of Human Airways

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Measurement of velocity in human lungs during breathing cycle is a challenging task for researchers, since the measuring location is accessible only with significant difficulties. A special measuring rig consisting of optically transparent replica of human lungs, breathing simulator, particle generator and Laser-Doppler anemometer was developed and used for investigation of the velocity in specific locations of lungs during simulated breathing cycle.Experiments were performed on two different replicas of human lungs in corresponding measuring points tofacilitate the analysis of the influence of the geometry and its simplification on the flow. The analysis of velocity course and turbulence intensity revealed that special attention should be devoted to the modelling of vocal cords position during breathing, as the position of laryngeal jet created by vocal cords significantly influences velocity profiles in trachea. The shapes of velocity courses during expiration proved to be consistent for both replicas; however magnitudes of peak expiratory velocity differ between the corresponding measuring points in both the replicas.

Keywords

laser-doppler anemometry, lung replica, lung flow

Authors

LÍZAL, F.; JEDELSKÝ, J.; BĚLKA, M.; ZAREMBA, M.; MALÝ, M.; JÍCHA, M.

RIV year

2015

Released

6. 5. 2015

Publisher

EDP Sciences

Location

Francie

ISBN

2100-014X

Periodical

EPJ Web of Conferences

Year of study

92

Number

2015

State

French Republic

Pages from

1

Pages to

8

Pages count

8

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159202048

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/70017

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT111792,
  author="František {Lízal} and Jan {Jedelský} and Miloslav {Bělka} and Matouš {Zaremba} and Milan {Malý} and Miroslav {Jícha}",
  title="Investigation of the Airflow inside Realistic and Semi-Realistic Replicas of Human Airways",
  booktitle="EPJ Web of Conferences",
  year="2015",
  journal="EPJ Web of Conferences",
  volume="92",
  number="2015",
  pages="1--8",
  publisher="EDP Sciences",
  address="Francie",
  doi="10.1051/epjconf/20159202048",
  issn="2100-014X",
  url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159202048"
}