Heat Exchange Performance Factor
PF
HEAT EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE FACTOR VS BLOOD FLOW RATE
Testing was performed with bovine blood at standard AAMI conditions and at a barometric pressure of 760 + 10 mm
Hg. Mean values are shown for comparison purposes only and may not represent clinical performance.
BLOOD PRESSURE DROP vs Qb
250,0
200,0
150,0
100,0
50,0
0,0
1
1,5
2
PRESSURE DROP VS BLOOD FLOW RATE
OXYGEN TRANSFER vs Qb
400,0
300,0
200,0
100,0
0,0
1
1,5
2
O2 TRANSFER VS BLOOD FLOW RATE
0,9
0,8
0,7
0,6
0,5
0,4
1
2
2,5
3
3,5
Qb lpm
2,5
3
3,5
Qb lpm
3
4
Q
(lpm)
B
4
4,5
5
O2 cc/min
O2T cc/min/lpm
4
4,5
5
QW= 7,5 LPM
QW= 10 LPM
QW= 12,5 LPM
5
6