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4.3.1 Thermal section of ADU and chamber part<br />

The ADU and chamber part is created based on sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, chapter 3. This<br />

part is the most complicated. There are two main subsystems in this part. One is whole<br />

chamber steady state subsystem and another is the dynamic chamber-air thermal<br />

balance subsystem. The whole chamber steady state subsystem is mainly to provide the<br />

water temperature to be used by chamber-air subsystem. The dynamic chamber-air<br />

subsystem is for obtaining dynamic fluctuating air flow velocity, chamber air<br />

temperature and specific humidity. The air flow velocity, airflow temperature and<br />

humidity are properties of the airflow provided to the patient through the long HADT<br />

and the mask. These properties will be key factors for the analysis and comparison of<br />

condensation in the HADT and the mask. Details in these two subsystems will be shown<br />

and described later.<br />

The inputs are listed in Table 4.13 below.<br />

Input port<br />

number<br />

1<br />

Table 4.13 Inputs to the thermal section of ADU and chamber part<br />

Input Unit<br />

Specific humidity of air from HADT due to reverse<br />

flow<br />

92<br />

In decimal<br />

2 Temperature of air from HADT due to reverse flow °C<br />

3 Breath load g/s<br />

4 Heat element temperature setting °C<br />

5 CPAP pressure setting cmH2O<br />

6 Ambient air temperature °C<br />

7 Ambient air specific humidity In decimal<br />

8 Mask capacity m 3

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