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Hello All,
I am currently involved in a research project where we are trying to pump
water using a syringe pump through a catheter and have the temperature
exiting the catheter increase or remain the same. However, with
temperatures even as high as 80 degrees Celsius, the temperature exiting
the catheter still experiences a dramatic drop. I take it that our system
is similar to a throttling system mentioned in Thermodynamics but I am not
positive. Our catheters are approximately six feet in length and only a
few millimeters in diameter. They are usually 6 or 7 lumen catheters with
liquid being pumped through the center lumen and oxygen pumped through the
remaining lumens. I am looking for suggestions on how we can possibly
eliminate this drop in temperature. I am assuming that it is due to a drop
in pressure if our system represents a throttling system, such as a
capillary tube. Is there a method to possibly increase the pressure before
the water exits the catheter?
Any help would be much appreciated.
P.S. Does anyone know of a biomedical list server other than BIOMCH-L?
Special Projects, Trudell Medical International
926 Leathorne St. London, Ontario, CANADA
Fax: (519) 685-8993 Phone: (519) 685-8800
ext. 186 (Sid Saleh), ext. 187 (Jeff Martin)
email: specialproj@trudellmed.com
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I am currently involved in a research project where we are trying to pump
water using a syringe pump through a catheter and have the temperature
exiting the catheter increase or remain the same. However, with
temperatures even as high as 80 degrees Celsius, the temperature exiting
the catheter still experiences a dramatic drop. I take it that our system
is similar to a throttling system mentioned in Thermodynamics but I am not
positive. Our catheters are approximately six feet in length and only a
few millimeters in diameter. They are usually 6 or 7 lumen catheters with
liquid being pumped through the center lumen and oxygen pumped through the
remaining lumens. I am looking for suggestions on how we can possibly
eliminate this drop in temperature. I am assuming that it is due to a drop
in pressure if our system represents a throttling system, such as a
capillary tube. Is there a method to possibly increase the pressure before
the water exits the catheter?
Any help would be much appreciated.
P.S. Does anyone know of a biomedical list server other than BIOMCH-L?
Special Projects, Trudell Medical International
926 Leathorne St. London, Ontario, CANADA
Fax: (519) 685-8993 Phone: (519) 685-8800
ext. 186 (Sid Saleh), ext. 187 (Jeff Martin)
email: specialproj@trudellmed.com
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